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2024 • July
1968 Worshipful Company Pack
Commemorating the Games of the XIX Olympiad, Mexico, 1968 (Master: Michael J. Amberg).
Royal Britain
Pack devised by Pietro Alligo depicting English monarchs from Alfred the Great to Elizabeth II.
7 Familles Le Manège Enchanté
The Magic Roundabout characters on a jeu de 7 familles designed by James Hodges.
Hand-drawn set of 52 playing cards
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by Simon Wintle
An imaginatively hand-drawn set of 52 playing cards by an amateur artist, 18th century.
Grunwald 1410 – The Battle of Tannenberg
Details from the famous painting of the Battle of Grunwald (1410) by the Polish painter Jan Matejko.
Het Olympisch kaart- en kwartetspel
Dual-purpose set featuring photos of sporting figures from the Netherlands on every card.
Battles in Mexico, 1847
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by Simon Wintle
Uncut proof sheet with Mexican Battle scenes on the aces and portraits of American generals on the court cards.
Medieval Heraldry
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by Ian Taylor
53 cards of original hand painted prints taken from medieval manuscripts.
Famous Faces playing cards
Images of the great and the good to be found in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Star Trek® – The Original Series
Promotional pack for CIC Video with characters and starships from the original series of Star Trek.
Paris 2024 Olympics 3
Paris Games mascot Phryge engaged in different sports in a Happy Families-type game.
Go Go Gorillas!
Go Go Gorillas! charity playing cards sponsored by the Eastern Daily Press and the Norwich Evening News.
Paris 2024 Olympics 2
A standard French Tarot game pack with passing references to the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games.
Colonial Art
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by Ian Taylor
A collection of 53 pieces of art showcasing detailed scenes from early American colonial life.
Paris 2024 Olympics 1
Modern Paris pattern courts, special ace and jokers for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Joseph Sürch, Engraver
Joseph Sürch, a prominent Viennese engraver, made significant contributions to card sheet engraving and is renowned for his work on various tarock decks.
Double-ended German-suited pack by Josef Glanz, Vienna.
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by Simon Wintle
From the British Museum collection.
Piatnik’s 200th Anniversary
A special philatelic souvenir for Piatnik’s 200th anniversary, combining playing cards and postage stamps.
Playing cards with prints by Sumio Kawakami
Woodblock print designs created by Sumio Kawakami in 1938-9, each card having a different illustration.
Trappola pack by Joseph Glanz
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by Simon Wintle
Double-ended Trappola pack by Joseph Glanz, Vienna, late 19th century.
Baraja de la Cocina Española
A celebration of Spanish gastronomy, with designs by Silja Götz employing non-standard suits.
Animal Kingdom
Crafted by Hatch Design and benefitting the World Wildlife Fund, animal heads replace the traditional courts.
Printing Presses
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by Simon Wintle
Antique printing presses from the Turnhout Playing Card Museum collection.
Ganjifa - Playing Cards from India
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by Paul Bostock
Indian playing cards, known as Ganjifa, feature intricate designs with twelve suits and are traditionally hand-painted.
Moguls, Highlanders and Merry Andrews
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by Paul Bostock
Discover the historic origins and evolution of card naming and quality designations like ‘Moguls’ and ‘Highlanders’ in playing cards.
Hand-drawn transformation cards, c1875
A complete set of hand-drawn transformation cards from c1875, using a standard De La Rue pack.
Deportivo Alavés 1921-2021
Drawings by Guillem Bosch of famous Alavés footballers in celebration of the club’s centenary.
Art pack II, Austria
Renaissance portraits by Albrecht Dürer, Lucas Cranach, Hans Holbein, Barthel Beham, Christoph Amberger and many others.
Tarot – Images du Pays Basque
Seventy-eight photographic images of the French Basque Country on a pack for playing the game of Tarot.