Figure 1.-- This German CD vwas taken in Bayreuth during 1877. Note the dark red thin single line.

There were many different types of borders. We have just begun to collect some of the different variations. The popularity of the different styles varied iver time and perhaps by country. The different border rules varied in number and width. And there were different colors. There was also guilding. We have just begun to collect these mounts and assess the chronology.

Rule Lines

Rule lines were very common on CDVs. The different border rules varied in number and width. We note thin lines, both single and double lines. We are not yet sure how useful the various alternatives are in establishing the date of the CDV. Single thin lines were very common. We note an American CDV with twin grey rules, a thick and thin line in 1865. We note a German CDV taken in 1877 with sinle thin dark red lines (figure 1). An American CDV on the previous page at a very early date had double thin line red borders. We believe this card was made in 1864. That date is based on the copyright, so it could have been a year or two later, but we know it was a Civil War-era card, because the back has a Federal revenue stamp. The border on the back was different from that on the front.

Border

Some CDVs had a colored border around the edge of the card rather than rule lines.

Colors

And there were different colors. Some seem to have a yellowish color. We are not sure if these are trur colors or come from the imaging.

Gilding

There was also guilding.

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