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2023 • January
Llombart pattern playing cards from Germany
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by Paul Symons
made in Leipzig in the early 19th. century
Tarot of the Everlasting Day - AI Generated Tarot
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by Adam Wintle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) generated tarot deck produced by Marcus Katz. Is this science fiction or the future of tarot?
Sushi playing cards
Sushi playing cards illustrating different types and styles of sushi, USA, 2004.
Key West and the Florida Keys
Key West and the Florida Keys playing cards with photography by Werner J. Bertsch and Larry Lipsky.
73: Fakes, Forgeries and Tax Evasion
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by Ken Lodge
When there are official taxes to pay, people will find a way to avoid paying them - often illegally.
Vanity Fair 1868-1914
Vanity Fair 1868-1914 playing cards published by Billy Bembo, United Kingdom, 1995.
Tokyo Disneyland Playing Cards
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by Adam Wintle
Disney themed playing cards featuring Mickey Mouse and his friends; available at Tokyo Disneyland in 1987.
Japanese McDonald’s Playing Cards
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by Adam Wintle
McDonald’s Playing Cards for the Japanese market featuring McDonald's characters that appear in commercials and merchandise.
Lifesaving Earthquake Safety Tips
54 Lifesaving earthquake safety tips playing cards produced by the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, USA, 2005.
Jack Daniel’s Playing Cards
Jack Daniel’s™ Old Nº7 Gentlemen’s playing cards produced by Hoyle Products, USA, 1994.
The British Royal visit to India playing cards
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by Paul Symons
printed in Spain for British India in 1911.
Knot playing cards
Knot playing cards intended to teach a variety of useful and interesting knots, USA, 2000.
Heisey Glass Museum
National Heisey Glass Museum playing cards featuring artistic glass tableware and figurines, USA, 2006.
Cards Eh!
“Cards Eh!” playing cards with general information about Canada produced by JK Productions of Richmond, British Columbia in 2002.
Get Bear Smart
“Get Bear Smart” playing cards published by the Get Bear Smart Society, Canada, 2005.
Guarro y Cia Catalan pattern
Catalan pattern (‘Escudo de Barcelona’) with youthful courts and attractive colouring.
Alejo Gabarró Catalan pattern
Alejo Gabarró “El Cuervo” Catalan pattern playing cards, Igualada, Spain, c.1904.
Love is a smoke
‘Love is a smoke’ (Classic edition) fantasy playing cards produced by Passione, Italy, 2015.
Chinese Opera Masks Playing Cards 脸谱
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by Adam Wintle
Three different packs of cards featuring traditional Chinese face painting and Chinese opera masks.
Romeo and Juliet
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by Simon Wintle
Unbranded ‘Romeo and Juliet’ backs by Russell Playing Card Company, c.1911.
Interhotel playing cards
Interhotel playing cards printed by Obchodni Tiskárny (OTK), Prague, and published by the Interhotel chain in 1972.
The Place of the Fool
This paper considers three questions relating to the Fool-card in the tarot-pack.
Carte Méthodique
Reproduction of a French pack by François Silvestre intended to teach heraldry, produced in Paris in 1712.
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Oude Kunst (Old Art) playing cards with Wüst courts
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by Paul Symons
made for export to the Netherlands.
Spielkarten in Bromsilber-Photographie
“Spielkarten in Bromsilber-Photographie” facsimile edition by Vito Arienti of Edizioni del Solleone, Italy, 1983.
The Bird by Kings Wild Project
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by Adam Wintle
Originally titled Oriole Playing Cards, based on a deck produced by The New York Consolidated Card Company in 1912.
Bible playing cards featuring the life of Jesus
Bible playing cards featuring the life of Jesus, USA, 2008.
TikTok Tarot
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by Adam Wintle
TikTok Tarot is a unique tarot deck that puts a modern spin on the Rider-Waite format; with TikTok-inspired artwork that appeals to younger audiences.
Chinese Money-Suited Playing Cards from the British Museum
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by Adam Wintle
This deck of Chinese playing cards, donated to the British Museum in 1896, is believed to have been popularised during the Qing era (1644-1911).
Obama Presidential playing cards, 2012
Obama Presidential re-election playing cards published by Parody Productions LLC of Cincinnati, Ohio, 2012.