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Servicio de Hidrografía Naval

125th anniversary of the Argentine Naval Hydrographic Service, 2004.

2004 Argentina Servicio de Hidrografía Naval Commemorative Navy Shipping Add to Collection

Spanish-suited pack commemorating the 125th anniversary of the Argentine “Servicio de Hidrografía Naval” (Naval Hydrographic Service, Ministry of Defense), 2004. The non-standard suit symbols are buttons, swords, cleats & bells. The court cards illustrate lighthouses and oceanographic/hydrographic vessels from the Argentinean Navy.

“Servicio de Hidrografía Naval” (Naval Hydrographic Service)
125th anniversary of the Argentinian “Servicio de Hidrografía Naval” (Naval Hydrographic Service), 2004 125th anniversary of the Argentinian “Servicio de Hidrografía Naval” (Naval Hydrographic Service), 2004 125th anniversary of the Argentinian “Servicio de Hidrografía Naval” (Naval Hydrographic Service), 2004

Above: special deck commemorating the 125th anniversary of the Argentinian “Servicio de Hidrografía Naval” (Naval Hydrographic Service), printed by the printmaking department of the Servicio de Hidrografía Naval, 2004. 48 cards + 2 jokers.

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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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