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2010 • July
World’s Fair Souvenir
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by Simon Wintle
One of a series of Columbian Exposition Souvenir Playing Cards published during 1892-94 celebrating the 400th anniversary of Columbus' discovery of the Americas.
Casa Jacobo Peuser
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by Simon Wintle
Casa Jacobo Peuser was originally founded in 1867, and was involved in the importation of playing cards into Argentina during the period (approx.) c.1920-1950.
Naipes Casino Celuplastic
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by Simon Wintle
Justo Rodero produced plastic coated playing cards with the trade mark 'Celuplastic'. Apart from the different box design and four of cups, in all other respects packs were the same as their regular 'Naipes Casino' brand.
Fours of Cups
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by Simon Wintle
Over the years the company evolved, and changes in the company's name and address can be seen reflected in the information printed on the four of cups.
Naipes Casino “Poker”
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by Simon Wintle
Justo Rodero produced standard Anglo-American style playing cards, usually with the courts printed in red / black / yellow.
Naipes Casino Estilo Argentino
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes Casino Estilo Argentino by Justo Rodero with Gaucho suit symbols: the mate gourd, the sun, "facón" and gaucho club (palo borracho).
Naipes Habana
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by Simon Wintle
"Naipes Habana" Spanish-suited playing cards manufactured by Justo Rodero e Hijos S.R.L., with the date 1960 printed on the control slip.
Calendario Inka
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by Simon Wintle
“Calendario Inka” playing cards published by Power Casinos, Lima, Peru, c.2004.
Litográfica del Perú
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by Simon Wintle
Litográfica del Perú S.A. were manufacturers of playing cards in Peru sometime around the decades of the 1970s and/or 1980s.
Pepsamar advertising playing cards
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by Simon Wintle
Anglo-American style advertising playing cards made in Peru by Litográfica del Perú, c.1975, for Sydney Ross S.A. / Winthrop Pepsamar indigestion remedy.
Festal advertising playing cards
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by Simon Wintle
Festal advertising playing cards for Hoechst Peruana S.A.
Alfreds Scwedrevitz
This pack was issued during wartime, in 1936, under the name “Latvian Red Cross Cards No.7”.