Andrew Dougherty 1870s Patriotic playing card complete 52 deck Flag Back Antique For Sale

Andrew Dougherty 1870s Patriotic playing card complete 52 deck Flag Back Antique. Antique cards are in good condition with some stains and scrapes. Four of Hearts is missing corner. Please see photos for condition.Andrew Dougherty didn\'t start manufacturing double-ended court cards until he built his new facility at 76–80 Centre Street in 1872. Because your deck features these reversible face cards alongside the 34-star Civil War flag back, you have what collectors refer to as an 1870s Patriotic Reissue.During the Civil War, prominent New York card maker Andrew Dougherty issued a special edition of his trademark \"American Cards\" adorned with the Union\'s stars and stripes. This move was directly done in rebuke to his English competitors, Goodall & Son of London, who were manufacturing playing cards draped in the Confederate flag to sell to the blockaded Southern states.Dougherty kept his popular Civil War-era flag printing plates active long after the war ended to satisfy public demand for patriotic Americana.

• No Numbers in Corners (Circa 1872–1875): Early cards out of the Centre Street factory were double-ended but strictly lacked corner numbers. If your cards have totally blank corners, this is highly desirable for collectors.