Marine Lives of Maldives
Souvenir deck from The Maldives depicting marine life in the Indian Ocean.
“Marine Lives of Maldives”

Above: souvenir deck from The Maldives in the Indian Ocean, produced by MISRAAB. Each of the plastic cards carries a different image of a marine life form, the two jokers both have an image of a dolphin, and there is also a third joker information/copyright card. Images courtesy Matt Probert.
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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.