Max Velthuijs for KLM
Playing cards designed by Max Velthuijs for KLM airlines first published c.1964
Playing cards designed by Max Velthuijs (1923-2005) for KLM airlines first published c.1964 and republished several times. Max Velthuijs was a famous children’s illustrator in the Netherlands. During World War II he sometimes assisted in forging stamps for the Dutch resistance in identity papers for people in hiding.
Above: playing cards designed by Max Velthuijs for KLM airlines first published c.1964, this edition published in 1970s and printed by Carta Mundi.
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