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Naipes Guarany, c.1945-64

Published July 22, 1999 Updated July 05, 2022

Naipes Guarany by C. Della Penna S.A.C.I., Buenos Aires, c.1945-64.

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Naipes GUARANY by C. Della Penna S.A.C.I., Rondeau 3241, Bs Aires, c.1945-64.

Naipes Guarany by C. Della Penna S.A.C.I. with ‘Mercury’ tax stamp on the ace of hearts, c.1945

Above: Naipes Guarany by C. Della Penna S.A.C.I. with green ‘Mercury’ tax stamp on the ace of hearts, pink colouring to faces on the court cards, c.1945.

Naipes Guarany by C. Della Penna S.A.C.I. with ‘Marianne’ tax stamp on the ace of hearts, c.1955-68

Above: Naipes Guarany by C. Della Penna S.A.C.I. with ‘Marianne’ tax stamp on the ace of hearts, c.1955-68. The Joker has slight differences in the position of the lettering compared with the earlier example, but this is due to the colours being differently aligned.

Above: two matching Naipes Guarany decks, with red or blue boxes and wrapper. The company name of C. Della Penna S.A.C.I, the orange 1 Peso tax band on the wrapper and the green "Marianne" tax stamp on the ace of hearts suggests a date of c.1955-68.

Shortly after this the court cards were revised to a new version based on the designs of Goodall, along with a new Joker which also appeared in Naipes Congreso and Naipes Inca (Anglo-American version)

REFERENCES

Marotta, Florencia: Sellados e Impuestos en Naipes Argentinos 1892-1968, Bs Aires, 2007

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