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Cards for export to Peru by Heraclio Fournier

Published May 08, 1999 Updated June 12, 2023

'El Caballo' brand (No.5P) playing-cards manufactured in Spain by Heraclio Fournier S.A. especially for the Estanco de Naipes del Perú, c.1960.

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'El Caballo' brand (No.5-P) playing-cards manufactured in Spain by Heraclio Fournier S.A. especially for the Estanco de Naipes del Perú, c.1960. Also produced by Hijos de H. Fournier.

Playing-cards for export to Peru, made by Heraclio Fournier (Vitoria) Spain

Above: after the Estanco de Naipes was abolished in 1967, these cards continued to be exported to Peru but without the Estanco logo on the reverse

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