RARE & UNIQUE IMPERIAL-SIZED GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER PHOTOGRAPH.

Imperial views from the Civil War era are quite rare and expensive in their day. This approx 9″ x 12″ may be the largest contemporary Custer image known and only known example. Mark Katz in his exemplary text on Custer photography Custer in Photographs 1985 lists this image as K-62 “Major General George Armstrong Custer, January 4, 1865, by Matthew Brady & Co. From an original contact print, from the unique, original, unpublished, imperial collodian negative in the National Archives. PROVENANCE: D.J. Byrnes. CONDITION: Image measures 9″ x 11-3/4″ mounted on 11-5/8″ x 14″ board. Very good overall with minor scratching & about a 1″ x 1/2” area on left sleeve where emulsion is chipped. 4-54996 JS50 (4,000-6,000) – Lot 1443

Auction: Firearms - March 2015

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
	1443	$4,130.00	RARE & UNIQUE IMPERIAL-SIZED GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER PHOTOGRAPH. Imperial views from the Civil War era are quite rare and expensive in their day. This approx 9″ x 12″ may be the largest contemporary Custer image known and only known example. Mark Katz in his exemplary text on Custer photography Custer in Photographs 1985 lists this image as K-62 “Major General George Armstrong Custer, January 4, 1865, by Matthew Brady & Co. From an original contact print, from the unique, original, unpublished, imperial collodian negative in the National Archives. PROVENANCE: D.J. Byrnes. CONDITION: Image measures 9″ x 11-3/4″ mounted on 11-5/8″ x 14″ board. Very good overall with minor scratching & about a 1″ x 1/2” area on left sleeve where emulsion is chipped. 4-54996 JS50 (4,000-6,000) – Lot 1443 Auction: Firearms - March 2015 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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RARE & UNIQUE IMPERIAL-SIZED GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER PHOTOGRAPH.