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"Christmas Chronicles", 2023 December Live Auction

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 308, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States In Person PreviewPreview

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Christmas is coming early to our Collectors this year! Welcome to our Holabird's 2023 Christmas Chronicles, our biggest sale of the year!


The Christmas Chronicles December Auction is our Grand Finale of 2023 and we've included every collecting category as a Christmas Thank-You for our valued customers.

December is loaded with BRAND NEW ITEMS featuring collectibles from the Robert Coelln Western Collection, The Jan Garvis Mining Collection, The Franklin Collection, The Herzog Collection, The Chunlin Zhu Natural Wonders Collection, The Gary Bracken General Store Collection, plus many others!
No matter what you collect we encourage you to browse the entire online catalog for the DECEMBER LIVE AUCTION as hidden rarities are scattered throughout the sale! While our December's Sale includes an incredible selection of RARE Antique Photographs, you will also find photographs peppered in almost every other section, like the never-before-offered original, antique photograph of Doc Holiday and Big-Nose Kate you will find listed in our Cowboy section!
We've worked hard this fall to clear out our warehouses and list another big group of MINERAL DISPLAY SPECIMENS from the Chunlin Zhu Collection! Many of you have purchased massive specimens from this collection for incredible prices and dealers have made huge profits in this category since our premier sale over a year ago. We are proud to offer another BRAND-NEW GROUP of spectacular display specimens, as we are reaching the last of the Chinese pieces. This may be one of your last chances to purchase pieces like this well below wholesale -- just in time for the 2024 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show! We recommend pick-up for the larger pieces as shipping prices on some of these rocks are restrictive but this has offered an unbelievable opportunity for nearby customers willing to make a trip to Reno. And while you are in the neighborhood, don't miss the General Store items from Bracken, another collection that is coming to a close. For Dealers who enjoy a winter vacation in Reno/Tahoe, picking up from our year-end sale will definitely give you a leg up on your 2024 profit margin!
If you aren't within driving distance of Reno, no worries! December has an incredible variety of ephemera, coins, jewelry, and other easy-to-ship items for you to cross off your wish list this Christmas and if you won in our Black Friday Weekend Timed auction and your shipment did not go out early, we will combine your items and ship both orders together to save you money on your shipping invoice.

Thank you and happy bidding!

Day 1
Art (1000-1051)
Photography (1052-1138)
Native American Art (1139-1162)
Imported Collectibles (1163-1201)
Home (1202-1215)
Souvenir Plates (1216-1225)
Silverware (1226-1230)
Jewelry (1231-1241)
Native American Artifacts (1242-1392)
Maps (1393-1418)
Books (1419-1535)
Entertainment (1536-1551)
Musical Instruments (1552-1555)


Day 2
Minerals (2000-2052)
Mining (2053-2400)
Cowboy (2401-2438)
Tobacciana (2439-2452)
Bottles (2453-2476)
Saloon (2477-2492)
Gaming (2493-2501)
Firearms-Weapons (2501-2509)
Military (2510-2552)
Political (2553-2587)

Day 3
Sports (3000-3009)
Tokens (3010-3023)
Badges (3024-3037)
Numismatics (3038-3181)
Coins (3039-3056)
Currency (3057-3083)
Ephemera (3084-3112)
Ingots (3113-3149)
Exonumia & Medals (3150-3182)
SS Central America (3183-3213)
Transportation (3214-3300)
General Collectibles (3301-3332)
Tools (3333-3334)
General Store (3335-3411)
Ephemera,
Geographically Sorted (3412-3593)

Day 4
Stocks & Bonds (4000-4429)
Including mining, railroad, etc
Philatelic - Postal History (4430-4465)
Postcards (4466-4486)
Stamps – USA (4487-4521)
Stamps – Worldwide (4522-4528)
Wells Fargo & Express (4529-4576)
Firefighting Memorabilia (4577-4579)
Fraternal Organizations (4580-4582)

Shipping is billed separately. Pay your auction invoice early as purchases are packed in the order payments are received. Pick-up must be scheduled 24 hours in advance when you receive your shipping preference email after the auction. Invoices will go out immediately after the auction ends.

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Illustrated Covers with Building Vignettes 1884-1912 [164074]4460 - Illustrated Covers with Building Vignettes 1884-1912 [164074]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 10, most different. No contents. Includes: JR Megrue & Co. (Cincinnati, 1885); Cunninghams & Co. (Pittsburgh, 1884); Cataract House (...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to S*******3 for 62.50
 
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Illustrated Food Postal Covers [164067]4461 - Illustrated Food Postal Covers [164067]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6 different, all pictorial. Includes: Dr. Hess & Clark (Ashland, Ohio, 1914); Big Four Coffee (Detroit, 1914); Wilbur Stock Food Co. (two...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to O*********n for 68.75
 
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Pictorial US Cover Collection [164065]4462 - Pictorial US Cover Collection [164065]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 19. One has contents. All are pictorial. Nearly all different! Includes: John Naylon & Co. Saddlery (Detroit, 1883, with letter); CC Post...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to e*****2 for 150.00
 
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Postal Cover to Master W. T. Sherman April, 1862 [150524]4463 - Postal Cover to Master W. T. Sherman April, 1862 [150524]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This postal cover hand written by Genl. William Tecumseh Sherman to his eight year old son Master William T. Sherman Jr. just prior to his ninth birth
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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US Stamp Collection c. 1920 and Newer [164212]4464 - US Stamp Collection c. 1920 and Newer [164212]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
US stamp collection. Includes regular series c. 1920 thru commemoratives, $3 Scott 423 canceled, several blocks including 651 plate block. A171 color
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to c********e for 200.00
 
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Letter Sheet to Amsterdam 1858 [162326]4465 - Letter Sheet to Amsterdam 1858 [162326]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Netherlands 1858 lettersheet to Amsterdam franked with 1852 10c (#2, striking top margin copy, just touching at right, otherwise huge margins showing
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 50.00
 
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Main Street Bodie Real Photo Postcard [175815]4466 - Main Street Bodie Real Photo Postcard [175815]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Real photo postcard, white border, created by Frashers Foto of Pomona. No cars, horses, people or wildlife: looks like a ghost town. Bodie Californi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to a********x.. for 200.00
 
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Dunsmuir Calif. Real Photo Post Cards 1915-55 [166411]4467 - Dunsmuir Calif. Real Photo Post Cards 1915-55 [166411]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 36. Postmarks: Red Bluff, Dunsmuir, Martinez . Street Level view ; RR turn table, Shasta Springs Fountain, Lodge, downtown street scene dif
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to t*****N for 187.50
 
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Martinez California Postcards (16) 1900s [173144]4468 - Martinez California Postcards (16) 1900s [173144]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An assortment of Martinez, California postcards (16). Included a birds eye views of the city that gave baseball fans Joe DiMaggio. Also included are
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Mount Lassen National Park Postcards (55) [173938]4469 - Mount Lassen National Park Postcards (55) [173938]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 55 postcards, including 47 RPPC (mostly white border) of Mt. Lassen and Lassen Volcanic National Park. Other cards include 4 hand-colored. Most
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 160.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 93.75
 
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Joaquin Miller Postcard Group (9) 1889 [172963]4470 - Joaquin Miller Postcard Group (9) 1889 [172963]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Joaquin Miller postcard group (9). Miller, known as "The Poet of the Sierra" died in 1913 in Oakland, California. These postcards were pub...
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Placerville Post Cards, 1911-39 1911-39 [173797]4471 - Placerville Post Cards, 1911-39 1911-39 [173797]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
15x Placerville Birdseye View, Color & Real Shot Post Cards, Color / B&W /Amber , some white borders, many pre 1915 RPC’s. Divided a...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to b*******n for 150.00
 
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Postcard Collection: San Francisco Hotels [173936]4472 - Postcard Collection: San Francisco Hotels [173936]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of about 300 vintage postcards of San Francisco hotels. Sir Francis Drake, The Yosemite, Manx Hotel, Clift Hotel, Palace Hotel and many more. San
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to T********r for 212.50
 
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Tahoe Area Vintage Postcards, some rare [173897]4473 - Tahoe Area Vintage Postcards, some rare [173897]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) 8x Donner Lake Area Postcards; 8 cards, 7 are rpcs, classic as well as unusual views 2) 6x Webber Lake Area Postcard; 3x Webber Lake printed, 1x Go
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to l********7 for 75.00
 
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Bay Area Counties Post Cards And Ephemera 1904-49 [173414]4474 - Bay Area Counties Post Cards And Ephemera 1904-49 [173414]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot od approx. 95. San Francisco, Santa Clara, Alameda, Marin, Napa and Contra costa counties. Mix of RPC's some amber, borderless and wht. b...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to t*****N for 187.50
 
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Calif. Coastal Towns Post Cards. 1906- [172164]4475 - Calif. Coastal Towns Post Cards. 1906- [172164]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 75. 1. One pre-split imprinted 1 cent. Nine RPC's. Postmarks : Dimond Ca., Klamath Falls Ore.,Point Rena Ca., San Ysidro, Long Beach...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
Sold to T********r for 125.00
 
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Lower Shasta Cascades Counties Calif Post Cards 1909-74 [173415]4476 - Lower Shasta Cascades Counties Calif Post Cards 1909-74 [173415]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 52. Colusa, Glenn, Tehema, Lake, Mendocino Counties. RPC's, few amber, wht. border and borderless, two pre-split cards. Postmark i.e...
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Estimate : 160.00 - 200.00
Sold to D****7 for 100.00
 
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Mountainous & Scenic Postcards (24) [173478]4477 - Mountainous & Scenic Postcards (24) [173478]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Collection of Early Postcards of S.P.'s Two Mountainous & Scenic Routes thru Northern California (24). The Sierra-Nevada Mtn's. Route, a...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 140.00
Sold to t********f for 43.75
 
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Sacramento Valley-Gold Country Post Cards 1905-52 [173417]4478 - Sacramento Valley-Gold Country Post Cards 1905-52 [173417]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 100. Yuba, Yolo, Sutter, San Joaquin, Sacramento, El Dorado Counties. RPC's.one pioneer and two pre-split cards. Camp Beale Calif col...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 450.00
Sold to T********r for 375.00
 
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Early Real Photo Postcard Trio from Rawhide [173831]4479 - Early Real Photo Postcard Trio from Rawhide [173831]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three early postcards include Balloon Hill, Oma of Rawhide, and Hooligan Hill. Rawhide Nevada
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to p********n for 312.50
 
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