New Zealand Miscellaneous
By Ken Lodge
Member since May 14, 2012
I'm Ken Lodge and have been collecting playing cards since I was about eighteen months old (1945). I am also a trained academic, so I can observe and analyze reasonably well. I've applied these analytical techniques over a long period of time to the study of playing cards and have managed to assemble a large amount of information about them, especially those of the standard English pattern. About Ken Lodge →
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Safety advice playing cards by New Zealand Police and the Wellington City Council.
Clamcleats playing cards
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A Gift from New Zealand
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Maori playing cards from New Zealand.
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45: New Zealand
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Maori themed playing cards from New Zealand depicting Maori Kings, Queens and Chiefs
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