Leopardo 777 made in Japan for Peru
Leopardo 777 playing cards manufactured in Japan for the Estanco de Naipes del Peru, 1960s.
Playing cards manufactured in Japan for the Estanco de Naipes del Peru, 1960s
Above: "LEOPARDO 777" Playing Cards manufactured in Japan by The Universal Playing Card Co Ltd, Osaka, for the Estanco de Naipes del Perú, distributed exclusively by Drogueria Kahan, S.A., Lima, 1960s. The "Estanco de Naipes del Perú" logo is printed on the reverse of the cards.
Below: another pack with a similar box design manufactured for the Estanco de Naipes del Perú, with the name "Candle" and "Hawahita Ind. Co" on the ace of spades.
By Simon Wintle
Member since February 01, 1996
View ArticlesCurator 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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