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2012 • March
America Online Beach
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by Simon Wintle
America Online Beach playing cards, Spanish suit system, non-standard designs, 2006
Igor Domicelj, Buenos Aires, c.1945-55
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by Simon Wintle
Igor Domicelj commenced producing playing cards in c.1945. By the early 1950s the range had grown to include Naipes La Estrella, Barcelonesa, Chinita, La Española, Fantasio, Cartas Gitanas, Naipes Tipo Húngaro and a Jewish Quartet game.
Hungarian Seasons playing cards by G. Berger, Buenos Aires
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by Simon Wintle
Hungarian 'Seasons' playing cards made by G. Berger, Alsina 373, Buenos Aires c.1940
G. Berger, Buenos Aires, c.1935-50
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by Simon Wintle
Berger also produced a Hungarian-type "Seasons" pack with the brand name "La Estrella" and a six-pointed star logo, which was subsequently used by Domicelj and Vigor, suggesting some sort of business succession.
Naipes Tipo Húngaro
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by Simon Wintle
32 cards Hungarian "Seasons" pattern, with Argentinean tax stamp and trade mark of six-pointed star on 7 of bells, c.1955-60.
Naipes Barcelonesa by Vigor S.R.L., Bs As, 1960
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes Barcelonesa Spanish-suited playing cards manufactured by Vigor S.R.L., Buenos Aires, 1960.
Van Genechten
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by Simon Wintle
A. Van Genechten ran a flourishing business, supplying various kinds of cards both inside the country and abroad including England, Spain, France, Denmark, South-East Asia, China and Japan.