Souvenir Playing Cards
Argentina publishes many tourist souvenir packs, usually with colour pictures on each card, and with either Spanish suit signs, or else Anglo-american ones, in each corner.
SOUVENIR
PLAYING CARDS
Argentina publishes many tourist souvenir packs, usually with colour pictures on each card, and with either Spanish suit signs, or else Anglo-american ones, in each corner. Many were published by Gráfica S.A. in Buenos Aires - click image below - and show that Argentina has more to offer than just somewhere to photograph yourself standing in front of your car!
Left: Dirección Nacional de Turismo 'Antartida Turistas' pack, made by Cia. General Fabril Financiera S.A., Buenos Aires, 1970s.
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Below: Naipes Eróticos, a different type of 'souvenir' pack made in Argentina by an anonymous manufacturer, 1990s. There are miniature catalan-style Spanish suited playing cards in the corners, and a full colour pin-up photo of young ladies wearing very few clothes on each card. |
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See also: Argentina Homepage • Souvenir Playing Cards • Historic Boston Souvenir Playing Cards • New Zealand Pictorial Playing Cards • Panama Canal Souvenir Playing Cards • Vistas de Lima Souvenir Playing Cards • Vistas del Perú Souvenir Playing Cards • Peru Souvenir Playing Cards • Peru Rail Souvenir Playing Cards • Swiss Scenic Aces Souvenir Playing Cards • World's Fair Souvenir • Souvenir packs for King Christian of Denmark • Vic Joc de Cartes, 1990 • Fenno Products, Peru • Naipe Ciudad de Quito, Ecuador • Ecuador Turistico Souvenir • Argentina Souvenir Cards • Spanish Republic Souvenir • Málaga Souvenir Playing Cards • Galapagos Islands Souvenir • Cook Islands Souvenir
By Simon Wintle
Spain • Member since February 01, 1996
I am the founder of The World of Playing Cards (est. 1996), a website dedicated to the history, artistry and cultural significance of playing cards and tarot. Over the years I have researched various areas of the subject, acquired and traded collections and contributed as a committee member of the IPCS and graphics editor of The Playing-Card journal. Having lived in Chile, England, Wales, and now Spain, these experiences have shaped my work and passion for playing cards. Amongst my achievements is producing a limited-edition replica of a 17th-century English pack using woodblocks and stencils—a labour of love. Today, the World of Playing Cards is a global collaborative project, with my son Adam serving as the technical driving force behind its development. His innovative efforts have helped shape the site into the thriving hub it is today. You are warmly invited to become a contributor and share your enthusiasm.
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