Regional Costumes
Spanish regional costumes and coats-of-arms; cute illustrations on each card, 1986.

Spanish Regional Costumes
A true tribute to Spanish tradition...
Spanish regional costumes and coats-of-arms playing-cards, with Spanish suit symbols and cute illustrations on each card, with very accomplished and attractive artwork. The borders are gold; the reverse shows a red snow-flake pattern. 1986. Spain issued a series of stamps between 1967 and 1971 featuring the typical regional costumes, which is a favorite for collectors.
See also: Zoo Comics.

Above: Spanish regional costumes and coats-of-arms playing-cards, with cute illustrations on each card published by Litografia Ferri, 1986. Reverse: red snow-flake pattern. 48 cards + 2 Jokers.

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.