18 Civil War Era CDV Photograph With Revenue Stamps Men Women Fashion Images
Item History & Price
SHIPPING: Buyer agrees to pay calculated shipping fee. We will gladly combine shipments to help save you postage. We ask th...at PAYPAL payments are also paid in ONE transfer. Payment is expected in 21-days. Thank you! NOTE: Some images are enlarged to show clarity and details.
HISTORY: The carte de visite (CdV) is a type of photograph popular from the 1860s to the 1880s. The carte de visite developed from the practice of using visiting cards as a means of communication. Usually an albumen print, the carte de visite is a photograph 2.125 x 3.5 inches mounted on a card 2.5 x 4 inches. The cartes were placed in carte albums which were the forerunners of photo albums. The carte-de-visite was popularized by Parisian photographer Andre Disdéri who patented a method of taking several photographs on a single plate in 1854. Copies of cartes-de-visite of royal or famous figures were sold to the public at large.