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New Zealand Souvenir

Published March 19, 2019 Updated June 19, 2022

Souvenir from New Zealand by Croxley (John Dickinson) c.1950.

1940 New Zealand Aotea Playing Card Company John Dickinson Photography Souvenir

Souvenir from New Zealand by Croxley (John Dickinson) c.1950 featuring photographs of beautiful views. This pack was originally published around 1940 under the Aotea Playing Card Company label (in a cardboard box) before being re-published under the Croxley brand in a clear, two-part plastic box. See the Box

Souvenir from New Zealand by Croxley (John Dickinson) c.1950 Souvenir from New Zealand by Croxley (John Dickinson) c.1950 Souvenir from New Zealand by Croxley (John Dickinson) c.1950 Souvenir from New Zealand by Croxley (John Dickinson) c.1950

Above: Souvenir from New Zealand by Croxley (John Dickinson) c.1950. 52 different photographic views, plus joker plus blank card in plastic box, c.1945-1950. Images courtesy Matt Probert.

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By Matt Probert

Member since March 02, 2012

I 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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