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"Christmas Chronicles", 2023 December Live Auction

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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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Rough and Ready Consolidated Gold Mining Company [169066]4040 - Rough and Ready Consolidated Gold Mining Company [169066]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 283 for 100 shares to W.H. Sent, Trustee. Dated Dec 10, 1879. A classic California mining camp that used an old and trusted phrase. The certificat
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 6******n for (350.00 + 87.50BP) = 437.50
 
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Oregon Gulch GMC stock and ephemera [173454]4041 - Oregon Gulch GMC stock and ephemera [173454]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Oregon Gulch Gold Mining Company stock certificate, No. 66. Issued for 50 shares to W.J. Holliday on January 22, 1872 in Indianapolis. Signed by presi
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 350.00 | Estimate : 700.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Golden Gate GS&C MC stock, 1864, VF [173187]4042 - Golden Gate GS&C MC stock, 1864, VF [173187]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Golden Gate Gold, Silver & Copper Mining Company stock certificate No. 40, incorporated October 24, 1863 in California. Issued to C.L. Harringto...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to C*****r for (550.00 + 137.50BP) = 687.50
 
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Melones and Stanislaus GS&C MC stock, 1862, very rare [173193]4043 - Melones and Stanislaus GS&C MC stock, 1862, very rare [173193]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Melones and Stanislaus Gold, Silver & Copper Mining Company stock certificate No. 542, incorporated in California on October 29, 1862. Issued to...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
Sold to C*****r for (650.00 + 162.50BP) = 812.50
 
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Mokelumne and Campo Seco Canal & MC stock, 1859, Rare [173182]4044 - Mokelumne and Campo Seco Canal & MC stock, 1859, Rare [173182]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mokelumne and Campo Seco Canal & Mining Company stock certificate, incorporated in California, for Mokelumne Hill mine in Calaveras County. Cert...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to C*****r for (1,300.00 + 325.00BP) = 1,625.00
 
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Summit of Zion Mining Company Stock Certificate 1864 [172989]4045 - Summit of Zion Mining Company Stock Certificate 1864 [172989]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stock certificate #229 issued by Summit of Zion Gold, Silver and Copper Mining Company to B.F. Jackson for twenty (20) shares at $100 per. It is signe
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to d*******f for (400.00 + 100.00BP) = 500.00
 
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Cosumnes Grove Copper Mining Co., 1863 [175910]4046 - Cosumnes Grove Copper Mining Co., 1863 [175910]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Early Cosumnes Grove Copper Mining Company Stock Certificate # 11 issued to A.J.M. Clure(?) for 10 shares at $100 each, stock numbers 306 to 315 on Au
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to C*****r for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
 
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Enterprise Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate 1864 [155348]4047 - Enterprise Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate 1864 [155348]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Office at S. B. Pelton's House in White Oak Township" (printed to left of vignette). Pilot Knob, Mud Springs and Mound Springs Mining...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to C*****r for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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Eureka Quartz Mining Company Stock Certificate, Gold Rush Era 1853 [155351]4048 - Eureka Quartz Mining Company Stock Certificate, Gold Rush Era 1853 [155351]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
El Dorado County, California (printed under title). Unissued for one share, but signed by Jacob A Shorb as president and E.H. Cornwall as secretary in
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to 8***1 for (600.00 + 132.00BP) = 732.00
 
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Oxford Beta Tunnel &MC stock, 1863, Aurora [173453]4049 - Oxford Beta Tunnel &MC stock, 1863, Aurora [173453]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Oxford Beta Tunnel & Mining Company stock certificate, Aurora, 1863. Location: Silver Hill, Esmeralda District, Mono Co., Cal. (printed to the l...
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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General Hooker Con. MC stock, 1863 [173450]4050 - General Hooker Con. MC stock, 1863 [173450]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
General Hooker Consolidated Mining Company stock certificate, Aurora, 1863. "Esmeralda District, Aurora, Mono Co., Cal." printed under tit...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to o******x for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Grass Valley California Mining Certs (3 +) 1880s [171523]4051 - Grass Valley California Mining Certs (3 +) 1880s [171523]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Grass Valley mining stock certificates (3) and a county settler recruitment booklet. Included is Magenta Consolidated Gold Mining Company #37 issued t
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Grass Valley California Mining Stock Certs (5) 1890s [171524]4052 - Grass Valley California Mining Stock Certs (5) 1890s [171524]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Grass Valley stock certificates (5). Included is Brunswick Gold Mining Company#4231 for 100 shares at $5 per issued to H.K. Lee and signed by Secre
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to O*********n for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
 
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Grass Valley Mining Stock Certs (4) 1870s [171526]4053 - Grass Valley Mining Stock Certs (4) 1870s [171526]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Grass Valley Mining stock certs (4) from the 1870s. included is Centennial Gold Mining Company #160 for 50 shares at $50 per and issued to John Tho
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to O*********n for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Grass Valley North Star Mining Stock RARE 1868 [171522]4054 - Grass Valley North Star Mining Stock RARE 1868 [171522]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Grass Valley, California North Star Gold Mining Company stock certificate #23 issued to D.S. Garwood Trustee and signed by the president and secretary
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to C*****r for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Scadden Flat Mine & More Grass Valley Mine Stock Certificates (5) 1890s [171525]4055 - Scadden Flat Mine & More Grass Valley Mine Stock Certificates (5) 1890s [171525]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Grass Valley Mining stock certificates (5) including Scadden Flat #212, dated 1879 for 50 shares at $10 per. Next, Osborn Hill Gold Mining & Mi...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 240.00 - 350.00
Sold to b*********r for (150.00 + 33.00BP) = 183.00
 
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Patagonia Consolidated Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock [169065]4056 - Patagonia Consolidated Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock [169065]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An early mining stock from the early days of the Inyo mining regions. Number 52 for 100 shares to NA Chandler, signed by French as Secretary and Lewis
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to a********x.. for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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Monte Cristo MC stock, original indenture letter 1867 [175871]4057 - Monte Cristo MC stock, original indenture letter 1867 [175871]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Monte Cristo Mining Company stock certificate, No. 34, for 100 shares issued to John W. Johnson at $10 per share on July 1, 1875. The mine operat
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to S********e for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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York Mining Company stock, 1852, very rare [173186]4058 - York Mining Company stock, 1852, very rare [173186]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
York Mining Company stock certificate No. 132(?), incorporated April 27 1852, issued to Pleasant Routon(?) for 1 share ($200 per share) on May 18, 185
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to C*****r for (180.00 + 45.00BP) = 225.00
 
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Cal Gold Rush John C. Freemont- Mariposa [173460]4059 - Cal Gold Rush John C. Freemont- Mariposa [173460]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a collection of stock certificates from John C. Fremont's efforts overseas, mainly in France, to fund California Gold Rush mining ventur...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to O*********n for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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