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Published July 03, 1996 Updated July 07, 2023

Hugo Castro, Santiago de Chile

Imprenta y Litografía Hugo Castro, Santiago de Chile.

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Hugo Castro, Santiago de Chile

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Above: 3 cards from Naipe El Torero by Imprenta y Litografía Hugo Castro, Santiago de Chile. Packs come with or without plastic coating, 40 cards. The design of the court cards is inspired by Fournier's Castilian pattern.

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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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