American military officer and politician (1808–1889) who, after serving as a senator and US secretary of war, was the first and only president of the Confederacy, from 1861 until its collapse at the end of the Civil War. Original 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite bust portrait of Davis in his prime, signed in the lower border in black ink, “Yrs truly, Jeffer. Davis.” In very good condition, with moderate overall soiling (affecting image and signature), a small dark stain to the right border, rounded corners, and mounting remnants to reverse. Davis is extremely rare in signed photos and this is a much younger pose than typically seen. RR Auction COA.
