1864-66 Civil War Era CDV Man 3c Proprietary Revenue Tax Stamp Antique Photo

Description

View 1864-66 Civil War Era CDV Man 3c Proprietary Revenue Tax Stamp Antique Photo with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. Photographer and subject are unidentified. Portrait shows the gentleman wearing a dark coat, vest and bow tie. The reverse has an originalgreen 3-cent U.S. Internal Revenue Proprietary stamp featuring George Washington. 1864-66 Civil War Era CDV Man 3c Proprietary Revenue Tax Stamp Antique Photo. Original Civil War-era carte de visite (CDV) photograph featuring a bearded gentleman in formal 19th-century attire. The reverse has an original  green 3-cent U.S. Internal Revenue Proprietary stamp featuring George Washington . Revenue stamps were required on photographs during the Civil War-era federal photograph tax period of  1864–1866 , helping date this photograph quite closely.  Approximate overall size:  4" H × 3 3/8" W. Photographer and subject are unidentified. Portrait shows the gentleman wearing a dark coat, vest and bow tie. This is being described as  Civil War era , not as a confirmed military portrait. Antique condition with expected age-related toning, fading, spotting, surface wear and edge/corner wear. Revenue stamp remains affixed to the reverse. Please review both front and back photographs carefully for exact condition. A nice original piece for collectors of  Civil War-era photography, CDVs, antique photographs, U.S. revenue stamps, Victorian portraits and 19th-century Americana. Condition: Used. Category: Collectibles › Militaria › Civil War (1861-65) › Original Period Items › Photographs.

Conflict

Civil War (1861-65)

Original/Reproduction

Original

Theme

Militaria