Animals Quartet printed for Cigarrillos El Figaro, Peru
Animals Quartet game printed for Cigarrillos El Figaro, Peru, early 1900s.
Animals Quartet playing cards printed for Cigarrillos "El Figaro", Peru, early 1900s
Above: Animals Quartet playing cards printed for Cigarrillos El Figaro, Peru, early 1900s. Cards of this type are examples of playing cards used for educational purposes besides providing entertainment value to young people.
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