Baraja de Alava
55 different paintings by Emilio Lope depicting the history and culture of Vitoria and the province of Álava.
Each of the 55 Spanish-suited cards in this pack features a painting in vertical format by Emilio Lope, an artist from Vitoria. They depict the history and culture of the province of Álava: sights of Vitoria on the coins suit, scenes from the Rioja region on the cups suit, and mountains and villages of Álava on the suits of swords and batons. The indices are in English. On the reverse is the coat of arms of Álava in brown. The pack is dedicated to Felix Alfaro Fournier, the founder of the playing-card museum in Vitoria (6 of Coins) and of the Arms Museum (Queen of Coins).
Above: Baraja de Alava published by Rubens Galeria de Arte, Vitoria, Spain. Made by Heraclio Fournier, S.A., Vitoria, Spain, 1994. 52 cards + 3 Jokers + leaflet in Spanish, Basque, English, French and German, in plastic tray with sleeve. Size: 63 x 88 mm.
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By Roddy Somerville
France • Member since May 31, 2022
Roddy started collecting stamps on his 8th birthday. In 1977 he joined the newly formed playing-card department at Stanley Gibbons in London before setting up his own business in Edinburgh four years later. His collecting interests include playing cards, postcards, stamps (especially playing cards on stamps) and sugar wrappers. He is a Past President of the Scottish Philatelic Society, a former Chairman of the IPCS, a Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards and Curator of the WCMPC’s collection of playing cards. He lives near Toulouse in France.
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