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I found a deck of cards at my great aunt's house that I was eventually able to identify through Google Images as an iteration of Jaques Happy Families. (She was born and raised in England.) I could easily determine they weren't part of the original printing but what I could not through innumerable searches both via web sites and images when this particular set may have come out. Do you have a suggestion as to where I might look to see different printing throughout the years?
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Simon Wintle
26 June 2024, 22:27Hi Judith, thanks for sharing this. I have a feeling it way be Spears Happy Families, please compare your cards with those shown here:
https://www.wopc.co.uk/games/spears/happy-families