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Auction: 317 - The Collector's Series
Lot: 1038

Custer, George Armstrong [Custer, Elizabeth] 1)Envelope addressed to "Mrs Genl Custer / Monroe / Mich". Written in Custer's hand, thus a virtual autograph. Envelope, postmarked 'New York', torn at right end, which doesn't affect writing, excellent signature; Collection of photos relating to Elizabeth Custer: 2) Sepia print, 3 x 4" on Velox paper. An elderly Elizabeth seated in the parlor; 3) 6 x 4" sepia print of an elderly Libbie aboard ship; 4-7) 3 ½ x 3 ½" b&w prints of an elderly Mrs. Custer seated on the porch of the Monroe, Michigan house. These are numbered "259" on the back. Two are stuck together at top. Libbie probably gave these out as souvenirs to visitors; 8-11) Three photos and a postcard of the "Summer House" in Monroe, MI; 12) 4 ½ x 3 ½" sepia print of the Grand Rapids, Michigan home of Judge Daniel S. Bacon, the home in which Libbie grew up. The house's history is written on the back. Card frame for the Grand Rapids house photo has some scuffs; photos generally well-preserved, [12]
From the Custer "Shoebox" Collection"

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