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$60 USDVASS “Children” Playing Cards, Hamburg America Line, Patience Size, c.1929
Collectibles:Playing Cards Germany:Vass "Children" Patience
No doubt inspired by the Dondorf “Children” decks (Dondorf Nos. 25, 26), in the early 20th century Altenburger Spielkarten Fabrik Schneider & Co. (then a department of VSSF) made its own set of “Children” cards. It was printed in several sizes – all of them small – over a period of roughly 25-30 years. The cards are favorites of collectors, as the court cards are adorable young children dressed as adults – completely charming. The deck here for sale was published c.1929 (see tax stamp on Ace of ...
$25 USD“Carnival Allfours” Playing Cards, Canadian Maker, Trinidad Carnival Designs
Collectibles:Playing Cards Canada:Trinidad "Allfours"
Mint, sealed deck of cards called, “Allfours,” made by an unknown Canadian printer. It features colorful carnival designs from the Caribbean island of Trinidad. The box states on one flap that to obtain the rules for Allfours and a poster one should send money to an address in Trinidad. The game of “All-Fours” (known in the U.S. as “Seven Up” or “Old Sledge”) has apparently been a popular game in Blackburn, England for many years. I do not know if the title of this deck has reference to that ...
$25 USDGrimaud “Jeu De La Main” (“Game of the Hand”) Palmistry Cards, Adčle Moreau, c.1963
Collectibles:Tarot/Fortune Cards:Grimaud "Jeu De La Main"
Excellent set of Grimaud’s “Jeu de la Main,” c.1963, a later edition of an elaborate palm reading game created in the 19th century by Madame Adčle Moreau, a pupil of Mlle. Lenormand, first published by Grimaud in the late 19th century. The cards are accompanied by a 62-page booklet in French that describes the game and its cards. The bookl was printed in 1963, and I have adopted it as the date of the set. The game is complete with 56 palmistry cards (8 cards in each of 7 different groups), plus ...
$25 USDHanda “Luxus-Salon No. 99 » Playing Cards, c.1963
Collectibles:Playing Cards Denmark:Handa "Luxus-salon 99"
Fine deck of «Luxus-Salon No.99» cards made by Handa of Copenhagen, c.1963, in the original box. Fournier dates these cards to 1955, but there is U.S. tax stamp on the box that was canceled in 1963, and I have adopted it as the more likely date. The court cards are of 18th century royalty, Rococo style, and the Aces are decorated with flowers. The deck has 52 cards, plus 2 Jokers, and the cards are large bridge size (93mm x 60mm). The cards are in excellent condition, very lightly used. The box ...
Collectibles:Other Card Games:Russell "Mickey Mouse Library Of Games"
Complete set in excellent condition of the “Mickey Mouse Library of Games,” made by Russell Mfg. Co. (not Russell Playing Card Co.), c.1946, in the original boxes. The set consists of 6 games: Donald Duck; Pinocchio; Mickey Mouse; Bambi; The Three Little Pigs; Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Each game consists of 48 cards in a separate box, and all 6 boxes are in a backed holder. Each game has its instructions. The cards are small – approximately patience size – measuring 62mm x 42mm. The set ...
$25 USDDouble Deck Gemaco “Illinois Central Railroad – Engine 100” Playing Cards
Collectibles:Playing Cards Railroad:Gemaco "Illinois Central Engine 100"
Mint, sealed double deck of Illinois Central Railroad cards made by Gemaco, c.1998 – what the Bollhagen guide calls “Engine 100.” Presumably each deck has 52 cards, plus 2 Jokers. The cards appear to be standard Gemaco cards, bridge size, in the original box. As noted the cards are mint and sealed, and the box is “as new.” Reference: Bollhagen, The Great Book of Railroad Playing Cards, p.86, IC-18 Thanks for visiting.
$30 USDDouble Deck Brown & Bigelow (Stancraft) Playing Cards, "New York World's Fair" 1964-1965
Collectibles:Playing Cards U.S:Brown & Bigelow, "New York World's Fair"
Mint double deck of cards made by Brown & Bigelow, Stancraft Brand, for the 1964-1965 World's Fair in New York. The decks are very beautiful, with the backs and Aces featuring an artist/architect's rendering of the Unisphere, the symbol of the Fair, and the faces of all other cards containing artists'/architects' renderings of Pavilions and other structures at the Fair. The cards are bridge size (90mm x 58mm) with gold gilt all around, and there are 52 cards, plus 2 Stancraft Jokers in each deck ...
$35 USDR. Billingsley “Reagan’s Rogues Gallery” Playing Cards, Ltd. Ed. (236/350), c.1987
Collectibles:Playing Cards U.S:Billingsley "Reagan's Rogue Gallery"
Mint set of “Reagan’s Rogue Gallery” cards, made in a limited edition of 350 of which this deck is #236, featuring illustrations of Pres. Reagan (Aces and Kings), First Lady Nancy Reagan (Queens), Vice President Bush (Jacks) and other prominent figures of the Reagan era, especially those involved in what has come to be known as the Iran Contra affair. The cards are copyrighted 1987 to R. Billingsley, and I have assumed that they were made that year. I do not know if he was the artist or the ...
$50 USDDondorf Playing Cards, "Rhineland" No. 105 (Piquet), c.1926
Collectibles:Playing Cards Germany:Dondorf "Rhineland" Piquet No. 105
Superb deck of Dondorf's stately and elegant "Rhineland" cards, No. 105 ("Piquet"), c.1926. The cards have French suits, German court indices (K,D,B), and rounded corners. The Jack of Clubs reads "B. Dondorf G.m.b.H," and the tax stamp on the Ace of Hearts indicates the deck was made during the period 1923-1929. The deck is a complete 36 cards (Ace, 6 through K; never a joker), the size of a deck used to play piquet. The cards are slightly large and wide, measuring 91mm x 63mm, and come in the ...
Collectibles:Playing Cards Canada:Canadian Playing Card Co. "King George Silver Jubilee"
Very attractive and somewhat rare double deck of cards made by Canadian Playing Card Co. c.1935 to commemorative the 25th anniversary of the reign of King George V and Queen May. The backs of one deck feature a portrait of King George V in military dress and the backs of the other show a regal portrait of Queen May. Each deck has 52 cards, plus the standard Canadian Playing Card Co. Joker, plus a backed card with bridge scoring – an auction bridge card in the Queen May deck, and a contract ...
Collectibles:Playing Cards U.S:2 Adv. W/ Cartoons
Two decks of advertising cards that feature cartoons on the faces of the cards; there are no boxes. The 2 decks are: ● A deck of bridge size cards made for Glover Livestock Company that appears to date to the 1960s or earlier, as the address given for the company does not include a zip code. The cartoons are generically titled “Cowhands,” and are copyrighted to “Tasco” who I assume is the cartoonist. The cards are in mint, “as new” condition, except that one of the Jokers has significant ...
$45 USDCommemorative Deck, 150th Anniversary Card-Making Russia, c.1967
Collectibles:Playing Cards Russia:State Printing Works 150th Commemorative
Extremely beautiful deck of playing cards made by the State Printing Works of the then Soviet Union c.1967 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the card-making industry in Russia. Fournier describes them thus: "Commemorative deck of the 150th Anniversary of M.F.R. in the card-making industry in Russia, with 52 cards and a Joker. All the cards are luxuriously decorated with brilliant figures on a black background. The Aces and numbers are surrounded by gold floral designs. The Jacks are on ...
$50 USDUSPC “Mac’s Super Gloss” Advertising Pin-Up / Glamour Playing Cards, Unknown Artist, c.1951
Collectibles:Playing Cards Pin-up:Uspc "Mac's Super Gloss"
Excellent deck of advertising pin-up playing cards made by United States Playing Card Co. c.1951 (USPC #P1912) for “Mac’s Super Gloss Co.,” featuring a beautiful young woman changing into (or out of?) a bathing suit. She thinks that she is hidden from view, until she realizes that she can be seen in the reflection of a nearby car that has been polished using Mac’s Speed Glaze (“ . . . for Dazzling Reflections”). It has a special Ace of Spades and 2 special Jokers, all advertising Mac’s and its ...
$25 USDDouble Deck Arrco “Long Island Railroad” Playing Cards, c.1975
Collectibles:Playing Cards Railroad:Arrco Long Island Railroad
Mint, sealed double deck of Long Island Railroad cards made by Arrco, c.1975. Presumably each deck has 52 cards, plus 2 Jokers. The cards appear to be standard Arrco cards, bridge size, in what appears to be the original box. As noted the cards are mint and sealed, and the plastic box is also “as new.” Reference: Bollhagen, The Great Book of Railroad Playing Cards, p.99, LIRR-5 Thanks for visiting.
$35 USDASS “Prussian Pattern” Skat Playing Cards, c.1933
Collectibles:Playing Cards Germany:Ass "Prussian Pattern"
Very good deck of Prussian pattern skat cards made by ASS c.1933. These are the Ludwig & Schmidt designs that can also be seen in a VSSF deck in this shop (T00001392). Ludwig & Schmidt was acquired by VSSF in 1895, and after 1931, the maker of the cards was ASS. This deck has a tax stamp used in Germany from 1931-1936, and I have dated the deck to the approximate mid-point of that range. The deck is complete at 32 cards. The cards are long, measuring 102mm x 58mm. There is no box. The cards are ...
$50 USDUSPC “Centennial Olympic Summer Games Collection,” 24 Miniature Decks Playing Cards, Atlanta Games
Collectibles:Playing Cards U.S:Uspc "Centennial Olympics (24)"
Mint set of 24 miniature decks made by United States Playing Card Co. for the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, called the “Centennial Olympic Summer Games Collection.” The decks come in a dark green soft plastic presentation case that snaps on the side. The backs of the decks are based upon official posters or programs from the games in question, and there are sights on the internet that explain both the origin of the poster/program used in the games for a given year and the symbolism that the ...
Collectibles:Playing Cards Railroad:Morin "Mainliner"
Interesting and presumably rare double deck of railroad cards that is also a card game, copyrighted to a Dave Morin c.1976, featuring pictures on the card backs and faces of train cars from 4 railroads: CP Rail; B& O Railroad (Chessie Systems); Frisco Railroad (St. Louis – San Francisco Railroad); and Santa Fe Railroad (AT&SF). From what is printed on the backs of each card, I believe that these cards were sold in a shop in Braceridge, Ontario, Canada that was called “Mainliner,” a shop that ...
$25 USDRussell (Artcraft) “Indian Canoeing” Playing Cards, c.1938
Collectibles:Playing Cards U.S:Russell Artcraft
Excellent set of cards made by Russell Playing Card Co. (“Artcraft” brand) c.1938, by then a division of USPC, featuring a very attractive illustration of an Indian canoeing on a lake; the illustration is framed by birch bark. The deck has 52 cards, plus the Russell “Gentleman” Joker, plus a backed card with bridge scoring. The cards are bridge size, measuring 89mm x 58mm, and have gold gilt around. They are in the original box. The cards are in excellent lightly used condition, with evidence of ...
Collectibles:Playing Cards France:Grimaud "Jeu Marseille"
Mint, sealed deck of fantastic cards printed by Grimaud and edited and published by Andre Dimanche, c.1983, titled «Le Jeu de Marseille.» The deck was conceived in Marseille during a meeting of the Surrealists in 1940, and the aces and court cards were designed by 8 surrealist artists (2 cards each) – Victor Brauner, Andre Breton, Oscar Dominguez, Max Ernst, Jacques Herold, Wilfredo Lam, Jacqueline Lamba, and Andre Masson. These designs were then copied by Robert Delangade in one session. The ...
$80 USDCarta Mundi (U.S. Games) “Londa Tarot” Tarot Cards, Londa Scott Designs, c.1993
Collectibles:Tarot/Fortune Cards:Carta Mundi (U.S. Games) "Londa Tarot"
Excellent set of “Londa Tarot” cards made by Carta Mundi for U.S. Games Systems c.1993, featuring the striking, dark fantasy designs of artist Londa Scott, who goes by the one word name, Londa. The suits are traditional (Italian), and in addition to the usual 78 cards, there is a 79th card that asks the question, “Who are you really?” This additional card serves as a kind of wild card. All cards, including the pips, are illustrated with Londa’s fantasy figures. Included with the set is an ...
$45 USDVSSF “Prussian Pattern” Skat Playing Cards, c.1921
Collectibles:Playing Cards Germany:Ludwig & Schmidt "Prussian"
[The description of this item has been amended to correct mistakes in the earlier listing. I greatly appreciate help with the German language from a knowledgeable customer.] Excellent deck of Prussian pattern skat cards made by Vereinigte Stralsunder Spielkartenfabrik AG c.1921. These are Ludwig & Schmidt designs that can also be seen in an ASS deck in this shop (T00001414). Ludwig & Schmidt was acquired by VSSF in 1895, and from 1895, or shortly thereafter, until 1931, the maker of the cards ...
Collectibles:Other Card Games:Whitman (Disney) "Ferdinand The Bull"
Delightful children’s card game made by Whitman Publishing Co. for Walt Disney Productions, called “Ferdinand the Bull Card Game,” based upon the Oscar winning 1938 short by Disney, “Ferdinand the Bull.” The short film was in turn adapted by Disney from a 1935 children’s book by author Munro Leaf and illustrator Robert Lawson. In its article on Leaf, Wikipedia has this to say about the controversy surrounding the book: “He [Leaf] wrote The Story of Ferdinand for his friend, illustrator Robert ...
$30 USDLitografia Uniao (Portugal) “Sandeman” Playing Cards, Adv. Sandeman Port & Sherry, c.1970
Collectibles:Playing Cards Portugal:Litografia Uniao "Sandeman"
Very attractive and somewhat rare deck of cards made by Litografia Uniao of Portugal for Sandeman, renowned maker of port and sherry for over 200 years. The maker’s name is on the red 4s, in addition to the Ace of Spades. Fournier shows these cards -- although I do not know what is advertised on the backs of the deck in the museum – and dates them to 1970, and I have adopted that date. The deck has 52 cards, plus 2 delightful Jokers. The court cards have what seems to me to be an unusual variant ...
$45 USDDouble Deck “E-Z” Playing Cards, Rhomboid Shaped, c.1952
Collectibles:Playing Cards Novelty:E-z Rhomboid
Excellent double deck of rhomboid shaped “E-Z” cards made by E-Z Playing Card Co. in 1952. [According to Webster's Dictionary, "a parallelogram with oblique angles and only the opposite sides equal."] The design is not mere whimsy. The idea is that cards this shape are more comfortable to hold -- hence, the name. They have small indices in the upper right and lower left corners which Dawson/Hochman indicate are to prevent pulling out the wrong card. FWIW, I think the cards are indeed more ...
$30 USD“E-Z” Playing Cards, Rhomboid Shaped, c.1952
Collectibles:Playing Cards Novelty:E-z Rhomboid
This interesting deck of “E-Z” cards made by E-Z Playing Card Co. in 1952 is rhomboid shaped. [According to Webster's Dictionary, "a parallelogram with oblique angles and only the opposite sides equal."] The design is not mere whimsy. The idea is that cards this shape are more comfortable to hold -- hence, the name. They have small indices in the upper right and lower left corners which Dawson/Hochman indicate are to prevent pulling out the wrong card. FWIW, I think the cards are indeed more ...
$85 USDCanadian Playing Cards, “Colonial Bridge” Joker/Ace, Nova Scotia Tricentennial, c.1925
Collectibles:Playing Cards Canada:Canadian Playing Card Co. "Nova Scotia"
Mint, sealed (cards, not box) deck of cards made by Canadian Playing Card Co. According to the back of the box, it appears that the design of the cards was registered by Kellys of Halifax, and the box has a remnant of the tax stamp that was in use in Canada from 1915-1928. I recently sold an open deck of these cards, and the Joker and Ace of Spades in that deck were the Joker and Ace used by CPCC in its “Colonial Bridge” deck, except that the brand name – “Colonial Bridge” – did not appear on ...
Collectibles:Playing Cards U.K:De La Rue "King George Vi" Royal Family
Mint, sealed (cards, not box) double deck of cards, still in their wrappers, bearing the Royal Cipher of King George VI, made by De La Rue for the exclusive use of the Royal Family. The seller to me represented that these cards were a gift from King George VI to her father, Peter Brough, the celebrated ventriloquist, and assuming this is true, the cards can be dated approximately 1950 based upon the timeline of Brough’s career. The reign of King George VI ended in 1952, and presumably the cards ...
$25 USDGrimaud “Tarot de Marseilles” Tarot Cards, c.1977
Collectibles:Tarot/Fortune Cards:Grimaud "Tarot Of Marseilles"
Excellent set of classic “Tarot de Marseilles” cards made by Grimaud c.1977, based upon designs popularized in the 1930s by French cartomancer Paul Marteau. Grimaud has printed this edition of the Tarot de Marseilles more or less continuously since 1963 and many of the individual cards in this set show that copyright date. However, the accompanying explanatory booklet (in English and French) has a copyright date of 1977, and I have adopted that date as the date of the set. The Tarot de ...
$35 USDUSPC “The President’s Deck” Playing Cards, Alfabet, Inc. Publisher, c.1972
Collectibles:Playing Cards U.S:Uspc "President's Deck"
Mint, sealed deck of cards published by Alfabet, Inc. and made by United States Playing Card Co. c.1972, called “The President’s Deck,” featuring delightful caricatures (unknown artist) of Richard Nixon (Kings), Pat Nixon (Queens), Spiro Agnew (Jacks), and Hubert Humphrey and George Wallace (Jokers). The remaining cards are standard USPC cards of the period. The pictures of the card faces shown are from an open deck, but the deck here for sale is mint and sealed. Each deck has 52 cards, plus the ...
$35 USDCarter Politicards Playing Cards, Sealed, c.1980
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 ...
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