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Annie Oakley

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Annie Oakley

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Auction Date:2012 Aug 15 @ 18:00 (UTC-5 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
Celebrated American performer (1860–1926) whose legendary prowess as a markswoman earned her worldwide renown. At the tender age of 15, she bested vaudeville marksman Frank E. Butler in a shooting match; the two were later married and toured together as star attractions in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. She never failed to delight her audiences. Among other astounding sharpshooting feats, Oakley would, from 30 paces, split a playing card held edge-on; on one occasion, performing in Berlin, she shot a cigarette from the lips of Kaiser Wilhelm II. ANS signed “Lovingly, Annie,” one page, 5 x 6.25, December 22, 1925. Brief note, written from Dayton, Ohio, to her brother-in-law Will Butler and his granddaughter Billie. In full: “God bless and keep dear little Billie and your self.” Intersecting folds, one through a single letter of signature, and some light creases and wrinkles, otherwise fine condition. Provenance: From the family of Frank Butler’s brother William. Frank Butler and Annie Oakley were married in 1876.