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Published July 03, 1996 Updated March 31, 2022

Peruvian Football playing cards

Football playing cards made in Peru.

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Peruvian Football Players playing cards, anonymous manufacturer Peruvian Football Players playing cards, anonymous manufacturer

Above: Football playing cards made in Peru. 52 cards + 2 jokers, anonymous manufacturer. Each card has a colour photo of a Peruvian football player, within a black frame.

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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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