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Victory Deck

Published April 29, 2011 Updated January 05, 2023

Victory deck commemorating the Liberation war by Friedrich Gotthelf Baumgärtner, Leipzig, 1815.

1815 Germany Baumgärtner Industrie Comptoir Commemorative

“Victory” deck by Friedrich Gotthelf Baumgärtner, Leipzig, 1815

“Victory deck” commemorating the Liberation war by Friedrich Gotthelf Baumgärtner, Leipzig, 1815. Copper engraved, hand coloured by stencil, 36 cards. Baumgärtner was the owner of the Industrie Comptoir in Leipzig.

See also:   Bergmannskarte, c.1816   Cartomancy Deck, c.1818   Anonymous Anti-Napoleon Deck, c.1815.

Victory deck by Friedrich Gotthelf Baumgärtner, Leipzig, 1815

Above: “Victory” deck commemorating the Liberation war by Friedrich Gotthelf Baumgärtner, Leipzig, 1815.

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From the collection of Klaus-Jürgen Schultz (https://spielkarten-sammlung.de).

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