WONDERFUL HISTORIC HAND PENNED BROADSIDE ANNOUNCING A FULL DRESS BALL DATED 1869 WITH FAMOUS GUEST LIST PROBABLY FOR A VETERAN’S GALA, SIGNED BY A HOST OF CONFEDERATE LUMINARIES.

WONDERFUL HISTORIC HAND PENNED BROADSIDE ANNOUNCING A FULL DRESS BALL DATED 1869 WITH FAMOUS GUEST LIST PROBABLY FOR A VETERAN’S GALA, SIGNED BY A HOST OF CONFEDERATE LUMINARIES. The 13-1/2” x 26” broadside is entirely hand penned with signatures of 51 prominent people including important Confederate veterans. Included in the list of signatures are Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee, P.G.T. Beauregard, George Pickett, J.B. Magruder, and W.H. Norton, J. Mosby, and others. List also includes philanthropist George Peabody, former Virginia Governor Henry A. Wise, E.G. Booth Jr., Bolivar Christian, and many more. Event was a “Full Dress Ball” on “Wednesday Evening August 25th, 1869”. “Tickets admitting a Gentleman & two Ladies $1.00 – to be had from the Members of the Band or at the Door”. This broadside may be related to a fundraising event for Confederate veterans. It has been framed and matted in recent times. SIZE: Overall measurements are 22-1/2” x 34-1/2”. CONDITION: Excellent with some fading to signatures and light foxing here and there. 9-28751 (20,000-30,000)

Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - Samoset 2006

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	834	$0.00	WONDERFUL HISTORIC HAND PENNED BROADSIDE ANNOUNCING A FULL DRESS BALL DATED 1869 WITH FAMOUS GUEST LIST PROBABLY FOR A VETERAN’S GALA, SIGNED BY A HOST OF CONFEDERATE LUMINARIES. The 13-1/2” x 26” broadside is entirely hand penned with signatures of 51 prominent people including important Confederate veterans. Included in the list of signatures are Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee, P.G.T. Beauregard, George Pickett, J.B. Magruder, and W.H. Norton, J. Mosby, and others. List also includes philanthropist George Peabody, former Virginia Governor Henry A. Wise, E.G. Booth Jr., Bolivar Christian, and many more. Event was a “Full Dress Ball” on “Wednesday Evening August 25th, 1869”. “Tickets admitting a Gentleman & two Ladies $1.00 – to be had from the Members of the Band or at the Door”. This broadside may be related to a fundraising event for Confederate veterans. It has been framed and matted in recent times. SIZE: Overall measurements are 22-1/2” x 34-1/2”. CONDITION: Excellent with some fading to signatures and light foxing here and there. 9-28751 (20,000-30,000) Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - Samoset 2006 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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