American Civil War playing cards. Union Cards, New York: American Card Co., 1862, the complete deck of 52 playing cards, lithographed in blue and red, the suits are eagles and shields (blue), stars and American flags (red), courts (same in each suit) represent a colonel (kings), goddess of liberty (queens) and a major (jacks), ace of eagles has maker's details, most card faces have some light offsetting from the versos, few minor marks, 5 flags finger-soiled, ace & 6 stars creased, square corners, versos ornate blue design incorporating Union flags and shield, each card 90 x 63 mm, plus original box with lift-off lid, toned and somewhat soiled, 12 cards mounted with photo corners onto a display board (54.5 x 40cm), encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of board), the remainder in a plastic bag (Quantity: 1) Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis. Fournier, North America 35; Hargrave, pp.343-344; Hochman W5; Willshire, Varia 247. These cards, designed by Benjamin W. Hitchcock, were produced during the American Civil War and clearly were intended for sale in the Union states. Willshire rather amusingly describes them as 'of very vulgar character'. In 1863 the American Card Company produced another pack of these cards, but in that later pack the court cards have no background.
American Civil War playing cards. Union Cards, New York: American Card Co., 1862, the complete deck of 52 playing cards, lithographed in blue and red, the suits are eagles and shields (blue), stars and American flags (red), courts (same in each suit) represent a colonel (kings), goddess of liberty (queens) and a major (jacks), ace of eagles has maker's details, most card faces have some light offsetting from the versos, few minor marks, 5 flags finger-soiled, ace & 6 stars creased, square corners, versos ornate blue design incorporating Union flags and shield, each card 90 x 63 mm, plus original box with lift-off lid, toned and somewhat soiled, 12 cards mounted with photo corners onto a display board (54.5 x 40cm), encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of board), the remainder in a plastic bag (Quantity: 1) Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis. Fournier, North America 35; Hargrave, pp.343-344; Hochman W5; Willshire, Varia 247. These cards, designed by Benjamin W. Hitchcock, were produced during the American Civil War and clearly were intended for sale in the Union states. Willshire rather amusingly describes them as 'of very vulgar character'. In 1863 the American Card Company produced another pack of these cards, but in that later pack the court cards have no background.
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