Aparcero
Naipes Argentinos 'La Partida' y 'Aparcero' published by Obsequios Empresarios Argentinos, Santa Fe.
Naipes Aparcero
Obsequios Empresarios Argentinos
Formerly: Catamarca 3360 “B”, Santa Fe
and: Avda Belgrano 124 - 3er piso, Buenos Aires. www.oea-regalosunicos.com.ar
Naipes Argentinos ‘La Partida’ y ‘Aparcero’ are exclusive, registered designs published by Obsequios Empresarios Argentinos as an attractive promotional gift for companies. Packs are therefore mostly found with advertising on the reverse, and are accompanied by a leaflet explaining the source of the designs by Juan Arancio. The court cards depict indigenous South American tribes which are integral to Argentinian national identity. Currently packs are printed by Gráfica 2001 but in the past other printers have been involved.
Above: cards from a modern edition of Naipes Argentinos 'La Partida' y 'Aparcero' published by Obsequios Empresarios Argentinos, Santa Fe. , printed by Gráfica 2001. In earlier editions the typeface used for the indexes was a sans serif, whereas in this example it is a seriffed typeface.
Corporate Promotions
Above: Naipes Argentinos 'La Partida' y 'Aparcero' published by Obsequios Empresarios Argentinos, Santa Fe. for Mastercard, 1990.
Above: Naipes Argentinos 'La Partida' y 'Aparcero' published by Obsequios Empresarios Argentinos, Santa Fe. for Rati Salil analgesic and anti-inflammatory cream, 2007.
Above: Naipes Argentinos 'La Partida' y 'Aparcero' published by Obsequios Empresarios Argentinos, Santa Fe. for Sancor Seguros, 2007.
By Simon Wintle
Member since February 01, 1996
Founder and editor of the World of Playing Cards since 1996. He is a former committee member of the IPCS and was graphics editor of The Playing-Card journal for many years. He has lived at various times in Chile, England and Wales and is currently living in Extremadura, Spain. Simon's first limited edition pack of playing cards was a replica of a seventeenth century traditional English pack, which he produced from woodblocks and stencils.
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