Playing Cards from Belgium
Biermans for the Estanco de Naipes del Peru
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by Simon Wintle
Standard Genoese pattern with French indices made by Biermans for Cigarrillo Holiday and the Estanco de Naipes del Perú.
Biermans Genoese pattern
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by Matt Probert
Biermans Genoese pattern for Clayson agricultural machinery, late 1960s.
Blake et Mortimer – La Marque Jaune
Blake and Mortimer comic strip characters created by Edgar P. Jacobs.
Boerenbond Veevoeders
Promotional deck designed by Ray Goossens for the Boerenbond farmers’ union, c.1968.
Bongoût
One of the outstanding and most popular packs made by the Turnhout cardmakers was the Bongoût type. Special scenic Aces could be added to packs according to the client’s preferences.
British Airways Concorde
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by Matt Probert
British Airways Concorde playing cards made in Belgium by Carta Mundi, before 2003.
Brussels Euro Joker Club 1998
Brussels Euro Joker Club's 10th Anniversary deck, with artwork by Yvette Cleuter, was produced in a limited, signed and numbered edition of 400 copies.
Carta Mundi
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by Simon Wintle
Carta Mundi was founded in Turnhout on 27 June 1970 by pooling the production and sales facilities of the three surviving companies: Brepols, Van Genechten and Leonard Biermans.
Cartes de Conversation
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by Simon Wintle
Question and answer game printed by Daveluy, Bruges. Each card contains a question (Q.) and an answer (R.).
Cartes de Luxe (1877) facsimile
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by Simon Wintle
‘Cartes de Luxe’ first published by Biermans in 1877 was reproduced in facsimile by Amstel Beer in c.1980.
Cartes Marbrées
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by Simon Wintle
A provincial variant of the French ‘Paris’ pattern produced by Daveluy c.1850-1895.
Cartes Universelles
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by Simon Wintle
Four Continents fantasy playing cards by Daveluy, Bruges, Belgium, 1860-1885.
Chi Chi Pai
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by Simon Wintle
Chinese “Chi Chi Pai” Playing Cards by Mesmaekers Frères for Far East market.