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German playing cards

Card-playing rapidly became popular in medieval Bavaria and German printers were quick to supply the goods.

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Geschichte des Motorrades 1989

Geschichte des Motorrades

History of Motorcycles quartet published by Verlag für Lehrmittel Pößneck, 1989.

Goodall’s modernised Wüst House pattern playing cards 1915

Goodall’s modernised Wüst House pattern playing cards

A remodelled version of the first Wüst house pattern.

Goodall’s Wüst house pattern playing cards 1890

Goodall’s Wüst house pattern playing cards

Goodall’s Wüst house pattern playing cards with scenic aces of Brazil.

Gorleben soll leben! 1979

Gorleben soll leben!

Skat deck produced by opponents of atomic energy and the dumping of radioactive waste.

Graf Zeppelin 1930

Graf Zeppelin

A card game commemorating the first round the world flight by the Graf Zeppelin, published by J.W. Spear & Söhne, Nuremberg, in 1930.

Grimaud copy of Wüst playing cards 1920

Grimaud copy of Wüst playing cards

A copy of Wüst house pattern 3

Gulliver im Land der Zwerge 1979

Gulliver im Land der Zwerge

Gulliver in the Land of Dwarfs quartet published by Verlag für Lehrmittel, Pößneck.

Gundlach Skat No.100 1949

Gundlach Skat No.100

Skat No.100 by E. Gundlach, Bielefeld, 1949.

Gustav Klimt playing cards 2015

Gustav Klimt playing cards

Gustav Klimt playing cards featuring familiar elements of Klimt’s work.

Hand made WW2 Prisoner of War Playing Cards 1944

Hand made WW2 Prisoner of War Playing Cards

made by German soldiers held captive by US troops

Hand-painted and Silk-inlaid playing cards 1690

Hand-painted and Silk-inlaid playing cards

Complete pack of 36 hand-painted and silk-inlaid playing cards with French suits made in Germany.

Hannelore Heise: “Essay” & “Gracia” 1967

Hannelore Heise: “Essay” & “Gracia”

Two charming designs by Hannelore Heise from Germany.

Hans Sebald Beham 1523

Hans Sebald Beham

Playing cards designed by Hans Sebald Beham (1500–1550).

Hansa-Karte 1925

Hansa-Karte

Bechstein design reprinted by Vereinigte Stralsunder Spielkartenfabriken AG former Schneider & Co., c1925.

Hansaplast<sup>®</sup> 1993

Hansaplast®

Advertising pack for Hansaplast, with comic courts sporting sticking plasters.

Happy Families 1900

Happy Families

Happy Families published by Globe Series, c.1900.

Hauptstadte Spiel

Hauptstadte Spiel

Each Ace shows views of two European capital cities.

Haushaltgeräte 1981

Haushaltgeräte

Publicity pack for VEB Kombinat Haushaltgeräte, makers of household goods, with designs by Volker Hartmann.

Heathen Wars 1820

Heathen Wars

German-suited ‘Heathen War’ playing cards published by Joseph Fetscher, Munich, c.1820.

Hilti I 1985

Hilti I

Promotional pack for Hilti power tools, with courts in medieval costume and non-standard pips.