Christmas Playing Cards published by Novelty Playing Cards, Syracuse, New York, 1986. The twelve court cards, four aces and two jokers each contain comical cartoons relating to the Christmas season, and the four non-standard suit symbols are reindeer, snowmen, elves and christmas trees. See the Box►



Above: Christmas Playing Cards published by Novelty Playing Cards, Syracuse, New York, 1986

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.