Bill Cody Autographs
William Frederick Cody (February 26, 1846 – January 10, 1917), better known as Buffalo Bill, was an American soldier, bison hunter, and showman. One of the most famous figures of the American Old West, Cody began performing at the age of 23. He performed in shows that displayed cowboy themes and episodes from the frontier and Indian Wars. He founded Buffalo Bill's Wild West in 1883, taking his large company on tours in the United States and, beginning in 1887, in Europe.
He was born in Le Claire, Iowa Territory (now the U.S. state of Iowa), but he lived for several years in his father's hometown in modern-day Mississauga, Ontario, before the family returned to the Midwest and settled in the Kansas Territory. Buffalo Bill started working at the age of 11, after his father's death, and became a rider for the Pony Express at age 15. During the American Civil War, he served the Union from 1863 to the end of the war in 1865. Later he served as a civilian scout for the U.S. Army during the Indian Wars. While he was initially awarded the Medal of Honor in 1872 for his actions in the Indian Wars, he was among 911 recipients to have the award rescinded in 1917. Congress reinstated the medals for Cody and four other civilian scouts in 1989.
Cody was born on February 26, 1846, on a farm just outside Le Claire, Iowa. His father, Isaac Cody, was born on September 5, 1811, in Toronto Township, Upper Canada, now part of Mississauga, Ontario, directly west of Toronto. Mary Ann Bonsell Laycock, Bill's mother, was born about 1817 in Trenton, New Jersey. She moved to Cincinnati to teach school, and there she met and married Isaac. She was a descendant of Josiah Bunting, a Quaker who had settled in Pennsylvania. There is no evidence to indicate Buffalo Bill was raised as a Quaker. In 1847 the couple moved to Ontario, having their son baptized in 1847, as William Cody, at the Dixie Union Chapel in Peel County (present-day Peel Region, of which Mississauga is a part), not far from the farm of his father's family. The chapel was built with Cody money, and the land was donated by Philip Cody of Toronto Township. They lived in Ontario for several years.
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Traded items with a signature of Bill Cody
The most expensive item with a signature of Bill Cody (WILLIAM F. BUFFALO BILL CODY - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 09/18/1916) was sold in August 2020 for $5,000.00 while the cheapest item (Bill Cody Football Signed 3x5 Index Card - Leptich Collection Z0240) found a new owner for $0.99 in March 2013. The month with the most items sold (3) was December 2016 with an average selling price of $1,400.00 for an autographed item of Bill Cody. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2020 with $2,950.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $6.45 was January 2018. In average, an autographed item from Bill Cody is worth $448.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Bill Cody were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1897 William F. Buffalo Bill Cody Signed Autographed Card BAS BECKETT LOA | $999.99 |  |
| Antique Col. William F. Buffalo Bill Cody Signed Cabinet Card | $122.00 | |
| AUTOGRAPHED WILLIAM BUFFALO BILL CODY ANTIQUE CABINET CARD PHOTOGRAPH #8460 | $354.00 | |
| Buffalo Bill Cody 101 Ranch Combined Show Personal Courtesy Seat Pass Signed | $500.00 | |
| Buffalo Bill Cody Authentic Hand Written & Signed Letter Aug 9th 1910 -PSA COA | $835.00 | |
| Buffalo Bill Cody Autographed Postcard - Col. William F. Cody Autograph | $53.55 | |
| Buffalo Bill Cody signed photo, fresh Beckett COA - No reserve Free Shipping | $448.99 | |
| old signed buffalo bill cody | $116.50 | |
| Original Buffalo Bill Cody *SIGNED* 1907 Ticket to the Wild West Show | $132.00 | |
| ORIGINAL WILLIAM F. BUFFALO BILL CODY - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED Postcard | $425.00 | |
| William Buffalo Bill Cody Signed Cabinet Card | $2,950.00 | |
| WILLIAM F. BUFFALO BILL CODY - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 09/18/1916 | $5,000.00 | |
| WILLIAM F. BUFFALO BILL CODY - AUTOGRAPH SIGNED LETTER W/ BOOK ~ PUBLISHED | $2,500.00 | |
| William F. Buffalo Bill Cody, Signed Autograph by 2 x Great Grandson & Marshal | $5.95 | |
| William F. Buffalo Bill Cody, Signed Autograph by 2 x Great Grandson & Marshal | $6.95 | |
