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Annapurna

Annapurna

Annapurna playing cards produced and published by Himalayan MapHouse, Kathmandu, Nepal.

El Al Airlines

El Al Airlines

Pack designed by Jean David (1908-93) for El Al Airlines. The courts are named after Biblical characters.

Playing cards for the Bombay Market

Playing cards for the Bombay Market

An interesting pack of playing cards with illustrated Indian aces made "Specially for the Bombay Market", c.1915.

Conrad Jegel proof sheets

Conrad Jegel proof sheets

Two uncut German-suited proof sheets by Conrad Jegel, Nuremberg.

Fantasy Bavarian pack

Fantasy Bavarian pack

An early Bavarian-style deck by Johann Conrad Jegel, Nürnberg, Germany , c.1835.

Jean Noblet Tarot de Marseille

Jean Noblet Tarot de Marseille

Jean Noblet: the oldest known ‘Tarot de Marseille’ deck, Paris, c.1650.

Luxury Collectable Playing Cards

Luxury Collectable Playing Cards

Luxury packs of cards have been produced since the 15th century, a trend that is very popular among collectors today.

Dutch costume playing cards

Dutch costume playing cards

Dutch costume playing cards made for the Dutch market in the second half of the 19th century.

The Kiss, 1808

The Kiss, 1808

‘Aphorisms on the Kiss’ published by C. A. Solbrig, Leipzig, 1808.

Royal Cards Reign of Queen Anne

Royal Cards Reign of Queen Anne

“Royal Cards Reign of Queen Anne” cover historical events, both honourable and treacherous, during the period 1702 to 1704.

Hall & Son

Hall & Son

Hall & Son