Ten of Stars, Civil War Union Playing Card (Type Two), 1863 part There are a couple pf

There are a couple pf tiny flea bites to one post of the cage

If you look very closely

divided into three sections

2 3/4" x 1 1/2" x 3/4" and in very good condition

but then with a slightly wonky shape to the hanging loop/finial

Ten of Stars, Civil War Union Playing Card (Type Two), 1863 part There are a couple pfI've been thinking a lot about American history especially of late. I am currently in the middle of Ken Burns' series The American Revolution, which has had me better understanding how much the revolutionary period was as much a series of civil wars in this country as it was a war against England, and also about how inevitable The Civil War itself seems in retrospect, with tensions over slavery, and between regions, there from the very beginning.