France, Champions du Monde 2018
Colour photographs of the World Cup-winning French football squad of 2018.
Some thought has gone into the design of these cards. The black suits, here printed in blue to match the French flag, feature head and shoulder colour photographs of players, coaches and managers, while the red suits show the same players, etc., in action. All the images are set within a hexagonal frame, the hexagon representing the outline of the map of France. A tricolour runs down the left-hand side of each card. The back design includes a stylised cock or rooster, national symbol of France and logo of the French Football Federation, together with an advertisement for Grimaud playing cards. The extra card also vaunts the history and tradition of Grimaud cards. See the box►
Above: ‘France, Champions du Monde 2018’ playing cards printed and published by Grimaud (France Cartes), France, 2018. 52 cards + 2 Jokers + 1 extra card (with a different back design) in tuck box. Size: 55 x 84 mm. ©FFF/photos de matchs : © AFP
By Roddy Somerville
France • Member since May 31, 2022
Roddy started collecting stamps on his 8th birthday. In 1977 he joined the newly formed playing-card department at Stanley Gibbons in London before setting up his own business in Edinburgh four years later. His collecting interests include playing cards, postcards, stamps (especially playing cards on stamps) and sugar wrappers. He is a Past President of the Scottish Philatelic Society, a former Chairman of the IPCS, a Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards and Curator of the WCMPC’s collection of playing cards. He lives near Toulouse in France.
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