Chérie
Chérie No 7022 designed by Hans & Louise Neupert, nice vibrant artwork, swinging 60s
Chérie No 7022 pin-up playing cards designed by Hans & Louise Neupert, 1965. The four aces, 12 court cards and 3 jokers depict delightful pin-up models wearing exotic clothing, feathers and stockings, with smaller motifs repeated on the numeral cards.
Above: Chérie No 7022 designed by Hans & Louise Neupert, manufactured by VEB Altenburg, 1965, 1978.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thanks to Paula Wintle, Eric Johnson and Joop Muller for additional research.
By Matt Probert
Member since March 02, 2012
View ArticlesI have adored playing cards since before I was seven years old, and was brought up on packs of Waddington's No 1. As a child I was fascinated by the pictures of the court cards.
Over the next fifty years I was seduced by the artwork in Piatnik's packs and became a collector of playing cards.
Seeking more information about various unidentified packs I discovered the World of Playing Cards website and became an enthusiastic contributor researching and documenting different packs of cards.
I describe my self as a playing card archaeologist, using detective work to identify and date obscure packs of cards discovered in old houses, flea markets and car boot sales.
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