Bofinger’s Reise-Skat
Advertising pack for a travel company with humorous illustrations of all sorts of travellers.
Manfred Bofinger (1941-2006) was a German artist, caricaturist and cartoonist. On the double-ended court cards in this pack he pokes fun at all kinds of travellers. In addition, there are amusing vignettes in colour on all the pip cards. The name of the travel company in Neustrelitz for whom the pack was made - Strelitz Reisen - appears on the back in green and red. Print run of 10,000 packs. See the box►
Above: Bofinger’s Reise-Skat playing cards made by Altenburger Spielkartenfabrik, Altenburg, Germany, 1993. 32 cards + title card in tuck box. Size: 59 x 92 mm.
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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