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Kashmir Playing Cards

Kashmir Playing Cards

Kashmir playing cards designed by Lev Liberman and printed by Printissa, Saint Petersburg, 2005.

  • 2005
Maori playing cards

Maori playing cards

Maori playing cards from New Zealand.

Saint Petersburg vintage playing cards

Saint Petersburg vintage playing cards

Saint Petersburg vintage photography playing cards.

Logger-Reno

Logger-Reno

A tribute to the logging industry with suits of trees and trucks.

  • 1979
Madam Luck

Madam Luck

“Madam Luck” playing cards designed by B. Adziev, 1998.

  • 1998
Novosibirsk Fair

Novosibirsk Fair

Novosibirsk Fair playing cards designed by Sergei A. Grebennikov, Russia, 1997.

  • 1997
Virginia Slims

Virginia Slims

Tasteful advertising pack promoting Virginia Slims cigarettes.

  • 1985
Kolotushki

Kolotushki

Kolotushki playing cards designed by Vitalii Buslovskikh, Russia, 2000.

  • 2000
Flickers playing cards

Flickers playing cards

Stills from MGM films from the golden age of Hollywood.

  • 1974
Lubok playing cards

Lubok playing cards

Lubok playing cards designed by Victor M. Sveshnikov. Russia, 1984.

  • 1984
South Africa Souvenir

South Africa Souvenir

Photographic views of South Africa and Rhodesia.

  • 1910
Soviet propaganda posters

Soviet propaganda posters

Propaganda posters of the Soviet Union.

Cartes Marbrées

Cartes Marbrées

A provincial variant of the French ‘Paris’ pattern produced by Daveluy c.1850-1895.

  • 1850
Tarot Junior Walt Disney

Tarot Junior Walt Disney

A Disney version of the French Tarot game aimed at younger players.

  • 1979
Russian Federation

Russian Federation

Russian Federation pack featuring leading political figures of the time, c.2000.

  • 2000
French External Trade Organization

French External Trade Organization

Promoting the elegance and quality of a range of French products.

  • 1979
Komandirskie [Commanders]

Komandirskie [Commanders]

‘Komandirskie’ military-themed playing cards from Russia, 1997.

  • 1997
Pack of Prejudice

Pack of Prejudice

A political pack produced by the Countryside Alliance about a ban on hunting.

  • 2003
Scenic Views of New Zealand

Scenic Views of New Zealand

A ‘Rangitira’ souvenir showing 52 different scenic views of the North and South Islands of New Zealand.

  • 1985
Birds of Nepal

Birds of Nepal

Birds of Nepal with photos by P. Pradhan, 2010.

  • 2010
The Times of Kamehameha The Great

The Times of Kamehameha The Great

Figures from Hawaiian history and scenes of everyday life designed by Joseph Feher.

  • 1984
SilkAir

SilkAir

SilkAir was a Singaporean regional airline and a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Airlines.

Trip or Trap

Trip or Trap

Fighting drug abuse in the flower power era using humour and ridicule.

  • 1970
Periodic Table playing cards

Periodic Table playing cards

Periodic Table playing cards produced by Synheme Inc., Canada, c. 2006-2007.

  • 2006
Sigma Coatings

Sigma Coatings

Advertising pack for a company supplying marine paints.

  • 1971
Singapore Trump

Singapore Trump

“Singapore Trump” playing cards designed by Yasuko Senshu.

Beauty

Beauty

Pin-up pack closely resembling the more famous one called “Darling”.

  • 1955
52 Faces of Nepal playing cards

52 Faces of Nepal playing cards

52 Faces of Nepal playing cards produced by Himalayan MapHouse, Kathmandu.

All 14 Highest Mountains, Nepal

All 14 Highest Mountains, Nepal

All the 14 Highest Mountain Peaks, Nepal.

Renaissance Playing cards made by C.L.Wüst

Renaissance Playing cards made by C.L.Wüst

Rococo style playing cards from Frankfurt.

  • 1880
English pattern by Bielefelder Spielkarten

English pattern by Bielefelder Spielkarten

Standard designs by Bielefelder Spielkarten GmbH, Bielefeld, Germany, c1966.

  • 1966
Maine Souvenir playing cards

Maine Souvenir playing cards

Maine the Pine Tree State souvenir playing cards, 1900.

  • 1900
Masuo Ikeda

Masuo Ikeda

Striking, colourful designs by the Japanese artist Masuo Ikeda.

  • 1977
Pack of dogs

Pack of dogs

Pack of dogs playing cards with portraits by Gina Andrews, England, 2017.

  • 2017
Politically Incorrect Happy Families

Politically Incorrect Happy Families

A Happy Families set with many differences from a conventional one.

  • 2014
Unnamed Scenic aces of Rio de Janeiro

Unnamed Scenic aces of Rio de Janeiro

Cards made by C.L.Wüst of Germany for Brazil

  • 1915
Great Romances of the 20th Century

Great Romances of the 20th Century

Famous stars featured in series two and three of this BBC programme.

  • 2000
52 Chess Openings

52 Chess Openings

52 chess openings published by SynHeme Inc., Canada.

  • 2008
Wimmera Playing Cards

Wimmera Playing Cards

Different scenes from the Wimmera region of Victoria, Australia, drawn by Colin Daniels.

  • 1981
Hillbaggers Top 52 playing cards

Hillbaggers Top 52 playing cards

Hillbaggers Top 52 playing cards designed by Caroline McCann, 2019.

  • 2019
Whales and Friends

Whales and Friends

Whales and penguins as seen through the eyes of marine life artist Robert Wyland.

  • 1985
Tobago playing cards

Tobago playing cards

Tobago playing cards designed by Boriss Mitins, 2004.

  • 2004
Luxembourg Souvenir

Luxembourg Souvenir

54 scenic views of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

  • 2006
Adolph Wulff Kort No.70

Adolph Wulff Kort No.70

Playing cards for Denmark made by C.L. Wüst

  • 1900
Hawaiian Souvenir playing cards

Hawaiian Souvenir playing cards

Hawaiian Souvenir playing cards, 1901.

  • 1901
Baraja Maya

Baraja Maya

Original designs inspired by Mayan art and culture published by Fernando Güemes, Mexico.

  • 1975
Jamaican trivia playing cards

Jamaican trivia playing cards

Jamaican trivia playing cards created by Emprezz Mullings, 2011.

  • 2011
Naipe Centenario

Naipe Centenario

Latin American designs by Productora de Naipes y Confetti (Pronaco), S.A., Mexico, c1980.

  • 1980
Lost Boys

Lost Boys

Designs created on the occasion of a chess tournament in Antwerp, 1997.

  • 1997
The Great Storm

The Great Storm

The Great Storm, Israel, 2003

  • 2003
Stainless steel playing cards

Stainless steel playing cards

Out-of-the-ordinary set in an unusual container.

  • 2005
Africa playing cards

Africa playing cards

According to the United Nations there are 54 countries on the continent of Africa

  • 2012
Drum playing cards

Drum playing cards

Drum playing cards depicting demographically diverse Africans of different ethnicities.

Roche

Roche

Advertising pack for the Swiss-based healthcare company.

  • 1980
African Renaissance Deck

African Renaissance Deck

African Renaissance Deck published for Nkosi's Haven, South Africa, 2000.

  • 2000
Queen High Equality Deck

Queen High Equality Deck

A women’s liberation deck described as “A New Deck For A New Deal”.

  • 1971
Popular Fine Art Litho Works

Popular Fine Art Litho Works

A standard English pack and one adapted for magic tricks by Popular Fine Art Litho Works Ltd., Bombay, India.

  • 1970
Wüst playing cards with International scenic aces

Wüst playing cards with International scenic aces

A rarely seen pack of cards

  • 1900
Banco Borges & Irmão

Banco Borges & Irmão

Commemorating the centenary of a Portuguese bank, depicting historical figures.

  • 1984