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American Card Co. Union Playing Cards.?New York, 1862. 52/52 + OB. Suit symbols replaced with national emblems designed by Benjamin W. Hitchcock: eagles, flags, shields and stars. The court cards are colonels as kings, goddess of liberty as queens, and majors as jacks. Hoch. W5. A bright and square example with a very good box showing usual wear (and minor splitting to upper section). Two-cent Washington revenue stamp with company name and date to lower portion of case. A classic pack printed at the height of the American Civil War.