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Published November 02, 2012 Updated March 31, 2022

Bosco by A.S.S. for the Estanco de Naipes del Peru

‘Bosco’ Playing Cards manufactured by A.S.S. for the Estanco de Naipes del Peru, 1930s.

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Playing-cards manufactured by A.S.S. for the Estanco de Naipes del Peru, 1930s

Above: detail from the ace of spades, the box and the back of the cards. It is curious that the phrase "Made expressly for the" is printed in English and not Spanish or German, and that the phrase "by The ASS Playing Card Ltd" has omitted the word "Company".


Playing cards manufactured by A.S.S. for the Estanco de Naipes del Peru, 1930s Playing cards manufactured by A.S.S. for the Estanco de Naipes del Peru, 1930s

Above: Bosco playing cards manufactured in Germany by A.S.S. expressly for the Estanco de Naipes del Perú, 1930s. 32 cards in box. The legend "Estanco de Naipes del Perú" is printed on the box, ace of spades, and reverse.

Playing cards manufactured by A.S.S. for the Estanco de Naipes del Peru, 1930s
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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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