Traditional English Court
Games & Print Services Ltd traditional English courts.
Games & Print Services introduced traditional English courts and a special typeface for the indices after c.1997. The jokers have been re-drawn and the Ace of Spades has a © symbol because of an attempted copyright infringement. The company is now part of Cartamundi.
Above: Games & Print Services standard deck with traditional English courts, c.1997. 52 cards + 2 jokers + bridge scores card. Some decks have silver edges►
Above: Games & Print Services standard deck for Barclaycard, c.1997.
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