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Robert E. Lee

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Autographs Start Price:NA Estimated At:4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD
Robert E. Lee

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Auction Date:2011 Oct 12 @ 18:00 (UTC-5 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
Original 2.5 x 3.75 carte-de-visite photo of Lee by Vannerson, with three stars visible on his collar, signed at the bottom of the image in black ink, “R. E. Lee.” Imprint on reverse reads, “Vannerson, Photographic Artist, No 77 Min St., Richmond, Va. Negatives retained for future copies.” In very good condition, with image slightly faded, but still fully visible, and some light creases and wrinkles, which do not detract from Lee’s bold signature. From the Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress: “The [Julian] Vannerson portrait of Robert E. Lee was made in March 1864. This date was determined by Brooks Johnson, Curator of Photographs at the Chrysler Museum of Art. He wrote an article about this portrait sitting in…the Chrysler Museum Journal, Vol. I, 1994.” Signed portraits of Lee, particularly from the time of the Civil War, are highly sought after and quite elusive.