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Juan Roura No.32 Catalan pattern

Published July 03, 1996 Updated July 04, 2023

Juan Roura No.32, with advertisement for Cervezas Damm, c.1932.

1932 Spain Roura Advertising Breweries Cerveza

Catalan type pack No.32 by Juan Roura (La Hispano-Americana), Barcelona, with advertisement for Cervezas Damm on the reverse, c.1932.

Catalan type pack No.32 by Juan Roura, Barcelona, with advertisement for Cervezas Damm on the reverse, c.1932 Catalan type pack No.32 by Juan Roura, Barcelona, with advertisement for Cervezas Damm on the reverse, c.1932 Catalan type pack No.32 by Juan Roura, 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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