Sa Majesté, le roi des jeux de cartes
A colourful pack aimed at children, with illustrations by Muriel Kerba.
These colourful, cheerful-looking cards were designed by the illustrator Muriel Kerba and aimed at children aged 4 and upwards. They are larger than normal, with double-ended courts with a slightly different design at each end. A different colour scheme has been employed for each suit. The Aces are marked “As” rather than “A” or “1”. Accompanying the pack is a booklet in French with instructions for 9 card games, 2 games of Patience, and 1 magic trick. The outer cardboard box carries the date 2009 so this edition may have been created to boost sales by making the packaging look more attractive. Furthermore, the publisher’s address has changed from Charenton to Lyon. See the box►
Above: “Sa Majesté, le roi des jeux de cartes” published by Editions MITIK, Charenton, France, 2002. Printed in the Netherlands. 52 cards + 2 Jokers + 1 title card in tuck box, with 20-page booklet in French in outer cardboard box. Size: 65 x 100 mm. © juillet 2002 éditions MITIK.
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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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