Spanish Suited (Any pattern)
Playing Cards from Mexico
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by Simon Wintle
MEXICO shares a long tradition with Spain in the field of playing cards. The Estanco de Naipes (playing-card monopoly) was established in 1576.
Playing Cards in Cuba
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by Simon Wintle
During the colonial years and afterwards, Spanish-suited packs were imported into Cuba.
Playing Cards in El Salvador
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by Simon Wintle
Cards were first imported to Central America from Spain, although local production has always existed. Today El Salvador has some local production of playing cards, which are often of rudimentary quality.
Playing Cards in Honduras
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by Simon Wintle
Honduras shares a long tradition with Spain in the field of playing cards.
Quercia y Possi, Buenos Aires 1815-16
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by Simon Wintle
José Maria Quercia y Possi was an Italian immigrant who joined the Chilean Independence army. He set up a playing card factory in Argentina in 1815 known as "Fábrica de Buenos Aires".
S. Giráldez, Barcelona
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by Simon Wintle
Standard Spanish Catalan pattern playing cards by S. Giráldez, Barcelona, c.1905.
Significado de los Naipes Españoles
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by Simon Wintle
Cartomantic meanings of Spanish playing cards by Benita the Witch (XVI century), published by Chocolates Nelia, c.1932.
Silver Cards from Peru
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by Simon Wintle
Spanish-suited silver cards, richly embellished and enamelled, from a former Spanish Viceroy in Peru, dated 1745.
South German Engraver
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by Simon Wintle
Conforming to an archaic format of 52 cards with banner 10s, female 'Sotas', horsemen and kings, the pack is of interest on account of a number of other packs with similar characteristics surviving elsewhere, suggesting an archaic variant of the Spanish-suited pack.
Spanish Cadiz-style pack
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by Simon Wintle
Traditional Spanish Cadiz-style pack manufactured by Müller & Cie, Schaffhausen, 1952.
Spanish Cards c.1920
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by Simon Wintle
Spanish-suited Playing Cards manufactured by Van Genechten, c.1920.
Spanish Historical Characters playing cards, c.1896
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by Simon Wintle
Cards from the Spanish Historical Characters playing cards set printed by Litografía Madriguera (Barcelona), c.1896, which were inserted into packets of chocolate.
Spanish suited pack for Nestlé
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by Simon Wintle
Spanish-suited pack produced by Chas Goodall & Son Ltd for South America.
Spanish-suited deck by J.Y. Humphreys
A rare Spanish-suited deck published by J.Y. Humphreys, Philadelphia, c.1816.
Spanish-suited deck for the Estanco de Naipes del Perú
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by Simon Wintle
Spanish-suited playing cards printed for the Estanco de Naipes del Perú.
Swiss Spanish-Suited Cards, c.1875
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by Simon Wintle
Spanish-suited playing cards manufactured by J. Müller for export to Latin American countries, c.1875.