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American Card Company's Union Playing Cards

National Emblems the suits are Eagles, Shields, Stars and Flags. Colonel in place of King. --- Goddess of Liberty for Queen, --- Major for Jack.

SKU: 10790 Type:

[Anonymous]
Cincinnati,
J. R. Hawley,
[c.1862].
Broadside printed in blue and red, some foxing and soiling, numerous mends and reinforcements to fold separations, with some small losses along folds and at intersections affecting the image in a few places, a few lines of manuscript in ink on verso.
485 by 310mm (19 by 12.25 inches).
10790

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"[The] American Card Company was operated by Benjamin W. Hitchcock, owner of a music and publishing business at 14 Chambers St., New York. The business consisted of sheet music, books, musical instruments, printing presses, and type. The time frame that Hitchcock printed playing cards is questionable, but assumed to be between 1862 and 1864 based upon their boxes and dates found on tax stamps...