Grupo Editorial RAF S.A.
Grupo Editorial RAF S.A. de C.V. (founded 1962) has branches throughout Mexico.
Grupo Editorial RAF S.A.
Grupo Editorial RAF S.A. de C.V. (founded 1962) has branches throughout Mexico and specialises in didactic and commercial printing. The didactic department produces maps, wall charts and posters, calendars, office stationery, school text books and colouring books, dictionaries, collector cards, stickers, post cards, board games and playing cards. Visit their website here.
These Mexican-style playing cards are based on the Spanish Castilian designs first published by Naipes Heraclio Fournier (Vitoria, Spain) in the 1880s and which have become the basis of a large majority of Spanish-suited Mexican playing cards. The Ace of Coins has a Mexican flag.
Above: Mexican-style, Spanish-suited 'Intransparente' playing cards printed in Mexico by Grupo Editorial RAF S.A. 40 cards. The cards are designed with a green background to each card.
By Simon Wintle
Spain • Member since February 01, 1996
I am the founder of The World of Playing Cards (est. 1996), a website dedicated to the history, artistry and cultural significance of playing cards and tarot. Over the years I have researched various areas of the subject, acquired and traded collections and contributed as a committee member of the IPCS and graphics editor of The Playing-Card journal. Having lived in Chile, England, Wales, and now Spain, these experiences have shaped my work and passion for playing cards. Amongst my achievements is producing a limited-edition replica of a 17th-century English pack using woodblocks and stencils—a labour of love. Today, the World of Playing Cards is a global collaborative project, with my son Adam serving as the technical driving force behind its development. His innovative efforts have helped shape the site into the thriving hub it is today. You are warmly invited to become a contributor and share your enthusiasm.
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