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KFC founder Colonel Sanders’ signature bow tie and personal planner sell at auction

Headline from WSVN Miami

SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (AP) — KFC founder Colonel Sanders’ signature black bow tie, original cash register and dozens of other personal items sold Tuesday night in a...

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26 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    KFC founder Colonel Sanders' personal items, former home and restaurant up for auction (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    The KFC logo is seen on a street in Krakow, Poland, on July 11, 2026.

  2. Insider

    KFC founder Colonel Sanders' home and memorabilia are up for auction — with a planner that may contain his secret recipe (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    KFC founder Colonel Harland Sanders' former home is up for auction. So is his 1964 day planner rumored to contain KFC's secret recipe.

  3. Phl17

    PHOTOS: KFC founder Colonel Sanders' personal items up for auction (opens Phl17)

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    Phl17's feed description

    KFC founder Colonel Sanders ' pressure cooker, black bow tie and dozens of other personal items are up for public auction Tuesday night, along with his former home and a dinner house Sanders opened after selling his iconic restaurant chain.

  4. ABC News

    WATCH: KFC founder Colonel Sanders' personal items up for auction (opens ABC News)

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    ABC News's feed description

    The famous Col. Sanders' items like his black bow tie, pressure cooker and even his former home are up for auction. ABC News' Peter Charalambous has the details.

  5. The Oregonian

    Colonel Sanders’ bow tie, recipe book and Kentucky home go up for auction (opens The Oregonian)

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    The Oregonian's feed description

    One of the most intriguing pieces could be a personal 1964 planner with a handwritten herbs and spices recipe that was later the subject of an early 2000s lawsuit filed by the KFC Corp. to keep the contents private.

  6. WMUR

    KFC founder Colonel Sanders’ home, memorabilia set for auction in Kentucky (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    One of fast food’s best-kept secrets is up for auction as a decades-old mystery will soon belong to the highest bidder.

  7. WSVN Miami

    KFC founder Colonel Sanders’ signature bow tie and personal planner sell at auction (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (AP) — KFC founder Colonel Sanders’ signature black bow tie, original cash register and dozens of other personal items sold Tuesday night in a...

  8. Quartz

    Colonel Sanders' bow tie and secret recipe planner fetched thousands at a Kentucky auction (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    The KFC founder's signature clip-on bow tie fetched $8,000 and his 1964 personal planner sold for $30,000 at a Tuesday night auction in Shelbyville

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