Valhalla spillekort

When the Danish Post Office (Post Danmark) issued a set of four stamps in 2002 celebrating famous Danish comics and children’s films, they also put on sale a pack of cards depicting 13 different characters from Valhalla, a Danish comic series represented on the 5.50 krone stamp. The stamp is shown multiple times diagonally on the reverse, while the courts and Joker depict named characters from the comic series.

The Stamps

The Pack of Cards

The cartoonist responsible for the card designs is Peter Madsen (b.1958). All the Aces and numeral cards have brownish-grey backgrounds framed by wavy white lines (also found on the court cards). There is an accompanying booklet in Danish with more information about each of the characters.

Above: Valhalla spillekort designed by Peter Madsen, published by Post Danmark, Denmark, 2002. Maker unknown (Piatnik?). 52 cards + 3 Jokers (2 identical + 1 other) + illustrated booklet in Danish, in clear plastic box. Size: 57 x 89 mm.