Lot 46
Army of the United States Corps Badges 1865. Albumen photograph. Cambridge, MA: Fred C. Low, 1870. 
Sale 964 - The Civil War Collection of James C. Frasca
Nov 12, 2021 10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
Estimate
$100 - $200

Sold for $406

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Army of the United States Corps Badges 1865. Albumen photograph. Cambridge, MA: Fred C. Low, 1870. 

6 1/2 x 8 3/4 in. (sight) albumen print on mount, framed (toning and light surface soil throughout, unexamined out of the frame). Title printed in the negative at top. Publication information printed on mount recto, “Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1870, by Fred. C. Low, East Cambridge, Mass., in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington DC.” Actual image taken of the famous 1865 corps badge poster, featuring vibrant hand tinting in red, blue, green, yellow, and gold. RARE: Only known example.

The Civil War Collection of James C. Frasca
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