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Patience Cards and their Boxes

Posted by Tony Hall • June 03, 2020 at 11:47pm

Country of Origin: UK Categories: patience miniature

Patience Cards and their Boxes by Tony Hall. Read more...

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Timothy Curtis Art

Posted by Simon Wintle • April 12, 2020 at 07:31am

Country of Origin: USA Categories: bicycle uspcc

Timothy Curtis Art custom Bicycle playing cards, 2018. Read more...

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Solitaired

Posted by Simon Wintle • March 20, 2020 at 08:57am

Country of Origin: UK Categories: solitaire patience digital

As we are becoming separated from friends and families we worked with the Solitaired team to customize this game using traditional woodblock courts. Read more...

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Cigar Bands

Posted by Rex Pitts • February 26, 2020 at 12:21pm

Country of Origin: Belgium Categories: ephemera tobacco

A collection of 24 cigar bands with miniature playing cards. Read more...

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Collecting Playing Cards with Jan Walls

Posted by Jan Walls • January 14, 2020 at 02:06pm

Country of Origin: Australia Categories: collectors collecting

I collected playing cards when I was in primary school, by Jan Walls. Read more...

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Is Card Collecting an Investment?

Posted by Rod Starling • October 12, 2019 at 08:16pm

Country of Origin: USA Categories: collecting

“Is Card Collecting an Investment?” - an article by Rod Starling. Read more...

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Hesslers Rider Back Playing Cards

Posted by Simon Wintle • June 22, 2019 at 08:01pm

Country of Origin: USA Categories: bicycle revoke Review

Hesslers Rider Back Playing Cards with two different coloured backs, 2019. Read more...

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Chinese Jokers

Posted by Matt Probert • March 03, 2019 at 12:02pm

Country of Origin: China Categories: jokers chinese design collecting

Chinese playing card makers have probably produced the widest variety of jokers of any single part of the world. Read more...

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A Look Back with Hope for the Future

Posted by Simon Wintle • December 17, 2018 at 02:13pm

Country of Origin: USA Categories: collecting collectors

“A Look Back with Hope for the Future” by Rod Starling Read more...

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Iohann Christoph Hes Tarot c.1750

Posted by Simon Wintle • December 09, 2018 at 10:58am

Country of Origin: Germany Categories: tarot Review history

Facsimile of Tarot de Marseille by Iohann Christoph Hes, Augsburg, c.1750. Read more...

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