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Fans buy 'Little House' star's memorabilia

Stacy Luoma holds up the handmade nightgown she bid on and won in the Gilbert/Busfield estate auction against her grandmother, Arbilla Moore, in Genoa Township.

GENOA TOWNSHIP, Mich. — More than 200 items belonging to “Little House on the Prairie” star Melissa Gilbert and her husband, Emmy-winning actor Timothy Busfield, have been purchased in an estate sale in Michigan.

Items sold in the American Eagle Auction & Appraisal Company online auction this month included a red wedding dress, signed memorabilia and awards Gilbert received, The Livingston Daily Press & Argus reported.

Interest in the sale exceeded expectations, said auction house owner Kenny Lindsay.

“The amount of exposure the auction got was off the charts,” Lindsay said.

Lindsay said one standout item was a photograph signed by the cast of “Little House on the Prairie” that the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum in Minnesota purchased for $1,200.

“Another cool piece was sheet music signed by composer David Rose, who wrote music and the theme song for ‘Little House on the Prairie’ ... it went for $1,100,” Lindsay said.

Longtime fan Stacy Luoma was one of the bidders. The 45-year-old took home a variety of items, including a nightgown, dresser, quilts and boots.

Gilbert and Busfield had been living in Michigan since 2013, but recently moved to New York City.

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