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ITEM No   MAKER  c.DATE 

DETAILS  inc. CONDITION (Mint, EF, VF with ±, Fair, Poor)

PRICE 

ENTERTAINMENT

797 USPCCo

1908 Stage Playing Cards A very attractive American pack depicting 53 stars of the stage with oval photographs in the centre of ornate borders (a different border for each suit). A scarce and complete item with 52 cards + the joker, in a contemporary leather case. The cards are in excellent condition with bright gold edges. The case is missing a small piece of spine and inside is stamped 'Patented March 1900' (If you are searching a particular star email me to see if he/she is in the pack.) £175
414 Waddington 1930 Double pack of dancers by William Barribal.  'Amorette series' (nos. 373 and 374) slender cards. Silver pack 52+J, mauve pack 52, both used VF. Traces of gilt edges. Padded-top box. £45
459 Clifford Series 1960 Circus snap 9 sets of 4 cards featuring various circus acts. 36/36 with rules and box. Mint. £11
682 Carta Mundi 1980s Rock 'N' Pop commissioned by Sony Tape, 18 superstars are portrayed by "8 of Britain's leading illustrators". Stars are: Sting, Boy George, Toyah, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Elvis, Diana Ross, Lionel Ritchie, David Bowie, Mick Jagger, Tina Turner, Rod Stewart, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Olivia Newton-John, Barry Manilow, Tracey Ullman and Captain Sensible. This is complete with 52 cards + 2J + list + box, but no leaflet. Everything is in very good condition. VF+

£40

683 Carta Mundi 1980s Rock 'N' Pop as above but without the 2 jokers

£15

680 Unknown

1990s

New Musical Express Pop stars and legends Complete set with 52 cards and 2 different jokes. Issued by NME with the magazine to collect. Every card with a photo of a pop music personality from the last 30 years, many of them looking quite young. (If you want to know if a particular star is in the pack please email, I'm not listing 54 names! Excellent condition, no box (I've not a seen a box for these cards.) Now scarce and a good investment.

£40

684 Piatnik Austria 1990 Mozart playing cards standard cards with musical stanzas from a Mozart sonata on the reverse. Double set. Mint in sealed cellophane wrapper over the box.

£6

685 Spears Games 1990s Brookside quiz cards. Over 300 questions and answers on the TV soap. Mint with sealed cards. Complete with the die and the leaflet. Box in excellent condition. Completely unused.

£4

SPORTING

275 Waddington 1925 Black Grouse named full colour design signed by William Barribal on gold and silver background. Buff coloured border. Gilt edges (worn). Wide bordered courts. 52 good VF with telescopic box, inner case printed with gold text ‘With compliments from OATES Ltd Worksop.’ £20
588 Goodall 1930

An even chance, narrow named cards with lovely greyhound racing picture. Produced for the WD &HO Wills promotion of the 1930s, this is one of the rarest designs. Double bezique set with 64 cards +1 joker, rules, 2 scoring markers and good hinge topped box. All very good condition, the cards excellent and silver edged. Would make a good present.

£40
717 Waddington

1935 McCaddie  (a companion design to Miss Hittie) a lovely painting depicting a cheeky young Scot's lad squinting into the sun, a golf bag over his shoulder. 52+J+slip in original box. All in excellent unused condition. Cards with bright 24ct gold edges. A super item. £48
483 Waddington 1935 Backing a point with signed painting by Vaughan of two pointers in the heather. Cards have been well used and are slightly grubby. One or two minor creases. F £16
274 De La Rue 1935 Black Game pneumatic finish, DLR AS, pale blue border. Traces of gold edges. 52. VF £12

845

 Fournier

 1951 Baraja Taurina Illustrations of famous bull fighters by Martinez de Leon, all 52 cards depict bull fighters from 1912 to 1951. Each card has a painting and the name of the bullfighter. Printed 2 pesetas tax stamp on 4C and number 456. 52 cards + 2 joker + leaflet + original box. Gold corners. All in very good condition. VF+ A fine example of this scarce set.  £52
641

 

Fournier Spain 

 

1965

Famous bull fighters Illustrations of  by Antonio Casero, all 52 cards depict bull fighters past and present of the 20thC. Full colour pictures giving the name and the date at which they became matadors. There is an indistinct tax stamp on the 4 of clubs. Complete set (as originally issued) of 52 cards + 2 jokers + bridge score card + leaflet + packing slip + original plastic case with 'gold' inner lining. The cards and case are all in very good condition.

 
£20

718

De La Rue

1965

World Cup 1966. Good double commemorative set for the 1966 FIFA football World Cup held in England. 'They think it's all over - it is now!' with a 4-2 victory for the host nation. 52+J and 52+J, packing slip and original plastic case. Green pack VF+, red pack EF, box in good complete and undamaged condition. A good collector's item.

£48

740

WCMP

1968

Mexico Olympic Games  Single pack with maroon border. Mint and sealed (broken at one end), no box.

£18

741

WCMP

1968

Mexico Olympic Games  Single pack with dark blue border. Mint and sealed, no box.

£18

713

Waddington

1979

Olympic Games of 1976. Limited edition of 4000 double set published by Stanley Gibbons in 1979. Each card has an illustration of an event and the 1976 winner from the Montreal Olympic Games. One pack sealed, one pack 52+2J. Mint condition with the original box

£45

715

Fournier

1979

Espana 82 World Cup football official commemorative pack for the FIFA World Cup held in Spain in 1982. [Italy beat Germany 3-1 in the final.] The first World Cup competition to include 24 teams. 50 cards (48+2) sealed pack with original plastic case.

£25

714

Fournier

1980

Fiesta Taurina. Bull fighting pack with photographs of different aspects. Clubs show the bull, Hearts the bullfighters, Diamonds the crowds and Spades the fight. 55 photos, gold corners.. 52 + 2J + 1 + 2 leaflets + quality slip and original plastic box. Virtually mint.

£12

MAGIC

85  Goodall

1920 ‘Gamagic’  Box states: Duplex, round cornered, thin conjuring cards. Produced for Gamages toy and sports store in London. Rev: Plaid design. 52+1+special box. VF £25
722  S.S.Adams 1925 Adam's League marked cards  A marked deck for magic tricks and reading the backs of the cards. Baseball backs. Non-standard courts. 52 + joker + explanatory leaflet + original box with old tax stamp. Very good condition VF+ £42
689 Universal

 

1930 Svengali pack for magic tricks. The set consists of 52 cards of which 26 are ordinary alternated with 26 key cards (all the same). The key cards are specially trimmed. There are also 6 double backed cards (with no face.) Complete set of 52 + joker + original box with remains of tax wrapper. Original instructions copyright BG Birmingham. Box tatty, cards very good VF. 

£26

690 International Magic Cards (Foreign) 1960 The famous Svengali pack Supplied by Ron Macmillan's East London Magic Supplies. A special pack of 48 cards consisting of 24 different cards and 24 key cards. The key cards are trimmed as is usual in the Svengali pack to carry out the tricks. 48 cards complete + instruction leaflet + original box. All in very good condition VF+

£12

691 De La Rue 1962 The Magic Circle So far as I can see it is just the reverse design saying Magic Circle that makes these cards magic, unless there is something I don't know about! 52 +J + box. Excellent EF

£15

692 Y&B Associates (Printed in Belgium) 1989 Visual Illusions A set of 54 optical/visual illusions called 'Can you believe your eyes?' by Dr Block and Dr Yucker, professors of psychology. 52 +2J + 1 + booklet + box. Excellent EF

£9

GAMBLING

    

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