Queen High Equality Deck
A women’s liberation deck described as “A New Deck For A New Deal”.
In this equality deck, the Jack has become Jackie and the Queen is high – male domination has been eliminated. One wonders whether Jackie Kennedy may have been the inspiration for this change of name. The heads on the Jackie cards have been somewhat heavily drawn compared with the other court cards and they still look quite masculine. The range of colours used is limited to black, white, a pinkish red, and yellow. The equality message is carried through to the simple back design. The title card has a blank back.
Above: Queen High Equality Deck, made by USPCC (“de Ville” brand) for Emjay Company, U.S.A., 1971. 52 cards + 2 Jokers + 1 title card in plastic box. Size: 57 x 89 mm. © 1971 Emjay Company..
REFERENCE
Dawson, T. & J. The Hochman Encyclopedia of American Playing Cards, cat. no. P11.
By Roddy Somerville
Member since May 31, 2022
Roddy started collecting stamps on his 8th birthday. In 1977 he joined the newly formed playing-card department at Stanley Gibbons in London before setting up his own business in Edinburgh four years later. His collecting interests include playing cards, postcards, stamps (especially playing cards on stamps) and sugar wrappers. He is a Past President of the Scottish Philatelic Society, a former Chairman of the IPCS, a Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards and Curator of the WCMPC’s collection of playing cards. He lives near Toulouse in France.
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