The Bo & Susan Franks Collection Auction

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Burley Auction Gallery is proud to present the lifetime collection of Bo & Susan Franks, owners of the Original Round Top Antiques Fair. Bo & Susan have spent their lives collecting & promoting antique shows together. Bo has traveled the world for 37 years as merchandising director for Willie Nelson, searching for antiques in his travels. Together, they have amassed a fine collection featuring: Early Advertising & Signs, Antique Toys, Buffalo Bill & 101 Ranch Wild West Show Collection, Antique Guns, Colts & Winchesters, Gun Advertising, Ad Topperwein Collection, Guns used in Red Headed Stranger & other Willie Nelson Movies, Spurs, Woolly Chaps, Bohlin & King Ranch Saddles, Early Texas Beer Signs, Country Store, Salesman Samples, Texana, Sam Houston & Stephen F. Austin signed documents, Plus Rockola Jukeboxes, Seeburg Coin Operated Player Piano, Gold Coins & Estate Jewelry, and Much More! 15%BP R. Burley TX#15184 Full Color Catalog Available. Complete online catalog available at BurleyAuction.com.
All items sold as is where is. See photos for condition or call 830-629-9280 (Prior to sale day) if you have specific condition questions.
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Buffalo Bill Autographed Cabinet Card Photograph95 - Buffalo Bill Autographed Cabinet Card Photograph
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Autographed Col. W.F. Cody "Buffalo Bill". Written on backside "Chicago, Ill, Sept 20, 1893". 4-1/4" x 6-1/2".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (800.00) = 800.00
 
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Sitting Bull Cabinet Card Photgraph96 - Sitting Bull Cabinet Card Photgraph
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Marked Copyrighted by D.F. Barry West Superior, Wis. 4-1/4" x 6-1/2".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00) = 1,100.00
 
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Buffalo Bill Signed Framed Photograph97 - Buffalo Bill Signed Framed Photograph
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Signed "Truly Yours W.F. Cody Buffalo Bill" London England cabinet card. Image measures 4-1/4" x 6-1/2".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (800.00) = 800.00
 
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Buffalo Bill Cody Signed Cabinet Card 189398 - Buffalo Bill Cody Signed Cabinet Card 1893
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Signed "Col. M.F. Cody "Buffalo Bill" 1893" on front, back of photo written "Souvenir of Chicago October 1893". Fram...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,000.00) = 1,000.00
 
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Buffalo Bill Cody Cabinet Card Photograph99 - Buffalo Bill Cody Cabinet Card Photograph
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Card marked Stacy Brooklyn NY. 4-1/4" x 6-1/2".
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (400.00) = 400.00
 
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Buffalo Bill Wild West Show 3 Sheet Poster100 - Buffalo Bill Wild West Show 3 Sheet Poster
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Rare 3 sheet stone lithographed Buffalo Bill Wild West Show Poster , 1908. The Strobridge Litho Company Cincinnati & New York. Frame measur...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 10,000.00 - 30,000.00
Sold to floor for (11,500.00) = 11,500.00
 
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Buffalo Bill & Pawnee Bill Wild West Show Poster101 - Buffalo Bill & Pawnee Bill Wild West Show Poster
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Advertising the "Two Bills" Show where Buffalo Bill & Pawnee Bill had a short lived partnership 1908. Image measures 27" x 40&...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (5,000.00) = 5,000.00
 
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Buffalo Bill Wild West Show Chief Iron Tail Poster102 - Buffalo Bill Wild West Show Chief Iron Tail Poster
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Copyrighted by US Lithograph Co. 26 1/2" x 40".
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,700.00) = 1,700.00
 
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Buffalo Bill Wild West Show Poster103 - Buffalo Bill Wild West Show Poster
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"Buffalo Bill "Still Holds the Reins" personally directs every performance and gives daily receptions". Frame measures 43 1/2&qu...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,000.00) = 3,000.00
 
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Buffalo Bill and Sitting Bull Oil Paintings104 - Buffalo Bill and Sitting Bull Oil Paintings
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Buffalo Bill & Sitting Bull Original Oil Paintings Used by the Forbes Lithograph Co. in their advertising. With 1929 Forbes Lithograph Adver...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 10,000.00
Sold to floor for (7,500.00) = 7,500.00
 
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101 Ranch Chief Iron Tail Wild West Show Poster105 - 101 Ranch Chief Iron Tail Wild West Show Poster
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Image measures 39-1/2" x 29-1/2"
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (10,000.00) = 10,000.00
 
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Miller Bros. 101 Ranch Wild West Show Poster106 - Miller Bros. 101 Ranch Wild West Show Poster
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Image measures 19-1/4" x 56-1/2".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,500.00) = 2,500.00
 
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101 Ranch Cowboys Wild West Show Poster 1914107 - 101 Ranch Cowboys Wild West Show Poster 1914
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Copyrighted 1914. Image measures 29-1/2" x 19-1/2".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (4,500.00) = 4,500.00
 
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101 Ranch Wild West Show Cowgirl Poster 1911108 - 101 Ranch Wild West Show Cowgirl Poster 1911
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Girl Champion Buffalo and Steer Riders. Copyright 1911. Image measures 19" x 29-1/2".
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to gpsycowgrl for (4,000.00 + 600.00BP) = 4,600.00
 
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101 Ranch Chief Yellow Hat's Leggings109 - 101 Ranch Chief Yellow Hat's Leggings
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Worn by Chief Yellow Hat in Miller Bros. 101 Wild West Show circa 1918. 32" long.
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Estimate : 500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,000.00) = 1,000.00
 
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California Pioneer Days Mamie Francis Poster110 - California Pioneer Days Mamie Francis Poster
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"Mamie Francis Champion Lady Rifle Shot" California Pioneer Days Poster. Image measures 18-1/4" x 51"
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to gpsycowgrl for (4,000.00 + 600.00BP) = 4,600.00
 
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Nellie Brown Cowgirl Outfit111 - Nellie Brown Cowgirl Outfit
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With Provenance letter that details a Beaded buckskin vest (light colored), matching split riding skirt. Matching gauntlet gloves, small size ACME boo
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to lottassilver for (600.00 + 90.00BP) = 690.00
 
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Hopkins & Allen Arms Co. Cowgirl Litho Sign112 - Hopkins & Allen Arms Co. Cowgirl Litho Sign
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10" wide x 25" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,000.00) = 1,000.00
 
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Walk-Over Shoes Lithographed Poster 1911113 - Walk-Over Shoes Lithographed Poster 1911
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11" wide x 30" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (900.00) = 900.00
 
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Cream of Wheat Cowboy Lithographed Advertising114 - Cream of Wheat Cowboy Lithographed Advertising
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29 x 39".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,500.00) = 1,500.00
 
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