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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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York Gold & Silver Mining Company 1864 [163635]4300 - York Gold & Silver Mining Company 1864 [163635]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
York Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock - Virginia City, Storey County NT Cert. #53, issued to A.C. Chapman for 20 shares on March 8, 1864. Sign...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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VC Mining Stock, Comstock, 1863/4, Gold Hill, NT [173790]4301 - VC Mining Stock, Comstock, 1863/4, Gold Hill, NT [173790]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2x Comstock, territorial Mining Stocks both datelined Virginia City: 1) Granada Gold & Silver MC Stock, Pres. Winton Arrived in NV 1860; # 254 f...
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Start Price : 375.00 | Estimate : 750.00 - 900.00
 
 
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VC NT stock, Bed Rock GSMC, El Dorado GSMC [173816]4302 - VC NT stock, Bed Rock GSMC, El Dorado GSMC [173816]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot (x2) Virginia City Territorial stocks, datelined and financed out of San Francisco. 1) Bed Rock Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock, Number 2...
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Start Price : 375.00 | Estimate : 750.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Seneca MC Stock, with Extremely Rare Stamped Double Circle Cancel on Revenue 1864 [144447]4303 - Seneca MC Stock, with Extremely Rare Stamped Double Circle Cancel on Revenue 1864 [144447]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Virginia Mining District, Storey Co., N.T. (printed under title). # 289 for five shares issued to J. R. Gwin on January 20, 1864 in San Francisco. Sig
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Washoe Mining & Milling Co. Stock, Rare 1862 [164764]4304 - Washoe Mining & Milling Co. Stock, Rare 1862 [164764]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Incorporated in 1860 for mining, building mills and creating Washoe City when this area was still within the Utah Territory. . #32 for 20 shares. In t
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Mt. Davidson Consolidated Gold & Silver Mining Company 1878 [163718]4305 - Mt. Davidson Consolidated Gold & Silver Mining Company 1878 [163718]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mt. Davidson Consolidated Gold & Silver Mining Co. – Washoe Mining District, NV – Cert. #354 issued to George B. Hill on March 2, 18
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Washoe Mining and Manufacturing Company, NV Territorial 1862 [163716]4306 - Washoe Mining and Manufacturing Company, NV Territorial 1862 [163716]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Washoe Mining and Manufacturing Company - Washoe Mining District, Carson County, Nevada Territory Stock Certificate No. 30 for 40 shares made out to C
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Start Price : 400.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Washoe United Consolidated Gold & Silver Mining Company 1864 [163715]4307 - Washoe United Consolidated Gold & Silver Mining Company 1864 [163715]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Washoe United Consolidated Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock – Washoe, County, N.T. Incorporated in Nevada and England in 1862 and capita...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Washoe United Consolidated Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock [173841]4308 - Washoe United Consolidated Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock [173841]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very old stock certificate issued by Washoe United Consolidated Gold & Silver Mining Company, Limited. 8 shares, 5 pounds each, dated March 186...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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White Pine, NV Mining Stock Pair [173354]4309 - White Pine, NV Mining Stock Pair [173354]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 issued White Pine mining stocks. 1871 Star of Nevada Silver Mining, they had miniscule receipts. 1860 Nevada Freehold Properties Trust, issued in Lo
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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California-Nevada Border Area Mining Stocks (3) [128789]4310 - California-Nevada Border Area Mining Stocks (3) [128789]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot includes Oriental Gold Mining Company, 1881, Gold Mountain District, Hayseed Mining Company, 1907, issued at Rhyolite. Mines at Lee, Echo mining d
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Estimate : 130.00 - 300.00
Sold to f*****E for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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CC Julian Signed Stock Certificate Trio -- Notorious Swindler 1927-31 [165829]4311 - CC Julian Signed Stock Certificate Trio -- Notorious Swindler 1927-31 [165829]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3 different. Rare trio. 1-2) The New Monte Cristo Mining Company. Stock and bond. Principal place of business was 146 North Center Street, Reno
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Aurora Mining Stock Trio, Choice 1861 [173838]4312 - Aurora Mining Stock Trio, Choice 1861 [173838]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Choice stock certificates from three difference Aurora mining companies from very early on. Includes: 1) Governor Quartz Lode Stock, Territorial Gover
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Start Price : 650.00 | Estimate : 1,300.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Humboldt Mining and Refining Company Stock, 1866 [169079]4313 - Humboldt Mining and Refining Company Stock, 1866 [169079]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 1195 for 100 shares to F. Avery dated June 22, 1866. issued to F. Avery for 100 shares and signed by Fred Schuchards as president and Francis Aver
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Nevada Mining Stock Collection, 23 [172020]4314 - Nevada Mining Stock Collection, 23 [172020]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
23 Nevada mining stocks, c. 1905-30, issued and unissued. Atlanta Mines, Black Mammoth Cons., Boston and Ely Cons., Double O, Eureka, Lahontan, Manhat
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Nevada Territorial Stock Certs at a low price! (13) 1863-1864 [164773]4315 - Nevada Territorial Stock Certs at a low price! (13) 1863-1864 [164773]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Starting at $650 these are a real bargain. They are all Central Nevada stocks; most with background notes! PHOTO 1 includes 4 stocks with ledges: 1) T
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Estimate : 1,300.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to b**********7 for (650.00 + 162.50BP) = 812.50
 
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New England & Nevada Silver Mining Stock, Very Rare [173283]4316 - New England & Nevada Silver Mining Stock, Very Rare [173283]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare 1866 issued New England & Nevada Silver Mining stock. New England financed mine "prospecting" in Nevada. Brown revenue stamp...
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Start Price : 175.00 | Estimate : 350.00 - 450.00
 
 
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New York Mill and Mining Stock, Rare [173281]4317 - New York Mill and Mining Stock, Rare [173281]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare issued 1866 New York Mill and Mining Co. stock. We have never seen this one before. Signed by D W Fenton as president. Brown revenue stamp and s
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 900.00
 
 
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White Pine County Mine Stock Certificates (2) 1868 & 1871 [129704]4318 - White Pine County Mine Stock Certificates (2) 1868 & 1871 [129704]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two White Pine County, Nevada mining stock certificates: 1) Issued by Star of Nevada Silver Mining Company Limited, five (5) shares at two British pou
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Estimate : 190.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8***1 for (95.00 + 20.90BP) = 115.90
 
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Montezuma Silver Mining Co., 1880, Stock [171845]4319 - Montezuma Silver Mining Co., 1880, Stock [171845]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Montezuma Silver Mining Company; incorporated in Silver City, New Mexico; Cert. no. 147 for 50 shares at $25 each issued to Joshua E. Gibbs on Apr
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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