Deutsche Dampflokomotiven
German steam locomotives from the period 1892 to 1950.
The 12 illustrations of old German steam locomotives in this pack are all taken from a book, Dampflokomotiven. The locomotive type number and the production date are given beneath each image. A horizontal format has been used. The indices are in German. This was an edition of 5,000 packs.
Above: Deutsche Dampflokomotiven (steam locomotives) playing cards made by Altenburger Spielkartenfabrik GmbH, Altenburg, Germany, for Rupert Höll, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany, 1994. 32 cards + 1 extra card with text in German, in plastic box. Size: 59 x 92 mm.
By Roddy Somerville
France • Member since May 31, 2022 • Contact
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.
Related Articles
VEB Kombinat Kali
Advertising pack depicting old means of salt production, with designs by Hannelore Heise.
Haushaltgeräte
Publicity pack for VEB Kombinat Haushaltgeräte, makers of household goods, with designs by Volker Ha...
Orientierungslauf Skat
Humorous designs by Helmut Härtelt on the subject of orienteering.
Borna Skat
Publicity pack for the Saxon town of Borna, with designs by Andreas Wachter.
Postgeschichte
A celebration of different postal systems in Germany from 1630 to 1850, with designs by Volker Hartm...
Möbel-Spiel
Publicity pack for the East German furniture industry, with designs by Werner-Hans Schlegel.
Spielkarten für Sammler
Cards on cards in celebration of playing-card collector Franz Braun’s 75th birthday.
Railway Posters Playing Cards
54 classic images from a bygone age of railway travel from the National Railway Museum, York.
Cards on Cards (E.H. Locker)
Artist Edward Locker’s view of London life in 1799, using every card in the pack as part of the pict...
Nordbräu Ingolstadt
Publicity pack for the German brewery Nordbräu with Bavarian pattern courts (adapted).
Mercedes-Benz Skat
Classy-looking designs by Monika Dostler for a manufacturer of posh cars.
Bofinger’s Reise-Skat
Advertising pack for a travel company with humorous illustrations of all sorts of travellers.
9-11-89 passé
Caricatures of East German politicians following the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Münz-Spiel GmbH
Advertising playing cards for a data bureau depicting German politicians.
BEB playing cards
Multicoloured publicity pack for a gas production and transport company.
Geschichte des Motorrades
History of Motorcycles quartet published by Verlag für Lehrmittel Pößneck, 1989.
DSA Textil Berlin
Felix-Karte pack for Erste Deutsche Sack-Centrale / DSA Textil Berlin manufactured by VEB Altenburge...
Porträt
“Porträt” designed by Walter Krauss, 1969
Deutsche Reichsbahn
Deutsche Reichsbahn (German Railways) deck designed by Peter Becker, 1989
Chérie
Chérie No 7022 designed by Hans & Louise Neupert, nice vibrant artwork, swinging 60s
Most Popular
Our top articles from the past 60 days
