Rare Abraham Lincoln Imperial Albumen Photo w 1865 Civil War Tax Stamp

  
Original 1865 Abraham Lincoln Imperial Albumen Photograph. Hand-Dated National Mourning Period Revenue Stamp: July 15, 1865. Up for consideration is a true survivor of the American Civil War era and a foundational artifact of American photography. This is an authentic, mid-19th-century Imperial-size albumen silver photograph of President Abraham Lincoln.

Based on the historic February 9, 1864, portrait by Anthony Berger at Mathew Brady's gallery the iconic image chosen for the U. Five-dollar bill, this is a continuous-tone photograph from life, not a lithograph, engraving, or modern reproduction. The reverse of the heavy cardstock mount features a an original 2-cent Blue "Proprietary" Civil War Revenue Stamp. The stamp bears the handwritten ink initials G.

, definitively linking this to the early career of Gustavus W. Pach, who would go on to build the world-renowned Pach Brothers photography dynasty in New York. Some wear, no rips or tears.