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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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US Stamp Collections, Family Collection, 1939-on [166475]4520 - US Stamp Collections, Family Collection, 1939-on [166475]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About one cubic foot of six US stamp albums with some scattered foreign. Stamps are mostly all mint, unused, except for a group of first day covers an
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to r********n for 125.00
 
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USA (Scott 119) 1869 COLUMBUS 15 Cent BROWN & BLUE [171351]4521 - USA (Scott 119) 1869 COLUMBUS 15 Cent BROWN & BLUE [171351]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unused, VF, U.S. 1869 fifteen cent brown & blue Scott 119. Never hinged. Gum appears to be complete; our expert (FH) does not know how to dete...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to d*******f for 375.00
 
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Canadian Revenue Stamp Collection [171365]4522 - Canadian Revenue Stamp Collection [171365]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Excise tax, war tax, law stamp, customs duty, cigarette tax, and more. About forty stamps and four envelopes of loose stamps, over a hundred total.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 212.50
 
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Great Britain Penny Black Scott #1 [171376]4523 - Great Britain Penny Black Scott #1 [171376]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Penny Black is renowned for being the world’s first stamp. The image of Queen Victoria used on Penny Black was based on a sketch of her a
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Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold to j*****d for 150.00
 
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Mexico Duck Stamp Accumulation [167625]4524 - Mexico Duck Stamp Accumulation [167625]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mexican duck stamps in quantity. Se-tenants and strips including quantities of 1297a strip of 5 with label, 1341a strip of 4 with label, 1347a attache
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Mexico Postmark and Stamp Postal History Library [172653]4525 - Mexico Postmark and Stamp Postal History Library [172653]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 10 Mexico postmark and stamp references with info back to 1854 issues. 24 pounds, see photo. Mexico Gary Bracken Collection
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Modern Mexico Stamp Hoard, Thousands! [167630]4526 - Modern Mexico Stamp Hoard, Thousands! [167630]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Thousands of modern Mexico stamps, never hinged. Singles, blocks and sorted by Scott number, #647-1376 with various airmail issues. Mexico
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Olympic Commemorative Stamp and Cover Collection, 1980 [171298]4527 - Olympic Commemorative Stamp and Cover Collection, 1980 [171298]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1980 Olympic stamp and cover collection in Paramount International Coin binders. Small sheets of foreign stamps. 18 lbs.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to e*****2 for 62.50
 
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Used Mostly Foreign Stamp Hoard [171810]4528 - Used Mostly Foreign Stamp Hoard [171810]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hoard of mostly foreign used stamps, c. 1900+. From all over the world, some still on envelope corners. This lot is unpicked by us and it is ready for
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to e*****o for 125.00
 
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Drexel, Sather & Church Exchange Notes (2) [160157]4529 - Drexel, Sather & Church Exchange Notes (2) [160157]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two exchange notes from Drexel, Sather & Church, Bankers and Dealers in Bullion and Bills of Exchange. The partners in this bank covered the cou...
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Start Price : 800.00 | Estimate : 1,600.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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