Anonymous Mexican Playing Cards c.1825
Anonymous Mexican playing cards, finely engraved and coloured on good card stock, first quarter of the 1800s.
Anonymous Mexican playing cards, finely engraved and coloured on good card stock, first quarter of the 1800s
Possibly manufactured in Belgium.
Images courtesy Haaije Bijl
See also: Mexico homepage • Naipe Victoria • Naipes Nacionales • Souvenir of Mexico • El Fenix • Las Dos Torres • Canasta • Cassino • El León • Gallo • Baraja Taurina • Aztec Playing Cards • Aeronaves de Mexico • Anonymous Manufacturers • La Cubana • Camacho • Pronaco • Maya Playing Cards • Soberano • Editorial RAF • Pierrot • Acapulco Souvenir • Juegos y Fichas • Naipes Gacela • Bartolo Borrego • Munguia
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