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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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U.S. Wells Fargo Pony Express Stamps [171471]4570 - U.S. Wells Fargo Pony Express Stamps [171471]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three Wells Fargo Pony Express Stamps: Scott #143L7, 143L8, 143L9: brown 10c, blue, 25c, red 25c. On March 18, 1852, Wells Fargo & Compa...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to f********d for (500.00 + 125.00BP) = 625.00
 
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Wells Fargo & Co Express Reverse Glass Framed Commemorative Mirror [167433]4571 - Wells Fargo & Co Express Reverse Glass Framed Commemorative Mirror [167433]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A commemorative mirror probably made for collectors, possibly in the 1960s. Serial L3310 on the lower right. U.S. Mail Carriers Overland Stage Wells F
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to y*****5 for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Wells Fargo & Co. 1879 Money Package with wax seals 1879 [171106]4572 - Wells Fargo & Co. 1879 Money Package with wax seals 1879 [171106]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Express Money Package: "Consignees will please open this package on the END so as to preserve all the SEALS and ob...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b*******n for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Wells Fargo & Co. Unused Cover Collection [171542]4573 - Wells Fargo & Co. Unused Cover Collection [171542]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
22 Wells Fargo & Co. unused covers. 9x 2c, 11x 3c, 1x 4c, 1x 6c.
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to b*******n for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Wells Fargo Ephemera, 4 [171128]4574 - Wells Fargo Ephemera, 4 [171128]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 pieces of Wells Fargo Ephemera, c. 1869-1915. 1869 Savage Mining, Virginia City, NV receipt for silver bars-right side condition issues. 1881 and 18
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b*******n for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Wells, Fargo & Co's Express Railroad Pass 1895 [171098]4575 - Wells, Fargo & Co's Express Railroad Pass 1895 [171098]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
George J. Ainsworth, director of the Redondo Railway Company, was entitled to free privilege of shipping personal packages on Wells, Fargo & Co...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to b*******n for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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Western Union Telegraph Company Collection 1860s-90s [166895]4576 - Western Union Telegraph Company Collection 1860s-90s [166895]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 14. Covers many of the mining regions of the West in California, Nevada, and Montana. Some in code (mining stock transactions). Includes: Battl
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Fire Fighting Apparatus Books, Old & New - 7 [163515]4577 - Fire Fighting Apparatus Books, Old & New - 7 [163515]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Books on Fire Fighting Apparatus, Old & New (7). 1) "The Fire Engine", An Illustrated History, by Simon Goodenough, Cartwell Books...
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Firefighting Books - 8 [163516]4578 - Firefighting Books - 8 [163516]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Books on Firefighting in America (8). 1) "Fire in America", by Paul R. Lyons, published by National Fire Protection Assn., 1st Ed., 19...
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 350.00
 
 
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Montana Territory Fire Department Ephemera [161565]4579 - Montana Territory Fire Department Ephemera [161565]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fire Record and Water Works Review, February 1886 issue. Published by Fred Miller of New York. Ten pages. 1883 hand written letter from the Eureka Fir
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to l*******c for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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