Juan Roura, Cadiz pattern
Cádiz type playing cards made by Juan Roura for export to Spanish-speaking countries.
Juan Roura, Cadiz Type, Barcelona (1872 - 1962)
Above: cards from an example of ‘La Legítima Loba’ Cádiz type playing cards made by Juan Roura for export to Spanish-speaking countries. The cards have square corners; 48 cards. The purple tax stamp on the five of swords was used in the early 1930s. See the wrapper
Above: “El Toro” brand Cádiz type playing cards made by Juan Roura for export to Spanish-speaking countries. 40 cards. The blue tax stamp on the five of swords was used in c.1939. See the wrapper here→
Above: Naipes 'Dos Toros', in the Cádiz style, produced for export to the Philippines by Juan Roura, Barcelona. The black tax stamp on the five of swords was used during the 1940s. Similar designs were also produced by Peruvian and El Salvador playing cards manufacturers as well as competitors from USA and Belgium.
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