November 23, 2008
Cartes-De-Visites (CDVs), were part of a major shift in the 1860’s from glass and metal photographic media to treated paper mounted on cardstock. Cheaper than daguerreotypes and tintypes, CDVs (which originated in France) made photography accessible to more people and were ideal for giving out at social visits as gifts or calling cards. These 2.5 by 4 inch prints also became the standard medium for photos of soldiers.
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Cdv Album 11th Missouri Infantry Regiment W/28 Soldiers$666.00 Ends Sunday 5 bids
1864 Us Navy Civil War Sailor Cdv Photo & Revenue Stamp$381.55 Ends Monday 9 bids
Cdv Confederate Officer Pettigrew? Civil War$227.50 Ends in 11 hours 5 bids
Civil War Cdv: Id'd 14th Ct, Wia-dow / 2nd Corps Badge.$203.61 Ends Tuesday 7 bids
200 Pc. Wonderful Cdv's European Old Cdv Photo Lot &&&$149.99 Ends Tuesday 1 bid
Cdv Confederate Officer Colms 1st Tenn Civil War$132.50 Ends in 11 hours 7 bids
Cdv Signed Roswell C Harris ~ Signal Officer 21st Maine$115.00 Ends Tuesday 1 bid
Mormon Photographs Signed Brigham Young Cdv No Reserve$113.53 Ends Monday 6 bids
Cdv.identified N.y. Officer With 6th Army Corps Badge.$107.38 Ends in 1 hour 3 bids
Civil War Cdv John Wilkes Booth Lincoln Assassin Nr$103.50 Ends Wednesday 13 bids
Cdv Photo Of West Virginia Colonel Joseph Thoburn$99.99 Ends Tuesday 2 bids
Cdv Frederick Chatard ~ Confederate Naval Commander$95.00 Ends Tuesday 1 bid
Cdv General Alexander Mcdowell Mccook$95.00 Ends Tuesday 1 bid
Cdv Civil War John C. Carnes Carns Des Moines, Ia Iowa$78.77 Ends in 13 hours 4 bids
Civil War Officer & His Unusual Hat From Wisconsin Cdv$75.00 Ends in 16 hours 1 bid
Rare Original Antique Abraham Lincoln Cdv Unknown #$75.00 Ends Tuesday 9 bids
Full Victorian Cdv & Cabinet Album W 88 Photos Nr$73.44 Ends Monday 3 bids
Fine Cdv And Tintype Of Cats, 2 19thc Images$64.00 Ends in 11 hours 9 bids
Samoa Tonga Cdv Of Native Man With Artifacts 1870/80$59.99 Ends Thursday 1 bid
Samoa Tonga Cdv Native Prisoner In Handcuffs 1870/80$59.99 Ends Thursday 1 bid
Samoa Tonga Cdv Of Native Group 3 People 1870/80$59.99 Ends Thursday 1 bid
Cdv Military Man Signed W. Smith Brady's$57.09 Ends Tuesday 2 bids
Civil War Cdv Photograph Named Brawlier$56.44 Ends Sunday 3 bids
Carte De Visite Maori Cdv C D V New Zealand Native$50.00 Ends in 9 hours 1 bid
Civil War Pair Of Cdv's Of The Same Soldier$49.99 Ends Saturday 1 bid
3 Cdv Photos Oban Scotland C1860s By Stewart$49.95 Ends in 4 hours 1 bid
Unusual Cdv Of Man W Ghost Image Of Benjamin Franklin$49.95 Ends in 5 hours 1 bid
Cdv Ass't Surgeon John Meigs, 1st Vermont Artillery$49.66 Ends in 6 hours 5 bids
Large Full Victorian Cdv & Cabinet Album W 89 Photos Nr$48.00 Ends Monday 5 bids
Cdv Military Man Signed L Shaw ? 1st Lt.56 Regt Pvv$46.09 Ends Tuesday 3 bids
Civil War Cdv Photo Id'd 91st Pennsylvania Infantry $46.00 Ends in 11 hours 6 bids
Antique Photo Album Ogden Holt Family Cdv Cabinet Twins$45.44 Ends Thursday 6 bids
Cdv Photo 2 Asian Men W Fans & Book? Portland Oregon Or$44.44 Ends Tuesday 2 bids
Tintype Cdv Photo Album - Fort Plain, Upstate Ny$43.00 Ends Tuesday 3 bids
Original Civil War Soldier Cdv Photo Ohio Vol Hvy Art$42.95 Ends in 12 hours 4 bids
Maori Carte De Visite New Zealand Moori Cdv C D V $41.00 Ends in 9 hours 3 bids
Cdv Id'd Federal Soldier With Hancock's Corps Badge$41.00 Ends Tuesday 4 bids
Charles Parnell, Irish Nationalist Politician Cdv$40.74 Ends Tuesday 14 bids
Civilwar Cdv Photo Confederateofficer Missouri/tennesse$40.00 Ends Tuesday 1 bid
Pair Of Cdv Photos Of Philippine Native Man And Woman$39.55 Ends in 1 hour 8 bids
1864 Civil War Era Album Worcester Mass 25 Cdv's$39.00 Ends in 11 hours 10 bids
Cdv Soldier Plug Hat, 4-button Blouse Groton Ny 109 Ny?$39.00 Ends in 11 hours 1 bid
Civil War Soldier Cdv American Flag In Background$39.00 Ends in 10 hours 6 bids
Victorian Leather Bound Photo Album + 32 Cdv Photos$37.03 Ends Wednesday 1 bid
Victorian Leather Bound Photo Album + 50 Cdv Photos$37.03 Ends Monday 1 bid
1870 Hamburg American Line Cdv Photo Card & Deck Plan$33.00 Ends Monday 5 bids
Cdv France Superb St. Malo Shipping View 1870$32.00 Ends Tuesday 12 bids
1860s Id'd Civil War Officer Cdv Photo Zouave Chasseur$31.00 Ends Monday 4 bids
Peru, 5 Cdv Cards Inc. By Courret Hermanos, Nadar$30.00 Ends Thursday 1 bid
Cdv Russian Grand Duke On His 1870's Visit To Us$30.00 Ends Monday 1 bid
1860's Civilwar Union Navycaptain J.hastings Cdv Photo$29.99 Ends Tuesday 1 bid
Tinted Cdv Photo Card Players? Italy C1860s$29.95 Ends in 5 hours 1 bid
1880 Barnum Circus Trapeze Artist Cdv Photo O'brien Bro$29.00 Ends Monday 4 bids
Abolitionist Wendell Phillips Signed Letter 1859 W/ Cdv$28.50 Ends in 42 mins 5 bids
Civil War San Francisco Sanitary Fund Adv Cdv Tradecard$28.00 Ends Thursday 2 bids
4 Cdv Performers, Barnum Circus Occupational Nr$27.00 Ends in 11 hours 3 bids
