Vintage CDV photo Wonderful Young Boy posing Lewis Studio South haven Michigan

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Up for AUCTION today is a great old 9 x 6 photo of a Wonderful youn g boy posing for a portrait. It is called a CDV photo which is French carte de visite or visiting card. This style of antique photography took over in popularity from the daguerreotype or ambrotype of the 1840's and 1850's . It is from Lew is St udio of South Haven Mich igan. There is writing on the back- name "Harry (or Larry or Carry) Raymond Holmes Aged 12 y rs. 9 mths." . I have another one listed that I think is the brother to this one. Wonderful addition to your collection. It is in EXCELLENT SHAPE as you can tell by the pictures. Check out the picturesWe have a SMOKE FREE home Check out the pictures. PLEASE READ BEFORE YOU BID . I'm a firm believer in honesty and integrity and I try give an honest description of all my items so please read it carefully and look at all the pics before you place a bid. I will address any issue in a professional and courteous manner and in a timely fashion. I am not a dealer, just a collector who loves going to auctions and estate sales but I just can't keep everything I buy. I do describe my items with as much accuracy and detail as I can and research any Vintage or Antique items I sell before I list them. But I am not an expert so be sure to research the item you are bidding on yourself. I usually include any interesting information I find about these items for the buyer. If you need anymore information or additional photos, please contact me and I will be more than happy to provide you with any I have. Unless stated otherwise, you can assume everything I sell is used or pre-owned. I do not attempt to clean Vintage or Antique items as I do not want to ruin the patina or finish on them so I leave that to the buyer to use their own special cleaning products. I ONLY ACCEPT PAYMENT BY PAYPAL IMMEDIATE PAYMENT IS REQUIRED WITHIN 5 DAYS OF AUCTION -JUST LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED MORE TIME. PLEASE READ THIS VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION: ~ whether you are shopping with me or any other seller, please be aware that you are being asked to grade us using a star system where it appears that four is fair and five is satisfactory. On the other hand, we are now being told that four is not good enough If you have any issue with any item I sell PLEASE, contact me BEFORE,leaving feedback.I work very hard to keep 100% feedback and will work with you in any way I can to make sure our transactions are smooth, quick and pleasant. I know it's very hard to give the most possible for shipping, when shipping costs are so high but, please understand when rating me that shipping charges and shipping times are completely out of my control. Thanks for taking the time to better inform yourself and hopefully you as a buyer can have a better understanding of the selling process on eBay! I have addresses in Canada and the US and sometimes I have to ship from Canada. Canadian shipping costs are higher than US and they do not have media mail. I charge actual shipping costs so I ask you to give a fair rating when leaving feedback especially on shipping times and charges, I know everyone feels they are too high and I also feel that way but I can't control them so I ask you to be fair and not penalize me for the Canadian Postal Rates when leaving me feedback. Thank you. WE DO SHIP WORLDWIDE, WE DO COMBINE SHIPPING, SHIPPING CHARGES ARE ONLY AN ESTIMATE TAKEN FOR THOSE CLOSER TO MY LOCATION. IT MAY BE CHEAPER OR A LITTLE MORE EXPENSIVE DEPENDING ON YOUR EXACT LOCATION. IF YOU WANT TO KNOW EXACT SHIPPING CHARGES PLEASE EMAIL ME AND I WILL QUOTE YOU FOR YOUR LOCATION. IF YOU CHOSE TO PAY WITHOUT WAITING FOR AN INVOICE I CANNOT REFUND THE AMOUNT IF IT IS CHEAPER SO PLEASE DO NOT PAY UNTIL I SEND TOTAL AMOUNT WITH CORRECT SHIPPING CHARGES THANKS SO MUCH. read more

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