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Published February 04, 2016 Updated February 19, 2023

Truco “Únicos”

Naipes Truco “Únicos” with caricatures of national celebrities designed by Gerardo N. Perez, 2006.

2006 Argentina Talleres Gráficos Ifdeas Gerardo N. Perez Art & Design Caricatures Music Truco Add to Collection

Naipes Truco “Únicos” featuring light-hearted caricatures of national celebrities, designed by Gerardo N. Perez and published by Talleres Gráficos Ifdeas, Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina, 2006.

Naipes Truco “Únicos” con Caricaturas de Héroes Nacionales, designed by Gerardo N. Perez, 2006 Naipes Truco “Únicos” con Caricaturas de Héroes Nacionales, designed by Gerardo N. Perez, 2006 Naipes Truco “Únicos” con Caricaturas de Héroes Nacionales, designed by Gerardo N. Perez, 2006

Above: Naipes Truco “Únicos” con caricaturas de héroes nacionales, designed by Gerardo N. Perez, 2006. 48 cards + 2 jokers + 4 extra cards in box. The back design is based on the Argentine flag.

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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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