Royal Dutch Mail
Nederland Line Royal Dutch Mail shipping publicity deck featuring court cards and aces in the elegant, rococo-style “Nieuw Neerlandia” pattern designed by the famous Dutch artist Marinus Adrianus Koekkoek (1873-1944) and produced in chromolithography by Speelkaartenfabriek Nederland, c.1930s



Above: Nederland Line Royal Dutch Mail shipping publicity deck produced by Speelkaartenfabriek Nederland with double index letters (Dutch & English), c.1930s. One of a pair - one red and one blue - both in anonymous boxes, and anonymous within. Decks were also produced with alternative indices or plain aces. Images courtesy Matt Probert.
