Personal items from legendary sharpshooter Annie Oakley to be auctioned March 18

1926 check handwritten and hand-signed by Annie Oakley Butler, her married name

CLEARWATER, Fla. – On March 18, 2023, Blackwell Auctions will offer several items personally owned by Annie Oakley, including an engraved carriage clock gifted to her for her birthday during her European tour in 1901. Several other items will also be offered, including 16 books that were owned – and, in some cases, signed – by Oakley, including a book inscribed to her husband by the author, bandleader John Philip Sousa. The collection also boasts a personal check, signed by Oakley shortly before her death, made out to her niece.

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19th century Americana steps up at Kensington Estate Auction, April 11

Civil War carte-de-visite photograph album, est. $500-$800
Civil War carte-de-visite photograph album, est. $500-$800
Civil War carte-de-visite photograph album, est. $500-$800

CLINTONDALE, N.Y. – Kensington Estate Auction‘s Monday, April 11 auction will feature 180 lots of art and objets d’art including Persian rugs, antiquarian books, photographs, 19th-century Americana, Native American beaded objects, sculptures, dolls, manuscripts, British historical documents and stamp collections. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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