Souvenir Playing Cards
Tourist souvenir playing cards depict the aesthetic, political, social and economic conceptions of the countries to which they belong. They feature beauty spots, local customs, gastronomy, historic ruins or other attractions.
Acapulco Souvenir
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by Simon Wintle
Acapulco Souvenir playing cards designed and printed by Foliproa S.A., Mexico.
Adventures in Korea
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by Simon Wintle
Each card has a colour drawing of a Korean building, museum or tourist attraction with a brief description and details of how to get there.
Algarve playing cards
Kings and Queens of Portugal between 1185 - 1279. by V. de J.J. Nunes , Lisbon, Portugal, 1977.
1977
Altenburger Bauerntrachten
“Altenburger Bauerntrachten” commemorating 150 years of playing cards from Altenburg, designed by Andreas Wachter, 1982.
1982
1966
Bath and the Cotswolds
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by Matt Probert
“Bath and the Cotswolds” souvenir pack of cards published by John McLean of Edinburgh, c.1990.
1990
Beautiful Britain Series
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by Simon Wintle
The ‘Beautiful Britain’ series depicting seaside and country resorts was produced by John Waddington Ltd for the Great Western Railway and London and North Eastern Railway between 1924-1939.
Burj Al Arab Jumeirah
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by Matt Probert
Gold plated souvenir playing cards from the Burj Al Arab Jumeirah hotel in Dubai.
Canadian National Railways
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by Matt Probert
Canadian National Railways souvenir deck, dated to 1927. Every card is gilt edged, and carries a different photograph of Canada.
1927
1970
Cape Wrath
Images from the Ministry of Defence Cape Wrath Training Centre, Sutherland, Scotland. Published 2010.
2010
2002
Cities of Art - Naples
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by Matt Probert
Striking views of Naples, photography by Cesare Gerolimetto, produced by Dal Negro.
Ciudad de Quito
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by Simon Wintle
Pack of souvenir playing cards made in Quito, Ecuador, featuring black & white photographs depicting Ecuador as one of the great nations on Earth
Columbian Exposition Souvenir
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by Simon Wintle
Columbian Exposition Souvenir playing cards, G.W. Clark, Chicago, 1893.
1893
Copa de Oro 1980
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes “Copa de Oro 1980” manufactured by Compañía General de Fósforos Montevideana, 1980.
1980
Craddock Soap Stage Souvenir
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by Rod Starling
The deck is described on the box as “a portfolio of photographs of the leading lights of the stage”
1895
2000
Cyprus Souvenir
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by Matt Probert
Cyprus Souvenir playing cards published by Editions Michalis Toubis S.A., 1998.
1998
David Robert
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by Matt Probert
“David Robert” playing cards with artwork after Robert's Sketches in Egypt and Nubia.
2010
1934
East African Playing Cards
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by Matt Probert
East African Playing Cards by Heraclio Fournier S.A., 1957.
1957