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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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American River Water & MC, Mormon Island, 1854, rare [173184]4070 - American River Water & MC, Mormon Island, 1854, rare [173184]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
American River Water & Mining Company stock certificate, No. 4, for Mormon Island, Sacramento County, issued to Mepis Barrett(?) for 1 share ($2...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to s********3 for (450.00 + 112.50BP) = 562.50
 
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Enterprise Quartz Company Stock 1851 [160129]4071 - Enterprise Quartz Company Stock 1851 [160129]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stock Certificate of the Enterprise Quartz Company, issued in Nevada City, California on November 21, 1851. Printed by the Nevada Journal Print Co. En
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Gold Tunnel Mine 10 page description. [157744]4072 - Gold Tunnel Mine 10 page description. [157744]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The letter talks about the mine first worked in 1851. Seems to be an effort to revitalize the mine in 1874 or later. 10 legal sized pages that (withou
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 160.00 - 400.00
Sold to D*****h for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
 
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RARE Phoenix Gold Mining Company Stock, 1853 1853 [157336]4073 - RARE Phoenix Gold Mining Company Stock, 1853 1853 [157336]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Early California Gold Rush stock certificate # 25 to Evert & Curtiss for 100 shares in 1853. Signed by LP Anderson president pro tem and RB Holt...
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Nevada County Hydraulic Mining Stocks, 5 [171459]4074 - Nevada County Hydraulic Mining Stocks, 5 [171459]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 Nevada County hydraulic mining stocks, 4 are issued. Some nice vignettes here. 1882 Eureka Cons. Gravel(Sierra County). Nevada County-1876 Cold Spri
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 6****A for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Nevada County Mining Stocks, 6 [171469]4075 - Nevada County Mining Stocks, 6 [171469]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 Nevada County mining stocks. Unissued Nevada and Mountain Lakes Ice. Issued-1879 Excelsior Water & Mining, 1892 Orient Gold Placer, 1877 Deadw...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to O*********n for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Stock Certs, Gold Mines on Motherlode, 1862-1913 [175904]4076 - Stock Certs, Gold Mines on Motherlode, 1862-1913 [175904]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4x Stock Certificates of various Mining Companies (Motherlode Gold Mines) , all uncancelled: 1) Tuolumne County Water Company, #3975 issued to A.M. M
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to O*********n for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Nevada/Placer County mining stock, 1800s [173197]4077 - Nevada/Placer County mining stock, 1800s [173197]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3x mining stock from companies that operated in Nevada and Sierra Counties, California. 1. Star Quartz Mining Company stock certificate No. 253, inc
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
 
 
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North San Juan, Nevada County Mining Stocks & Ephemera 1875-1907 [144684]4078 - North San Juan, Nevada County Mining Stocks & Ephemera 1875-1907 [144684]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 11. North San Juan dates back to the California Gold Rush. It prospered during the era of hydraulic mining at nearby Malakoff Diggins from 1850
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 260.00 - 400.00
Sold to M********C.. for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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Last Chance Mining of Pacheco California June 6, 1863 [172981]4079 - Last Chance Mining of Pacheco California June 6, 1863 [172981]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stock certificate issued by the Last Chance Gold, Silver and Copper Mining Company to E.B. Benshaw for 25 shares at $25 per. It is signed by Samuel Ba
Bidding Has Concluded
Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to d*******f for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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