Heráldica Castanyer
Spanish Catalan pattern No.6 by Heráldica Castanyer, Sabadell (Barcelona), c.1980.
Spanish Catalan pattern No.6 playing cards made by Heráldica Castanyer, Sabadell (Barcelona), c.1980. In 1983 the firm became known as ‘La Numantina’ but was renamed ‘Industrias Gráficas Castañé’ in 1984.



Above: Spanish Catalan pattern No.6 playing cards made by Heráldica Castanyer, Sabadell (Barcelona), c.1980. 48 cards + 2 jokers. Olive green back design.



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.