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2012 • May

Selected Year: 2012
Selected Month: May
Total Articles: 4,432

Arpak

Arpak

The Arpak No-Revoke playing cards, 24 Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, c.1927-35.

The 52 Club

The 52 Club

The London College of Printing '52 Club' Designers and Artists playing cards, 1984.

Alfred Marks

Alfred Marks

Alfred Marks Recruitment Consultants publicity playing cards published by Astra Games

2: Still Collecting Playing Cards at 80

2: Still Collecting Playing Cards at 80

This is a personal account of some of my experiences collecting playing cards.

Political Figures

Political Figures

54 Welsh Politicians on a deck of playing cards...

1: Playing Cards and their History: An Introduction and some links to other sites

1: Playing Cards and their History: An Introduction and some links to other sites

What was considered the first mention of playing cards in England is in 1463 when Edward IV banned their importation, so they must have been popular by then.

Irish Playing Card Mfg Co

Irish Playing Card Mfg Co

Irish Playing Card Manufacturing Company.

Crown Point Series

Crown Point Series

The Universal Playing Card Co., Crown Point Series,

Pictorial

Pictorial

Pictorial Playing Cards - De Luxe - Fabric Finish - manufactured by Alf Cooke Limited (Universal Playing Card Co.)

New Bond

New Bond

The New Bond Fabric Finish Playing Cards, made by the Universal Playing Card Co. Ltd.