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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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Buffalo Bill Real Photo Postcard (Autographed) c1905 [173796]2409 - Buffalo Bill Real Photo Postcard (Autographed) c1905 [173796]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Real photo postcard circa 1905 with three men examining paperwork. The man in the middle is William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) and his autograph is above
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Start Price : 400.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Buffalo Bill Special Trains Poster-Central Vermont RR July 27, 1895 [172505]2410 - Buffalo Bill Special Trains Poster-Central Vermont RR July 27, 1895 [172505]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Central Vermont Railroad special train advertising broadside for Buffalo Bill's Wild West performance to take place in Rutland, Vermont on July ...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to S**C for (1,200.00 + 300.00BP) = 1,500.00
 
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Thad Sowder Pinback / Two Cowboy Cabinet Cards (3) 1901 [173622]2411 - Thad Sowder Pinback / Two Cowboy Cabinet Cards (3) 1901 [173622]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A Thad Sowder pinback In 1897 Sowder won the first bronc-riding contest he entered–at the very first Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo. The pin m
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Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold to d*******f for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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California Frank's Letter, 1927 [158033]2412 - California Frank's Letter, 1927 [158033]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
California Frank's Western Attractions letterhead. Addressed to Mr. George Miller of the 101 Ranch and signed by C.F. Hafley aka California Fran...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to b********t.. for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Mollie Brown (Trick Rider) Presentation Medal 1800s [173956]2413 - Mollie Brown (Trick Rider) Presentation Medal 1800s [173956]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a presentation medal to Mollie Brown (Not that one), who became world renowned as a bareback trick rider. Mollie debuted with her own act at
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Miller Bros. 101 Ranch Performer's Beaded Gun Belt [153633]2414 - Miller Bros. 101 Ranch Performer's Beaded Gun Belt [153633]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful leather beaded belt and two pistol holsters most likely worn by a Native American performer in a Miller Bro.'s Wild West show at the 1...
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 50,000.00
Sold to y*****5 for (8,000.00 + 2,000.00BP) = 10,000.00
 
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Cowboy Early Tintypes, 3 [175961]2415 - Cowboy Early Tintypes, 3 [175961]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 early different cowboy tintypes. 3.25x2.25"-Seated and standing, single standing man. 3.5x5" -2 men on horses.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to d*******f for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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Cowboy Photos, 4, c. 1880 c1880 [173745]2416 - Cowboy Photos, 4, c. 1880 c1880 [173745]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 c. 1880 cowboy photos by Charles D Kirkland, who was active in Cheyenne from 1880-84. This is part of his Views of Cowboy Life series. Cabinet cards
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to k****3 for (450.00 + 112.50BP) = 562.50
 
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Cowboy Tintype Photograph 1860's-1880's [171741]2417 - Cowboy Tintype Photograph 1860's-1880's [171741]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two cowboys or ranch hands strutting their stuff for a gallery photo. Each Hombre has a pistol stuffed into their belts; Lt. is a Colt SAA the one on
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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Cowboys Taking Chuck Photos (2) 1800s [170884]2418 - Cowboys Taking Chuck Photos (2) 1800s [170884]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two (2) early frontier photographs by photographer Frank Sherman. Mounted photos measure 16" by 20" and show a group of cowboys enjoying t...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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