Anonymous Mexican Playing Cards c.1825

Published July 04, 1998 Updated May 20, 2022

Anonymous Mexican playing cards, finely engraved and coloured on good card stock, first quarter of the 1800s.

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Anonymous Mexican playing cards, finely engraved and coloured on good card stock, first quarter of the 1800s

Possibly manufactured in Belgium.

Anonymous Mexican playing cards, first quarter of the 1800s

Images courtesy Haaije Bijl

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