Lot 1629
Semmes, Raphael. Document Signed ("Raph. Semmes Esq"), matted and framed with one carte de visite and one cdv copy to 13 x 13". One page, 7¾ x 2½", Georgetown, December 27, 1843. Being an order of payment for Union Bank dividends. Minor foxing and toning, docketing on verso faintly visible, possibly treated. Fine condition. The original cdv features Semmes seated with his hand on a Confederate flag: minor foxing and toning, very good condition. The copy cdv features a full-length, uniform picture of Semmes onboard the Alabama.
A superior display piece featuring Semmes' extremely scarce signature and a hard-to-find carte de visite image.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500.
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