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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Mohawk Arms offers Titanic memorabilia Dec. 18

Button from the coat of Titanic barber (and survivor) Charles Weikman, whose daughter gave it to a button collector; a note from her is attached. Est. $1,000-$3,000
Button from the coat of Titanic barber (and survivor) Charles Weikman, whose daughter gave it to a button collector; a note from her is attached. Est. $1,000-$3,000
Button from the coat of Titanic barber (and survivor) Charles Weikman, whose daughter gave it to a button collector; a note from her is attached. Est. $1,000-$3,000

BOUCKVILLE, N.Y. – A White Star Line button worn by one of two barbers on board the Titanic (who survived the disaster), plus a trove of items pertaining to the renowned American naval officer, aviator and polar explorer Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd are expected highlights in Mohawk Arms’ Militaria Auction #86, slated for December 18. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Native American jewelry trove leads Holabird Aug. 5-9 auction

Rainbow Man knifewing bolo by Myra and Homer Vacit, estimated at $1,200-$1,800
Rainbow Man knifewing bolo by Myra and Homer Vacit, estimated at $1,200-$1,800
Rainbow Man knifewing bolo by Myra and Homer Vacit, estimated at $1,200-$1,800

RENO, Nev. – General George Armstrong Custer’s Civil War holster and gun belt, a photo diary of Pancho Villa with three books on the Mexican Revolution, and an 1898 prostitute’s license and photo from Tombstone, Arizona are a few of the more interesting items in Holabird Western Americana Collections’ Sizzling Summer Western Americana Auction, slated for August 5-9. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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