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JEFFERSON DAVIS SIGNED LARGE PHOTO, GEN PRESTON

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:4,875.00 USD Estimated At:5,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD
JEFFERSON DAVIS SIGNED LARGE PHOTO, GEN PRESTON
<B>PRESIDENT JEFFERSON DAVIS SIGNED LARGE PHOTOGRAPH - BERMUDA 1865 ALSO SIGNED BY CONFEDERATE SECRET AGENT GEN. WILLIAM PRESTON AS EMISSARY TO ARCHDUKE MAXIMILIAN</B></I>. A rare large albumen photograph of the Confederate president in original gold gilt frame, 15.5” x 19.5”, taken from life by C. R. Rees in Richmond, Va., ca. 1863, with large signature of President Davis mounted beneath. This rare photograph portrait was hand carried by Confederate General William Preston on his secret mission to establish diplomatic relations with Archduke Maximilian, who had just been appointed the Emperor of Mexico. Beautifully presented by Gen. Preston in Hamilton, Bermuda, on January 5, 1865. A quadruple rarity, as the photograph is a great rarity by itself, the fact that it was presented by a Confederate general while on a secret diplomatic mission and being presented in Hamilton, Bermuda, an important Confederate blockade-runner port, and lastly to a Confederate secret agent in Canada makes it especially desirable. <BR><BR><B>Provenance:</B></I><I> William Albaugh Collection, </B></I>author of <I>Confederate Weapons</B></I> and <I>Confederate Faces.</B></I><BR><BR><B>Condition:</B></I> Fine, good contrast, has some discoloration on card .<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Framed - with Glass, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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