Transair
Humorous designs promoting Transair, a German charter flight operator.
Transair operated charter flights as part of the LTU International Airways group. The humorous courts depict characters on holiday or engaged in different leisure or local activities. Berliner Spielkarten’s logo can be found on the Ace of Diamonds, while their name is written in full on the 7 of Diamonds and on the flaps of the tuck box. The name of the airline appears in blue multiple times on the reverse, with further text in black. See the box
Above: Transair promotional deck made by Berliner Spielkarten GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany, 1990. 32 cards + 1 title card in tuck box. Size: 59 x 90 mm. The artist is uncredited.
Reference
Petri, Dr. Thomas. Braun Band 13: Die Berliner Spielkarten GmbH; 2002. p.78, BS 1990/14.
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