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Three CDVs, Including Illinois BBGs: David Magee, Daniel McClure, Edwin McCook
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Three CDVs, Including Illinois BBGs: David Magee, Daniel McClure, Edwin McCook
4/30/2014 - Firearms and Militaria: Live Salesroom Auction
Lot of 3: Bvt. Brig. Gen. Daniel McClure, Chief Paymaster for Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin, received single brevet, carte lacks studio mark. Bvt. Brig. Gen. Edwin S. McCook, Col., 31st Illinois, received two brevets, CDV boldly autographed beneath portrait, with W.E. Rippey, Parkersburg, WV backmark and 2 cent revenue stamp. Bvt. Brig. Gen. David W. Magee, Col., 47th Illinois, received single brevet, CDV with Cole's Photographic Gallery, Peoria, IL backmark.
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