Juan Roura No.32 Catalan pattern
Juan Roura No.32, with advertisement for Cervezas Damm, c.1932.
Catalan type pack No.32 by Juan Roura (La Hispano-Americana), Barcelona, with advertisement for Cervezas Damm on the reverse, c.1932.
Above: Catalan type pack No.32 by Juan Roura, Barcelona, with advertisement for Cervezas Damm on the reverse, c.1932. 48 cards + 2 extra cards. The 1'25 Ptas red tax stamp on the five of swords was in use during the period 1931-1936.
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