Bridge advertising playing cards by La Cubana
Bridge advertising playing cards for Morganite Carbon, manufactured by La Cubana, S.A., Tulipan 108, Mexico 4, D.F., c.1980s.
Above: pack of Bridge advertising playing cards for Morganite Carbon, manufactured by La Cubana, S.A., Tulipan 108, Mexico 4, D.F., c.1980s. 52 cards + 2 Jokers in Box. The standard courts are printed in red/black/yellow only, with blue omitted presumably for economy. The ace of spades contains the monogram LCSA.
Earlier editions of standard Anglo-American type playing cards published by La Cubana S.A., either for Bridge, Poker or advertising, were printed with four-colour courts and the black suit symbols were more ornamental. Also, different versions of the ace of spades and Joker were used (left) depicting a Cuban girl in a hammock.
By Simon Wintle
Member since February 01, 1996
Founder and editor of the World of Playing Cards since 1996. He is a former committee member of the IPCS and was graphics editor of The Playing-Card journal for many years. He has lived at various times in Chile, England and Wales and is currently living in Extremadura, Spain. Simon's first limited edition pack of playing cards was a replica of a seventeenth century traditional English pack, which he produced from woodblocks and stencils.
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