Naipes Vencedor
Naipes Vencedor, manufactured in Paraguay by La Vencedora S.A, c.1985
Naipes 'Vencedor' by La Vencedora S.A., Asunción, Paraguay
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Above: 9 cards from 40-card Catalan-type pack of 'Naipes Vencedor', manufactured in Paraguay by Naipes La Vencedora S.A., Asunción. A pack similar to this, based on a design by Fournier (Spain), is published in Venezuela. Images courtesy Ralph Scotoni

By Simon Wintle
Member since February 01, 1996
Founder and editor of the World of Playing Cards since 1996. He is a former committee member of the IPCS and was graphics editor of The Playing-Card journal for many years. He has lived at various times in Chile, England and Wales and is currently living in Extremadura, Spain. Simon's first limited edition pack of playing cards was a replica of a seventeenth century traditional English pack, which he produced from woodblocks and stencils.
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