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Published March 09, 2020 Updated March 18, 2023

Military Pin Up

Military Pin Up created by Sviatoslay Pashchuk (Ukraine) 2019.

2019 Ukraine Noir Arts Pashchuk Military Pin-up Add to Collection

Military Pin Up playing cards is the latest deck created by Sviatoslay Pashchuk (Ukraine) and produced by NPCC. Sviatoslay Pashchuk is a great fan of Gil Elvgren. The cards feature gorgeous pin-up style images of models with an armed forces flavour, who will be waiting for their men back home... read the full story on kickstarter
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Above: Military Pin Up playing cards created by Sviatoslay Pashchuk, 2019. 52 cards, with custom courts, two jokers, one extra pin-up card and a double-back card (for use by magicians). Images courtesy Matt Probert.

Military Pin Up playing cards created by Sviatoslay Pashchuk, 2019
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By Matt Probert

Member since March 02, 2012

I have adored playing cards since before I was seven years old, and was brought up on packs of Waddington's No 1. As a child I was fascinated by the pictures of the court cards.

Over the next fifty years I was seduced by the artwork in Piatnik's packs and became a collector of playing cards.

Seeking more information about various unidentified packs I discovered the World of Playing Cards website and became an enthusiastic contributor researching and documenting different packs of cards.

I describe my self as a playing card archaeologist, using detective work to identify and date obscure packs of cards discovered in old houses, flea markets and car boot sales.


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