Union Cards. Civil War Playing Cards

by Civil War

$4,500 · Offered by Heritage Book Shop

New York: Benjamin W. Hitchcock, 1862. New York: Benjamin W. Hitchcock, 1862.A complete deck of 52 Civil War playing cards. Each card standard size 3 9/16 x 2 1/2 inches; 91 x 63 mm . The usual suits are replaced with National Emblems including blue Federal eagles, blue 13-star shields, red stars, and red American flags. Jacks are replaced by majors, Queens by the Goddess of Liberty, and Kings are replaced by

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