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2022 • July
Russian Emperors
Russian Emperors playing cards / “Rossiiskie imperatory karty igral’nye” produced and illustrated by Aleksei Orleanskii, 2006.
Chernobyl Memorial Playing Cards
Chernobyl Memorial Playing Cards designed by Misery Development Ltd. / Nicolai Aaroe and printed in Ukraine by Noir Arts Playing Cards.
XV Century Spanish-suited playing cards
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by Simon Wintle
XV Century Spanish-suited playing cards with moorish influences
Lattmann No.9 playing cards
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by Paul Symons
with illustrated views of Dutch cities on the aces. This pack is for sale or exchange.
Dondorf Patience playing cards No.26
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by Paul Symons
Patience playing cards with children in historical costumes
Suvenirni Karti: XVII Storochchia
Warriors and Soldiers of the 17th century, produced in L’viv in 2010.
Ukrainian souvenir playing cards
Ukrains’ki karti gral’ni suvenirni / Ukrainian souvenir playing cards designed by Andrii Letn’ov, c.2012.
Eneida
This pack was designed by Oksana Ternavska and first published in 2011 as a supplement to the book "Eneida", a poem written by Ivan Kotliarevsky in 1798.
Juego de Naipes Andalusí
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by Simon Wintle
Andalusian playing cards designed by Marifé Montoya Carrillo with booklet by Jorge Lirola Delgado, 2012.
Billionaire Boys Club Playing Cards by Theory11
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by Adam Wintle
Limited edition luxury playing cards by Billionaire Boys Club and Theory 11.
Miniature French fashion playing cards
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by Paul Symons
Tiny 19th.century ‘Cartes Mignonnes’ playing cards depicting the fashions of the period
Languedoc pattern - Portrait de Languedoc
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by Simon Wintle
The old Languedoc pattern was known at the beginning of the seventeenth century, if not before.
Pierre Roiné Aluette
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by Simon Wintle
Archaic form of Aluette published by Pierre Roiné, Nantes, c.1785.
Jeu d'aluette by Fossorier, Amar et Cie
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by Simon Wintle
A very distinctive 48-card Spanish-suited pack is used to play Aluette.
Spanish pattern by Productos Leo, S.A.
Colourful Mexican version of standard Spanish designs, by Productos Leo, S.A., c.1980s.
Parisian Spanish pattern by Fossorier, Amar et Cie
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by Simon Wintle
‘Parisian’ Spanish pattern published by Fossorier, Amar et Cie (Paris), c.1902.
Inka Naipe Souvenir
54 colour photographs of costumes and artefacts connected with the Inca civilisation, unknown publisher, Arequipa, Peru.
“Abd-el-Kader” by Fossorier, Amar et Cie for Algeria
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by Simon Wintle
Spanish National pattern produced by Fossorier, Amar et Cie (Paris) for Algeria, around 1902.
The Grand Chinatown Edition by Riffle Shuffle Playing Card Co.
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by Adam Wintle
1920s gangster-themed playing cards, "The Grand", were produced by Kevin Yu under the Riffle Shuffle Playing Card Company brand name, after raising CAD$104,453 from 884 backers on Kickstarter in 2021.
Gas Shortages
Screenprint designs on an ever-topical subject, designed and made by Sallie Chinkes, 1979.
South Park Playing Cards
South Park characters and famous one-liners, by Carta Mundi for Hasbro Int. Inc., 2001.
Cadiz-Catalan style pack
High-quality standard designs by Sebastián Comas y Ricart, Barcelona, Spain, 1896.
Marie and Laurent’s Wedding
Wedding invitation and thank you card in the form of playing cards. France, 2019.
150 Years of Czechoslovakian Railways
Czech trains and railwayana from 1839 to 1989, made by Obchodní Tiskárny, Prague, Czechoslovakia.
Rzeszowskie Zakłady Farmaceutyczne “Polfa”
Photographs of pharmaceutical products, produced for RZF, Rzeszów, Poland, c.1995.
Bohemian pattern by Bonaparte
Standard Bohemian pattern designs by Bonaparte, Plzeň, Czech Republic, c.2000.
Bonaparte Bridge
Colourful international designs produced by Bonaparte, Plzeň, Czech Republic, c.2000.