SNP Ausprint Jokers
A series of SNP Ausprint jokers with the various wording and name changes underneath. Some have holes, they are casino decks. The “Name, Address & Phone” version came from an Ansett deck (collapsed in 2001) presumably to allow travelling businessmen to ‘network’.
Above: a series of SNP Ausprint jokers with the various wording and name changes. Images courtesy John Daniels.
By Simon Wintle
Member since February 01, 1996
View ArticlesCurator and editor of the World of Playing Cards since 1996.
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