Der Abend
Caricatural designs by Aribert Nesslinger for the Berlin newspaper Der Abend.
According to the slogan on the reverse, Der Abend is “the independent lunchtime newspaper of Berlin”. It was published daily, except Sundays, in West Berlin between 1946 and 1981. Aribert Nesslinger’s caricatures for the double-ended courts include a judge, a referee and a traffic policeman on the kings, well-padded women engaged in different activities on the queens and mischievous youngsters on the jacks. The colours used are restricted to black, red, pink and white (predominantly red on the red suits and black on the black suits). The name of the newspaper is repeated multiple times on the reverse.
Above: Der Abend advertising playing cards designed by Aribert Nesslinger, printed by Bielefelder Spielkarten GmbH, Bielefeld, Germany, 1978. 32 cards + 1 extra card. Size: 59 x 91 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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