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2022 • August
Traditional Nomadic Life of Mongolia
Playing cards depicting paintings of Traditional Nomadic Life of Mongolia.
Bhutan, Land of the Thunder Dragon
Bhutan, Land of the Thunder Dragon: 52 pictures of Bhutan published by Knowledgecards.
Playing cards from Suriname
Playing cards reflecting the history and culture of Suriname, on the northeastern coast of South America.
Fernando Valenti
Designs by Italian artist Fernando Valenti issued to coincide with an exhibition of his work in 1986.
Les Cartes pour l'Égalité
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by Paul Symons
Playing cards for gender equality, created on the 500th anniversary of classic French cards
Malaya 1941-1942: King George VI currency notes
Playing cards featuring King George VI Currency Notes, Malaya 1941-1942.
Le Vieux Campeur
Advertising pack designed by James Hodges for a Parisian shop selling camping equipment.
Gorleben soll leben!
Skat deck produced by opponents of atomic energy and the dumping of radioactive waste.
Van Cleef & Arpels
Promotional pack created for Van Cleef & Arpels’ boutique in Geneva, Switzerland.
KOOKAÏ
Playing cards promoting ready-to-wear outfits for women, produced by Compte-Fil, Nantes, France, 1992.
East African Playing Cards no. 2
Colour photographs of East African wildlife published by the East Africa Tourist Travel Association, 1965.
Bicentenario della Rivoluzione Francese
Bicentenary of the French Revolution pack produced by Vannini, Florence, Italy, 1989.
National Costumes of Mongolia
National Costumes of Mongolia pack produced by the Wuyi Giant Colour Printing Co., Ltd.
C.L. Wüst English pattern comparison
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by Paul Symons
A review of the Ace of spades, court card, backs and joker of English pattern playing cards by Wüst from my collection.
Birds of Southern Africa
Sapra Studio Original playing cards beautifully illustrated with birds of Southern Africa.
Maisons-Alfort à la “Belle Epoque”
Celebrating 1,000 years of the town of Maisons-Alfort (988-1988) with designs by Henri Simoni.
Marionnettes Wayang
Striking Wayang puppet designs conceived by Youdi des Aubrys from Indonesia, 1985.
Bahamas in Colour playing cards
Bahamas in Colour playing cards produced by Executive Printers of the Bahamas Ltd., Nassau, 2010.
Topolino Fiat Cinquecento
Fully illustrated Italian Disney pack advertising the Fiat Cinquecento, made by Modiano, Trieste, Italy, 1993.
Reagan’s Rogues Gallery
A pack inspired by the Iran-Contra affair or Gipper-gate during the Reagan era, produced by R. Billingsley, USA, 1987.
Grand Slam
Limited edition gift set issued to mark the American Bicentennial, 1776-1976, produced by John Waddington Ltd and the Bristol Pottery for the British American Bicentenary Group, 1970.
The Great Indoors
“The Great Indoors” playing cards published by DesignWorks Ink, Nashville, USA, 2021.
Revolutionary playing cards
Revolutionary playing cards with decapitated courts published by ATYPYK, Paris, 2010.
Petit Etteilla cartomancy cards
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by Simon Wintle
“Petit Etteilla” cartomancy cards designed and published by Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, Paris c.1796
Nouvel Eteila ou le petit nécromancien
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by Simon Wintle
“Nouvel Eteila ou le petit nécromancien” cartomancy cards from France, late 18th century.
Peterhof souvenir playing cards
Peterhof souvenir playing cards (Petergof suvenirnye igral’nye karty) published by Mednyi Vsadnik (Bronze Horseman), St. Petersburg.
Dolls Gallery
Dolls Gallery / Galereia kukol : karty igral’nye / published by Varvara Skripkina, 2003.
Treasures of the Russian Museum
Treasures of the Russian Museum / Russkii Muzei : suvenirnye igral’nye karty.
Playing cards in Russian life
Playing cards in Russian life - Karty v zhizni Rossii - published by Aleksandr Lutkovskii in 2004.
Spot the Difference
Spot the Difference playing cards published in "Razvlekatel’naia Gazetka" newspaper, 1998-1999.
The world’s smallest playing cards
Samye malen’kie v mire igral’nye karty / The world’s smallest playing cards
Hunting playing cards
Hunting playing cards / “Okhotnich’i karty” with illustrations by the court artist Mihály Zichy.