The Dec. 11, 1999, Premier Beverly Hills Collectible Sale, Sale 4

Autographs and Manuscripts - Americana

   

75   Carte de Visite by Brady. Small, early carte de visite by Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, New York, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, of Union Army General McCook. Revenue stamp on verso. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $150-250.

   

76   Carte de Visite by Brady. Small, early carte de visite by Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, New York, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, of Union Army General Granger. Revenue stamp on verso. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $150-250.

   

77   Carte de Visite by Brady. Small, early carte de visite by Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, New York, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, of Union Army General Francis J. Herron. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $150-250.

   

78   Carte de Visite by Brady. Small, early carte de visite by E. & H.T. Anthony, from a negative by Mathew Brady, New York, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, of Union Army General John Sedgwick. Very slight tear at upper right, else Fine.
Estimated Value $150-250.

   

79   Carte de Visite by Brady. Small, early carte de visite by E. & H.T. Anthony, from a negative by Mathew Brady, New York, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, of Union Army General George Stoneman. Small stain at top, else fine.
Estimated Value $150-250.

   

80   Carte de Visite by Brady. Small, early carte de visite by Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, New York, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, of Union Army General J.T. Averill, later a Congressman from Minnesota. Slightly soiled at top right. Revenue stamp on verso.
Estimated Value $150-250.

   

81   Carte de Visite by Brady. Small, early carte de visite by E. & H.T. Anthony, from a negative by Brady, New York, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, of Union Army officer W.B. Cushing. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $150-250.

   

82   Carte de Visite by Brady. Small, early carte de visite by E. & H.T. Anthony, from a negative by Mathew Brady, New York, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, of Union Army General Warren. Revenue stamp on verso. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $150-250.

   

83   Carte de Visite by Brady. Small, early carte de visite by Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, New York, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, of Union Army Major-General George Crocket Strong. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $150-250.

   

84   Carte de Visite by Brady. Small, early carte de visite by Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, New York, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, of Union Army General Ord. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $150-200.

   

85   Carte de Visite by Brady. Small, early carte de visite by E. & H.T. Anthony, from a negative by Mathew Brady, New York, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, of Union Army General Q.A. Gillmore, commander of the Department of the South during the 1863 Charleston campaign. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $150-250.

   

86   Carte de Visite by Brady. Small, early carte de visite by Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, New York, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, of Union Army Major-General J.A. Segan [?]. Autograph pasted on verso. Slightly soiled at top, with a small tear at lower left edge.
Estimated Value $150-250.

   

87   Carte de Visite by Charles D. Fredericks & Co. Small, early carte de visite, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, New York, of US Statesman William H. Seward, Lincoln's Secretary of State. Revenue stamp on verso. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $200-300.

   

88   Carte de Visite by Charles D. Fredericks & Co. Small, early carte de visite, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, New York, of Union Admiral David Dixon Porter, next to Farragut the outstanding Union naval commander. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $150-250.

   

89   Carte de Visite by Charles D. Fredericks & Co. Small, early carte de visite, New York, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, of Union Army General Dusterhouse. Revenue stamp on verso. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $150-250.

   

90   Carte de Visite by Charles D. Fredericks & Co. Small, early carte de visite, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, New York, of Union Navy Commodore Davis. Revenue stamp on verso. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $150-200.

   

91   Carte de Visite by Charles D. Fredericks & Co. Small, early carte de visite, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, New York, of Union Army Major Winthrop. Revenue stamp on verso. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $150-200.

   

92   Carte de Visite Signed by General Sheridan. Small, early carte de visite by E. & H.T. Anthony, from a negative by Mathew Brady, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, New York, of Union Army General Philip H. Sheridan, who defeated General Lee at Shenandoah. Revenue stamp on verso. The card is inscribed below, "Yours truly, P.H. Sheridan." The bottom portion of the lithograph has been trimmed, directly below Sheridan's signature, which has not been affected and is clearly legible. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $300-400.

   

93   Cartes de Visite by Brady. Two small, early cartes de visite by Mathew Brady, New York, each 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, of the Union Army Generals J.A. McClernard and O.B. Wilcox. Each has slight damage at top left, with some paper loss to the Wilcox card, which has a revenue stamp on verso.
Estimated Value $150-250.

   

94   Cartes de Visite by Charles D. Fredericks & Co. Four small, early lithographic cartes de visite, each 2½ x 4", New York, mounted on cardboard, of Union Army military leaders, including General Anderson, Colonel H.S. Putnam, and two others. Two are slightly stained at edges and somewhat foxed, else fine.
Estimated Value $200-300.

   

95   Cartes de Visite by Charles D. Fredericks & Co. Four small, early lithographic cartes de visite, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, New York, of Union Army military leaders, including General Lew Wallace, the author of "Ben Hur," Col. E.E.Ellsworth (Martyr, killed at Marshall House Tavern), General W.S. Rosecrans (commanded the Armies of the Mississippi and the Cumberland), and Admiral David G. Farragut, the Southerner who moved to New York in support of the Southern cause to become one of the most highly esteemed Union naval commanders.
The Wallace card is slightly soiled, the rest Fine.
Estimated Value $200-300.

   

96   Cartes de Visite by Charles D. Fredericks & Co. Two small, early lithographic cartes de visite, 2½ x 4", New York, mounted on cardboard, of the Union Army Generals Grover and H.J.Kilpatrick. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $150-250.

   

97   Cartes de Visite by Charles Taber & Co. Two small, early lithographic cartes de visite, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, New Bedford, Mass., of the Union Army leaders Major-General A.E. Burnside, and Admiral S.F. Dupont. The Burnside is made from an original photograph, the Dupont from a steel engraving. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $150-250.

   

98   Cartes de Visite by Charles Taber & Co. Five small, early lithographic cartes de visite made from steel engravings, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, New Bedford, Mass., of Union Army Generals, including Generals Lyon and Kearney, and Major-Generals Butler, Curtis, and Banks. The Kearney is soiled, the rest Fine.
Estimated Value $100-150.

   

99   Cartes de Visite by D. Appleton & Co. Eight small, early lithographic cartes de visite, each 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, of Union Army Generals, including Generals Mitchell, Lander, Din, Viele, and others. One is soiled, the rest Fine.
Estimated Value $300-400.