Poker N°40
Hijos de Heraclio Fournier’s “Poker N°40” c.1940.
Heraclio Fournier’s “Poker N°40”

Manufactured for the Argentina market; imported by Casa Bertrand Domec de Fagoaga y Fernández.


Above: Hijos de Heraclio Fournier’s “Poker N°40” c.1940 with four colour courts. The ace of hearts has the Argentinean importation tax stamp along with the importing agent's details: Casa Bertrand Domec de Fagoaga y Fernández. See the extra card→



Above: Heraclio Fournier’s “Poker N°40” c.1960. The four of clubs carries the Spanish exportation tax stamp. The ace of hearts has the Argentinean importation tax stamp along with the importing agent's details which are different from the earlier example (above). Also the lettering on the Joker has changed. See more cards→

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.