Naipes Casino Celuplastic

Published July 18, 2010 Updated March 11, 2023

Justo Rodero produced plastic coated playing cards with the trade mark 'Celuplastic'. Apart from the different box design and four of cups, in all other respects packs were the same as their regular 'Naipes Casino' brand.

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Naipes Casino Celuplastic by Justo Rodero S.R.L.

Naipes Casino Celuplastic, c.1966-68

Justo Rodero produced plastic coated playing cards with the registered trade mark 'Celuplastic'. Apart from the different box design and four of cups (shown right), in all other respects packs were the same as their regular 'Naipes Casino' and 'Naipes Habana' brands. The full 48-card packs also contained 2 Jokers.

Below & Right: cards from "Naipes Casino Celuplastic" manufactured by Justo Rodero e Hijos, Buenos Aires, c.1967. The address given on the four of cups and box is Avda Fco Beiro 3855/59, Buenos Aires. A brown 5 pesos tax band [Ley 16.656, 1965-67] is affixed outside the box, and the four of cups has the 'Marianne' internal revenues tax stamp.

Naipes Casino Celuplastic by Justo Rodero S.R.L., c.1967

Above: cards from "Naipes Casino Celuplastic" manufactured by Justo Rodero e Hijos, Buenos Aires, c.1967


The Celuplastic trade mark was continued after the abolition of tax stamps, ie after 1968, as can be seen on this later example. See the box

Naipes Casino Celuplastic by Justo Rodero S.R.L., c.1975-80

Above: cards from "Naipes Casino Celuplastic" manufactured by Justo Rodero e Hijos, S.A.I.C., Av. Dorrego 611/23, Buenos Aires, c.1975-80. Image courtesy Roddy Somerville.

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