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Disney playing cards (Waddingtons)

Published November 23, 2022 Updated November 24, 2022

Four of the stock Disney characters on a pack from Waddingtons.

1993 United Kingdom Waddingtons Disney Walt Disney

The tuck box of this pack displays all four of the Disney characters one will find inside but without actually giving a title to the pack! The word “Disney” appears elsewhere. Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and Donald Duck feature on the Kings, Queens and Jacks, respectively, while Pluto can be found on the Aces and Jokers. Cards Ace to 10 all have a pale blue and white background composed of Mickey Mouse heads and multiple small suit-signs. The box has a tab allowing the pack to be hung on a display rack. See the box

Disney playing cards published by Waddingtons, Leeds, 1993 Disney playing cards published by Waddingtons, Leeds, 1993 Disney playing cards published by Waddingtons, Leeds, 1993

Above: Disney playing cards printed in G.B. and published by Waddingtons, Leeds, 1993. 52 cards + 2 (identical) Jokers + 1 spare card in tuck box. Size: 57 x 88 mm. © Disney © 1993 Waddingtons Games Ltd. The back of the box merely reproduces the back design.

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