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2016 • April

Selected Year: 2016
Selected Month: April
Total Articles: 4,432

Hollywood Stars

Hollywood Stars

Hollywood Stars by Maple Leaf B.V., Amsterdam, 1957

Dumbo

Dumbo

Walt Disney’s Dumbo card game published by Pepys, 1939.

Cartes à Rire

Cartes à Rire

Transformed playing cards featuring satirical caricatures of political figures then in the ascendant, Paris, c.1819.

48: Ferdinand Piatnik & Sons

48: Ferdinand Piatnik & Sons

Ferd. Piatnik produced a very large range of cards with many different standard and non-standard patterns. This is a survey of his standard English output.

Dogs

Dogs

‘Dogs’ playing cards showcases 52 canine portraits in four suits as authors, artists, musicians and film stars, illustrated by Chet Phillips, 2016

Caledonian Airways “European Phrases”

Caledonian Airways “European Phrases”

“European Phrase” playing cards produced for Caledonian Airways, 1994.

Express 1st Edition

Express 1st Edition

Pepys Express 1st edition, 1947 (before the nationalisation of the railways in 1948).

Naipes Tu Destino Cartomancy Cards

Naipes Tu Destino Cartomancy Cards

“Naipes Tu Destino” Cartomancy Cards from Peru will ease any stress in your interpersonal relationships c.1975.

Black Tango

Black Tango

‘Black Tango’ playing cards with photographs of dancing couples published by Gardés Editorial, 2003.

Arms of English Peers

Arms of English Peers

The Arms of English Peers playing cards were first published in 1686. Heraldry, or a knowledge of the arms and blazons of royalty was an important part of a respectable education.

Barajitas Futbolísticas Golazo, 1973

Barajitas Futbolísticas Golazo, 1973

Figuritas Golazo collectible football cards from Argentina, 1973.

Tarot de l’An 2000

Tarot de l’An 2000

“Tarot de l’An 2000” designed by Pino Zac, 1981, satirising 20th century life.

Singapore Airlines

Singapore Airlines

Singapore Airlines A330 flying experience souvenir playing cards