The Summer Palace
The Summer Palace, Beijing, China, c.1998.
The Summer Palace souvenir poker deck, Beijing, China, c.1998. All cards carry a different image. See the Box►
Above: The Summer Palace poker, Beijing, China, c.1998. 52 cards + 2 jokers in box.
By Matt Probert
United Kingdom • Member since March 02, 2012
I have adored playing cards since before I was seven years old, and was brought up on packs of Waddington's No 1. As a child I was fascinated by the pictures of the court cards.
Over the next fifty years I was seduced by the artwork in Piatnik's packs and became a collector of playing cards.
Seeking more information about various unidentified packs I discovered the World of Playing Cards website and became an enthusiastic contributor researching and documenting different packs of cards.
I describe my self as a playing card archaeologist, using detective work to identify and date obscure packs of cards discovered in old houses, flea markets and car boot sales.
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