Playing Cards from Colombia
Impuesto de Timbre para Naipes
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by Simon Wintle
EL CONGRESO DE COLOMBIA. LEY 69 DE 1946, por la cual se elevan las tarifas de algunos impuestos indirectos y se dictan otras disposiciones.
Latin American Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
Playing cards had been introduced to the Americas with explorers such as Columbus or Cortés, whose fellow countrymen were keen gamblers. Cards were imported from Spain since the 16th century. Local production usually imitated Spanish cards.
Naipe Cantaclaro
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by Simon Wintle
A colourful version of the Spanish Catalan pattern from Colombia, with a crowing cockerel on the 4 of cups.