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ITEM No    MAKER  c.DATE 

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

PRICE 

712

De La Rue

1865

Standard English, unturned courts, no indices, one way pips.. Reverse design a geometric pattern in mauve and gold. 52+ blank card. This is a superb set in EF condition with sharp corners and clean bright finish. The cards do not seem to have been used but there are inevitably a couple of minor age marks.

£175

708 New York Consolidated Card Co

1890 Bee #92 a rare early example of this popular brand with the first ornate Ace of Spades (in use for about 15 years only). Standard US face, old style pips. Box states 'Squeezers. Round corners and enamelled'. Imported into UK by Mudie and Sons, Coventry. Reverse incorporates mythical animal heads in Victorian swirls. 52 VF used and original box missing one side and top flap.  £100

705

National Press Gatteaux

1890

Standard French face by Gatteaux Jack of Clubs dated 1853. Ace of Clubs with 1890 tax stamp. Named courts, no indices. Fine quality heavy old laid paper with wreath watermark. Stencil colouring. Floral pattern reverse. 52 VF+ excellent example.

£95

314

Grimaud

1890

Standard Paris, design by Gatteaux. 4 indices, wreath and C watermark. Good quality card. 1853 tax reference on JC. 1890 tax stamp on Ace of Clubs. 52 with JOKER (unusual to find a joker) Tourel, Avignon on banner under the joker. VF+

£90

489

Unknown (Belgium)

1900

Soo Sik Pai, Chinese four suited chess cards. 4 suits of 14 cards, coloured panels on white. Reverse typical 19thC small pattern. 56/56 with wrapper bearing ‘TOKO HOO HAY HOO SOERABAYA’ and picture of Portuguese dragon. Mint

£40

642

Unknown (Belgium)

1900

Soo Sik Pai, Chinese four suited chess cards, 4 suits of 14 cards, coloured faces. Red, green, yellow and white. Rev; Glossy yellow. 56/56 with wrapper bearing gorilla(?) picture + ‘TRADE MARK’. Cards measure 5cm long and are in mint condition.

£40

707 National Card Co. USA

1900 Ramblers #23 standard US face, traces of gold edges (Ramblers #22 is the same without gold edges). 'Aluminum slip and finish'. 52 cards with the original box. Used VF with one or two edge chips. A scarce deck.  £80

711

Goodall

1900

Standard English, anonymous AS. Good quality thick card, enamelled, one or two minor chips. Reverse design floral geometric in red on blue. 52+J VF with surface signs of use.

£32

710

Goodall

1910

Standard English, low quality thick card and cheap printing, 2 indices, Goodall AS, red/ blue and black printing only. Reverse floral quartered pattern in red and pink. 52+J+blank (the blank on thinner card) Used VF

£23

3

Goodall

1910

Standard English, 2 indices, anonymous AS, red and blue and black printing only, ‘Pasha’ brand. Reverse: Stylised floral pattern in blue on white. 52+J with the box but missing end flaps. VF+, (One card - 3S - slight staining to back and top left index on front.)

£18

694

De La Rue

1910

Standard English, Flaxette, indicating a special surface finish to assist dealing. Box states 'Giant Indexes', and they are quite large! 2 indices and full colour printing with pink faces. 52+ joker + the clipped card (an anonymous 'doily' Ace of Spades) + the original telescopic box (surface damage to front.). The cards are good quality, in excellent condition and have never been played with, EF. A good scarce item.

£34

795 De La Rue

1920 Superior Playing Cards as stated on the box but they are of a lower quality than DLR's pneumatic cards for example. Uncoated paper, printing in red and black only with fine red dots to give a pink tinge to the courts' faces. Blue floral reverse. Good condition box stating card makers to His Majesty King George V. Complete set of 52 cards. Used VF with a few light stains but no damage. £12
826 Ormond

1930 Della Robbia Playing Cards made in Ireland. This is an unusual early Ormond printing with the scarce early example of their Ace of Spades. The courts are almost identical to Waddington. Good quality glazed card, box states 'Ivory finish' on the end flaps and 'Made in Ireland' up the sides. 52+J Hardly any signs of use except horizontal crease at end of 2 of Hearts probably from careless closing of the box which has some repaired damage to the top end. £25
673 Ormond Ireland Waddington 1945 Blarney Castle with Ormond AS an advertising pack for Irish Great Southern Hotels with a picture on the back entitled Ireland Blarney Castle and a scroll saying Great Southern Hotels. 52+ J + box. Reasonable, used VF-. Un-named Ormond aces are relatively scarce. £8
226 Auto Novelties

1945 Gin Rummy boxed set  with two packs of New Bond (Universal PCCo) playing cards in boxes, rule book, score pads and outer box. All EF including cards which are both 52+J. A nice item originally priced at 12/6d. £20
698 Piatnik

1950

Standard English Canasta set two packs of cards with jokers and the original box which acts as a tray and instruction leaflet. Box exterior a bit damaged and grubby, but cards are in very good crisp condition, probably unused. VF+ The back design and colour is the same on both packs. 2 x 52 + 6 jokers. £16
430 Budapest Factory

1960

Four seasons ‘Magyar Kartya’ Luxus no 129. Standard Hungarian pattern, cards named in Hungarian. 32 good quality cards. The wrapper is intact and in good condition.  Cards unused EF £25
431 Fournier  

1960

Standard Spanish no 32. 4 of coins dated 1962. Good quality cards ‘clase opaca’ and colour printing. 48 cards with 2 title cards and wrapper mainly intact but missing top flap. Good VF. £15
863 Amalgamated PCCo

1970

Circular playing cards a very nice set in extremely good condition with a good box. 52 + 2J + box. Reverse: design with clock wheels on black background. A Waddington production with gold seal on the box. Scarce set with the Amalgamated Playing Card Company Ace. A collectors item. VF+/EF £22
864 Waddington

1979

Rare Poker set a very scarce item with special wide style cards and large indices. The set is complete with a load of paper money in 4 denominations, a wide set of cards 52+J and a rules booklet 'Waddington's Poker, Learn to Win Guide Book'. Interestingly the box illustration shows a standard Ace (with leeks) and four indices - not the style of the poker set. All VF. £30

    

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