This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/28/2020
Union Card Manufactory Playing Cards. New York, ca. 1855. 52. Ace of Spades with eagle design and the text: “Union Card Manufactory/177 & 179 Grand St. N.Y.” One-way courts. Hochman NY20. 5C married from a different deck; a few cards with creases and closed tears, evenly browned and soiled. Rare. The deck is identical to the Huestis & Levy deck (Hochman NY19) except that the name is changed. Hochman notes that the Huestis & Levy deck was the first to feature courts printed in five colors.