Naipes VELCAP c.1950

Published August 04, 2002 Updated June 09, 2023

Naipes VELCAP playing cards by Orestes A. Cappellano, Buenos Aires, Argentina, c.1950,

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Naipes VELCAP playing cards by Orestes A. Cappellano, Buenos Aires, Argentina, c.1950

Naipes VELCAP playing cards by Orestes A. Cappellano, S.R.L., publishers and playing card manufacturers, Buenos Aires, Argentina, c.1950

Cappellano's address is given as Sarmiento 1537-43, and a telephone number is also given as T.E. 35‑6168. Cappellano's capital is stated as $200,000. Orestes A. Cappellano are now distributors as well as manufacturers of their own cards.

VELCAP playing cards c.1950

Naipes VELCAP playing cards by Orestes A. Cappellano, Buenos Aires, Argentina, c.1950

Below: 1 Peso orange tax band, normally used on home-manufactured Anglo-American decks, as in this example. In conjunction with the later version of the "Mercury" tax stamp on the ace of hearts, the date can be estimated at around 1948-52.

Orange 1 Peso tax band, c.1950

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