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Pyramid "#100" Playing Cards, New Courts, c.1926

$100 USDPyramid "#100" Playing Cards, New Courts, c.1926

Vintage Collectibles:Playing Cards U.S:Pyramid #100
Very good deck of "Pyramid #100" playing cards made by Pyramid Playing Card Co., c.1926, with the new style court cards included in two variants of this deck, and with the usual two-corner indices. (Pyramid made a variant of this deck with indices in all four corners of the cards). It is a 52 card deck. I am not completely sure that it ever had a Joker, but if it did, the Joker is missing. There is no box. This is a wide deck, measuring 90mm x 63mm. The cards are in good to very good condition. ...
Carter Politicards Playing Cards, Sealed, c.1980

$35 USDCarter Politicards Playing Cards, Sealed, c.1980

Vintage Collectibles:Playing Cards U.S:Politicards (Carter)
Sealed deck of the Carter "Politicards," copyright 1980 by Politicards. It is a bridge/whist size deck, measuring 89mm x 57mm. The first two images show the sealed deck for sale; the remaining pictures of the faces of the cards are from an open deck. The deck has 52 cards, plus 2 jokers, and an insert card identifying the political figures depicted. Each card is an engaging color caricature designed by Keith Nichols. The Aces depict the Republican (elephant) and Democratic (donkey) animal ...
3-Deck Set Grimaud “Le Jeu des Papes” Playing Cards, Holy Year (Jubilee), 1983

$100 USD3-Deck Set Grimaud “Le Jeu des Papes” Playing Cards, Holy Year (Jubilee), 1983

Vintage Collectibles:Playing Cards France:Grimaud "Jeu Des Papes"
Sealed 3-deck set of cards made by Grimaud in 1983, a Holy Year (Jubilee) proclaimed by Pope John Paul II to mark 1950 years since Christ's death and resurrection in the year 33. The cards were made to commemorate that Holy Year and on the occasion of a visit from Pope John Paul II at Lourdes on August 14, 1983. I have only these sealed decks, and though made only 24 years ago, the cards are rare. I can find no images on the Internet. One of the insert cards states that the cards depict the 264 ...
Coeur “Figürliche Plastiken” (“Figured Sculptures”) Skat Playing Cards, Marianne Maeder Design

$25 USDCoeur “Figürliche Plastiken” (“Figured Sculptures”) Skat Playing Cards, Marianne Maeder Designs, c.1986

Vintage Collectibles:Playing Cards Germany:Coeur "Figured Sculptures"
Delightful skat deck made by Coeur c.1986, titled "Figürliche Plastiken ("Figured Sculptures"), featuring charming original designs on the Aces and court cards by Marianne Maeder that illustrate sculptures found in or around the State buildings of what was then East Berlin in East Germany. Each illustration contains information about the sculpture featured. The court cards and Aces are double ended, and while the two sides depict the same sculpture, the two sides are not identical. ...
Brown & Bigelow (Stancraft) “53 Vargas Girls” Pin-Up Playing Cards, Alberto Vargas Designs, c.

$85 USDBrown & Bigelow (Stancraft) “53 Vargas Girls” Pin-Up Playing Cards, Alberto Vargas Designs, c.1953

Vintage Collectibles:Playing Cards Pin-ups:Brown & Bigelow "53 Vargas Girls"
Superb deck of famous pin-up cards titled, "53 Vargas Girls," featuring designs by celebrated pin-up artist Alberto Vargas, made by Brown & Bigelow (Stancraft), c.1953, in the original box. At or about the same time, these cards were used in a deck titled, "Vargas Vanities," and in a double deck of cards marketed under the title, "Comme Ci, Comme Ca." The deck has 52 cards, plus 2 Jokers, one of which is a biography of Vargas. Different Vargas designs are on all 52 cards and on the other Joker ...
Waddington “Five-Suit ” Playing Cards, c.1938

$25 USDWaddington “Five-Suit ” Playing Cards, c.1938

Vintage Collectibles:Playing Cards U.K:Waddington 5-suit
Excellent deck of "Five-Suit" Cards made by Waddington c.1938, very similar to the De La Rue "Five Suit Contract Bridge" cards of the same year. This Waddington deck has a fifth suit of crowns, called "Royals," a refinement of the fifth suit of the same name in the De La Rue set. These cards were De La Rue's and Waddington's contribution to a short-lived experiment in the bridge world with five-suit decks during the 1930s. According to no less an authority than Wikipedia: "The mid to late 1930s ...
Carta Mundi (U.S. Games) “Egipcios Kier” Egyptian Tarot Cards, 1984

$75 USDCarta Mundi (U.S. Games) “Egipcios Kier” Egyptian Tarot Cards, 1984

Vintage Collectibles:Tarot/Fortune Cards:Carta Mundi (U.S. Games) Egipcios Tarot
A 1984 edition of the Egipcios Kier tarot cards, first published by Editorial Kier in 1970. This 1984 edition was made by Carta Mundi and published by U.S. Games Systems. Kaplan describes the cards in his Encyclopedia: "In the 1970s Editorial Kier of Buenos Aires published the Egipcios Kier Tarot with Spanish titles. The deck was issued with English titles in 1984 by U.S. Games Systems under license from the Argentinian publisher. The unknown artist of this deck was an employee of Editorial Kier ...
Double Deck American Playing Card Company (Kalamazoo) Playing Cards (52/52, No Jokers), Brand

$40 USDDouble Deck American Playing Card Company (Kalamazoo) Playing Cards (52/52, No Jokers), Brand Uncertain, c.1890s

Vintage Collectibles:Playing Cards U.S:American Playing Card Co
Double deck of cards, but without jokers, made by American Playing Card Company of Kalamazoo, one of the Longley companies, c.1890s, with geometric backs. Because the decks have no jokers, no box, and the standard APCC Ace of Spades, I am uncertain of the brand. As noted, each deck of the deck has 52 cards, but no joker. The cards are wide, measuring 88mm x 63mm. There is no box. The decks are quite clean given the age of the cards – in excellent used condition – except that there is ...
Double Deck American Playing Card Company (Kalamazoo) Playing Cards (52/52, No Jokers), Brand

$50 USDDouble Deck American Playing Card Company (Kalamazoo) Playing Cards (52/52, No Jokers), Brand Uncertain, c.1890s

Vintage Collectibles:Playing Cards U.S:American Playing Card Co
Double deck of cards, but without jokers, made by American Playing Card Company of Kalamazoo, one of the Longley companies, c.1890s, with very attractive floral backs. Because the decks have no jokers, no box, and the standard APCC Ace of Spades, I am uncertain of the brand. As noted, each deck of each double deck has 52 cards, but no joker. The cards are wide, measuring 88mm x 63mm. There is no box. The decks are quite clean given the age of the cards – in excellent used condition. The ...
2 Double Decks Piatnik Miniature Playing Cards, Sealed, c.1960

$45 USD2 Double Decks Piatnik Miniature Playing Cards, Sealed, c.1960

Vintage Collectibles:Playing Cards Austria:Piatnik Miniature
Two double decks of Piatnik miniature size playing cards, in their original boxes. The cards inside each box are still wrapped, and in one of the boxes each of the miniature decks has a cancelled and unbroken United States tax stamp that I believe shows cancellation in 1960. The backs of the double decks are the same in each box, but one double deck has gold gilt on the corners, and the other does not. The cards measure 44mm x 30mm. I assume that each of these decks has 52 cards, plus at least 1 ...
Thomas Rowlandson Hand Coloured Aquatint, "Dr. Syntax at a Card Party," c.1825

$65 USDThomas Rowlandson Hand Coloured Aquatint, "Dr. Syntax at a Card Party," c.1825

Vintage Collectibles:Paintings, Prints:Rowlandson "Dr. Syntax"
Excellent hand-coloured aquatint by renowned English caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827), from his Dr. Syntax series, titled "Dr. Syntax at a Card Party," date c.1825. Typical of Rowlandson's prints, the design was done in outline with the reed-pen, and delicately washed with colour. It was then etched by the artist on copper, and afterwards aquatinted – usually by a professional engraver – with the impressions finally coloured by hand. The entire print measures 9.8" x 6.3", ...
Grateful Dead Productions “Grateful Dead” Playing Cards, Michael Everett Designs, c.1998

$25 USDGrateful Dead Productions “Grateful Dead” Playing Cards, Michael Everett Designs, c.1998

Vintage Collectibles:Playing Cards U.S:Grateful Dead Productions
Mint, sealed deck of terrific cards promoting the legendary rock band "Grateful Dead," published by Grateful Dead Productions, Inc. in 1998, featuring the designs of Michael Everett. The deck was intended to be a giveaway in connection with a concert that was ultimately canceled. The pictures of the faces of the cards are from an open deck previously sold in this shop, but the deck in this listing is mint and sealed. The deck has 52 cards, plus 2 Jokers, plus a card announcing the deck. The ...
Muller (U.S. Games) “Tavaglione Stairs of Gold Tarot”, Giorgio M.S. Tavaglione Designs, c.1979

$100 USDMuller (U.S. Games) “Tavaglione Stairs of Gold Tarot”, Giorgio M.S. Tavaglione Designs, c.1979

Vintage Collectibles:Tarot/Fortune Cards:Muller (U.S. Games) Tavaglione Stairs Of Gold
Exceptional set of the gorgeous "Stairs of Gold" Tarot cards designed by Giorgio Tavaglione. The cards are made by Muller and published by U.S. Games Systems. The learntarot website has this to say about these cards: "Giorgio Tavaglione is an Italian illustrator and scholar of esoteric studies. In creating the Stairs of Gold Tarot, he was inspired by these words from Dante's Paradiso, `I saw a stair the color of gold, on which shone a ray of Sun, which raised itself so high that my eyes could ...
Piatnik “Casablanca” Preference Playing Cards, Artist Unknown, c.1983

$25 USDPiatnik “Casablanca” Preference Playing Cards, Artist Unknown, c.1983

Vintage Collectibles:Playing Cards Austria:Piatnik "Casablanca"
Wonderful deck of preference cards made by Piatnik c.1983 to advertise the Austrian cigarette brand, "Casablanca," featuring very amusing original court card designs, artist unknown, and Aces with packs of Casablanca cigarettes. The deck is a "preference" deck – named for a popular card game in parts of Europe – with 32 cards, the same as a skat or piquet deck; the deck also has an extra blank card. The cards are large and wide, measuring 98mm x 65mm, and come in the original box. ...
Piatnik “DSB Gods” Playing Cards, Designlab Copenhagen Publ., “Nyman” Designs

$30 USDPiatnik “DSB Gods” Playing Cards, Designlab Copenhagen Publ., “Nyman” Designs

Vintage Collectibles:Playing Cards Austria:Piatnik "Dsb Gods"
Delightful cards made by Piatnik and published by Designlab Copenhagen, presumably under contract with "DSB Gods," at one time the freight/goods division of DSB, the Danish state railway. The court cards and jokers were designed by "Nyman" and they are charming. I do not know when the cards were made. The deck has 52 cards, plus 2 Jokers; there may once have been a third joker. The cards are bridge size, measuring 90mm x 58mm. There is no box. The cards are "as new." Thanks for visiting.
AS.A.CO.N. (Argentina) Playing Cards, “Siglo XXI”, Ltd. Ed. (019/250) Marotta Designs

$30 USDAS.A.CO.N. (Argentina) Playing Cards, “Siglo XXI”, Ltd. Ed. (019/250) Marotta Designs

Vintage Collectibles:Playing Cards Argentina:As.A.Co.N
Stylish and colorful contemporary deck of cards from Argentina given the title, "Siglo XXI" (i.e., "21st Century"), published in a limited edition of 250 decks by the AS.A.CO.N ("Asociacion Argentina de Coleccionistas de Naipes" – Argentina Association of Card Collectors), with designs by Florencia Marotta. This deck is No. 019 out of 250. The cards are Spanish suited (i.e., swords, batons, cups, coins), but with a decidedly modern look. The deck is a Spanish deck, complete at 40 cards (8s ...
AG Muller (U.S. Games Systems) “Rider Tarot Deck” (Rider-Waite-Smith), c.1971

$25 USDAG Muller (U.S. Games Systems) “Rider Tarot Deck” (Rider-Waite-Smith), c.1971

Vintage Collectibles:Tarot/Fortune Cards:Muller (U.S. Games) "Rider Tarot"
Excellent set of the Rider-Waite-Smith tarot cards made by AG Muller and published more or less continuously in various editions by U.S. Games Systems, under several titles including the title used in this 1971 edition, "The Rider Tarot Deck." Here is an overview and history from Wikipedia of this famous set of tarot cards: "The Rider-Waite tarot deck may be the most popular Tarot deck in use today. . . . Over the years it has also been known as the Rider-Waite-Smith, Waite-Smith, Waite-Colman ...
Paul Parey (ASS?) “Das Jaegerkartenspiel” (“Hunter Cards”) Skat Playing Cards, “Wild und hund”

$25 USDPaul Parey (ASS?) “Das Jaegerkartenspiel” (“Hunter Cards”) Skat Playing Cards, “Wild und hund” Magazine, Walter Niedl Designs, c.1976

Vintage Collectibles:Playing Cards Germany:Parey "Wild Und Hund"
Gorgeous deck of French-suited Skat cards published by Paul Parey c.1976, the Hamburg magazine publisher, for "Wild und hund" magazine, titled "Das Jaegerkartenspiel" ("Hunter Cards"), featuring wonderful hunting illustrations on the Aces and court cards by noted German book illustrator, Walter Niedl. The World Web Playing Card Museum (WWPCM #03150) indicates that the cards were made by ASS for Parey, but frankly I question the attribution. The cards are sumptuous, with printing that shines, ...
Set (4) Bridge Score Pads (Auction/Contract), Publisher Unknown, Scottish Terrier and Cocker S

$25 USDSet (4) Bridge Score Pads (Auction/Contract), Publisher Unknown, Scottish Terrier and Cocker Spaniel Dogs, c.1930

Vintage Collectibles:Bridge/Whist Items:Bridge Score Pads (Dogs)
Set of four bridge score pads, publisher unknown, designed to accommodate both auction and contract bridge scoring, and to record scores by individual player (not by teams), featuring attractive illustrations of a Scottie dog (2) and a Cocker Spaniel (2). On the back of each pad are both auction and contract bridge scoring amounts, and since auction bridge gave way to contract bridge in or about 1930, I have dated these pads to that year. When closed, the pads measure approximately 5.1" side to ...
Piatnik “Slovenski Tarok” Tarok Cards, Eurotrade Commerce Publisher, Janez Bogata and Matjaz S

$50 USDPiatnik “Slovenski Tarok” Tarok Cards, Eurotrade Commerce Publisher, Janez Bogata and Matjaz Schmidt Designs,

Vintage Collectibles:Tarot/Fortune Cards:Piatnik "Slovenski Tarok"
Mint set of quite recent tarok cards made by Piatnik and published by Eurotrade Commerce of Slovenia, titled "Slovenski Tarok," featuring beautiful designs conceived by Dr. Janez Bogata, a professor of art history at the University of Ljubljana, and drawn by Matjaz Schmidt, a Slovenian artist. Work on the deck began in 1994, and the cards were ultimately published in 2007. The seller to me represented that the cards were published in a "limited edition," but I am not sure what that means in the ...
Double Deck Brown & Bigelow (Stardust) "XXI Olympic Summer Games Montreal 1976,” c.1976

$25 USDDouble Deck Brown & Bigelow (Stardust) "XXI Olympic Summer Games Montreal 1976,” c.1976

Vintage Collectibles:Playing Cards U.S:Brown & Bigelow "1976 Montreal Olympics"
Mint, sealed double deck of the "1976 Montreal Olympics" cards made by Brown & Bigelow (Stardust brand) c.1976 to commemorate the XXI Olympic Summer Games held in Montreal. I assume that each deck has 52 cards, plus 2 Jokers. The cards are bridge size, measuring 89mm x 58mm, and they come in the original plastic box with a cardboard insert that identifies the decks. As noted the cards are mint and sealed. The plastic box is in excellent "as new"condition. However the cardboard insert shows has ...
Grimaud “Jeu des Peintres” Playing Cards, 19 Contemporary Artists Designs, c.1973

$35 USDGrimaud “Jeu des Peintres” Playing Cards, 19 Contemporary Artists Designs, c.1973

Vintage Collectibles:Playing Cards France:Grimaud "Jeu Des Peintres"
Extremely beautiful deck of cards printed by Grimaud c.1973, called "Le Jeu des Peintres," featuring original designs on the court cards, aces, and jokers by 19 different prominent contemporary artists. The backs of the decks are plain gray. The deck has 52 cards, plus 3 Jokers, and is accompanied by a paper insert (in French) that provides brief biographical information on the 19 painters that contributed to the deck. The insert notes that the deck is presented by Grimaud and Andre Francois, ...
Samjac “Feh” Adv. Playing Cards, “Schnapskarten” (24 Cards), Atelier Hussi-Raudnitzky Designs

$25 USDSamjac “Feh” Adv. Playing Cards, “Schnapskarten” (24 Cards), Atelier Hussi-Raudnitzky Designs

Vintage Collectibles:Playing Cards Switzerland:Samjac "Feh"
Charming "Schnapskarten" (i.e., 24-card) deck made by Samjac of Lausanne for the Bunzl-Gruppe to advertize "Feh" paper products, featuring delightful designs by Atelier Hussi-Raudnitzky with non-standard court figures holding Feh products. Samjac cards are somewhat rare, and this deck is not shown at the World Web Playing Card Museum or in the literature available to me. Moreover, there is nothing on the internet about Atelier Hussi-Raudnitsky, suggesting it no longer exists. I do not know the ...
Rudolf Bechtold and Co. “Spielkarte für Schützen” (“Shooters Playing Cards”) Skat Playing Card

$25 USDRudolf Bechtold and Co. “Spielkarte für Schützen” (“Shooters Playing Cards”) Skat Playing Cards, Designs by Karl Heinz Lanz, August Kaulbach, Fritz Uhlich, c.1966

Vintage Collectibles:Playing Cards Germany:Rudolf Bechtold "Shooters" Skat
Wonderful skat deck made by Rudolf Bechtold and Co. of Wiesbaden, titled "Spielkarte für Schützen," which translates roughly to "Shooters Playing Cards" in English, with original designs not only to the court cards, but to the pip cards and Aces. The Aces and pip cards have sharpshooting targets in the center of each, and portray different "hits" on the targets depending upon the card value. The designs of each suit are the same (i.e., all Aces the same, all Kings the same, etc.), ...
8 Double Decks Congress Playing Cards: Jan "Windmills"; “Pierce Arrow Car”: "Fl

$80 USD8 Double Decks Congress Playing Cards: Jan "Windmills"; “Pierce Arrow Car”: "Flower Pattern"; “Jim Howle Clowns”; “Theater Posters”; “Historical Events”; “Butterflies”; “Teardrops”

Vintage Collectibles:Playing Cards U.S:Uspc Congress
Group of 8 different Congress double decks of cards made by United States Playing Card Co. at various times. The cards in each set are mint and sealed in their wrappers. All 8 items cost $80, and each is available separately for $10. The featured picture is of the group of items as a whole, and there is also a picture of each item individually. The eight items are: * A double deck of bridge/whist size cards, with windmills on the backs, in the original box, with a tax stamp indicating the cards ...
4 Double Decks "Put Together" Playing Cards $15 ea: 1 Hoyle ("Barrymore); 1 Bro

$60 USD4 Double Decks "Put Together" Playing Cards $15 ea: 1 Hoyle ("Barrymore); 1 Brown & Bigelow ("Timber Trails," "Winter Scene"); 1 USPC ("Remington"); 1 Hallmark ("Cat and Vase")

Vintage Collectibles:Playing Cards U.S:"Put Togethers" (6 Sets)
Four double decks of cards – 2 made by Hoyle, 1 by Brown & Bigelow, and 1 by United States Playing Card Co. – that are noteworthy because they are "put together" cards. If you put the backs of the cards from the two decks together they form one image. Each double deck is available for $15; all 4 cost $60. Each double deck is described briefly below: * Double deck of cards by Hoyle, based upon a painting by Lionel Barrymore depicting a seaside scene. These cards are also bridge size ...
AG Muller "Luzerner Fasnachts – Jass" Jass Playing Cards, Léon Schnyder Designs, c.1

$30 USDAG Muller "Luzerner Fasnachts – Jass" Jass Playing Cards, Léon Schnyder Designs, c.1990

Vintage Collectibles:Playing Cards Switzerland:Muller "Luzerner Fasnachts --jass"
Mint deck of jass cards made by AG Muller for the 1990 Carnival in Lucerne, Switzerland, featuring the charming original designs of Léon Schnyder, with court cards depicting costumed figures from the carnival. The deck is complete at 36 cards. The cards are accompanied by a paper insert describing them. They are bridge size measuring 89mm x 57mm and come in the original box. As noted, the cards are mint. The box and insert are "as new" or very nearly so. Thanks for visiting.
AG Muller (U.S. Games Systems) “CB” (“Citizen’s Band”) Playing Cards, c.1976

$25 USDAG Muller (U.S. Games Systems) “CB” (“Citizen’s Band”) Playing Cards, c.1976

Vintage Collectibles:Playing Cards Switzerland:Muller "Cb Radio"
Delightful deck made by AG Muller in 1976 for U.S. Games Systems, designed to teach the novice about popular slang expressions and code numbers for Citizen's Band radio, including illustrative cartoons. The deck is still in its wrapper and I have elected not to break it, but pictures of the cards can be seen at the World Web Playing Card Museum (WWPCM #01668) and there are a couple of pictures in the Fournier catalogue. While huge technological advances during the past 30 years make CB radio ...
Xanadu Leisure, Ltd. (Hoyle) "Bridgette" Playing Cards, Special 20th Anniversary Edi

$25 USDXanadu Leisure, Ltd. (Hoyle) "Bridgette" Playing Cards, Special 20th Anniversary Edition, w/ Score Pad, Basic Rules and Advanced Rules, c.1981

Vintage Collectibles:Bridge/Whist Items:Xanadu "Bridgette" (20th Ann. Ed.)
Excellent deck of "Bridgette" playing cards, published by Xanadu Leisure, Ltd. to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the game. Earlier sets of these cards were made by Arrco, but this deck was made by Hoyle. The cards come with a special score pad and 2 sets of rules by inventor Joli Kansil. "Bridgette" is described thus in Wikipedia: "Bridgette is a two-player bridge game that has been popular since 1970. It features a 55-card deck: the regular pack of 52 cards plus three extra cards called ...
Esq., Inc. “Esquire Girl Gin Rummy Score Pad,” Fritz Willis Pin-Up Illustration (January 1948,

$30 USDEsq., Inc. “Esquire Girl Gin Rummy Score Pad,” Fritz Willis Pin-Up Illustration (January 1948, Esquire Magazine Foldout), c.1948

Vintage Collectibles:Miscellaneous:Esquire Girl Gin Rummy Score Pad (Fritz Willis)
A gin rummy score pad published by Esq., Inc., featuring an illustration by celebrated pin-up artist Fritz Willis on the cover. The illustration used for the score pad is the "Esquire Girl" in the January 1948 edition of Esquire magazine, and I have dated the score pad the same year. The score pad measures 6⅛" by 3⅜". The score pad has not been used (no sheets are torn out of the pad), and is in excellent condition, but it seems to me that there is a slight "age patina" to the paper ...
 
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