Selection of decks of cards
Color Printing Plant
Unusual section of the site. It contains cards produced in one factory - Color Printing Combine. The factory for the period of its existence from 1817 to 2004 repeatedly changed its name.
Glazetnie version 1860 (Code: g03209)
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24.00 USD
The Glazetnye deck of playing cards is one of the most remarkable. It was printed with additional gold ink in several variations, both in design and pattern. This 1860 version is without indexes and ...
Playing cards with German suits, 1853 (Code: g04586)
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30.00 USD
Playing cards with German suits from 1853, the earliest known version of this deck.
For the Kingdom of Poland (Russian playing cards with German suits) (Code: g03376)
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25.00 USD
You occasionally see the title of these cards "For the Kingdom of Poland." However, I haven't seen a single cover of these cards with this title yet. Russian playing cards with German suits—three ...
Russian playing cards from 1820 (Code: g04587)
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30.00 USD
Another variation of the designs for a deck of Russian playing cards, initially published by the factory at the Imperial Orphanage.
The cards were printed using woodcuts. The graphic silhouettes of ...
Russian playing cards from 1830 (Code: g04575)
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32.00 USD
Russian playing cards from 1830, sometimes called "Ransom Cards," are common.
At least two versions of these cards' designs have survived, but as I've already mentioned, the woodcut printing method ...
Second-grade playing cards (Code: g00980)
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31.00 USD
Second-grade playing cards
The card designs differ. Published approximately 1868-1881.
Tax stamp with a pelican on the 10 of diamonds.
National playing cards (Code: g00374)
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30.00 USD
One of the rarest decks issued by the State Card Monopoly in the 1920s. The exact date of issue is unclear. In 1922, the USSR consisted of four republics: the Transcaucasian SFSR, the Ukrainian SSR, ...
Rococo style Extra fine (Code: g02710)
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30.00 USD
A variant of the Rococo deck, an export version of Extra fine, was produced in the 1930s.
Glazetnie version of 1840 (Code: g04576)
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30.00 USD
I've written repeatedly about the vast number of 19th-century decks that were produced in numerous variations. Woodcut printing was a method whereby an image was applied to wood and then printed from ...
Charlemagne's travelling (Code: g04574)
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30.00 USD
This deck was long considered unpublished, but then images of it in a previously played condition were discovered. It's being published for the first time in excellent condition. The deck was ...
Russian playing cards, version 2 (Code: g04573)
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30.00 USD
This deck of playing cards is the same variety as number g04572, but differs in the design of the ace of diamonds and the tax stamp on the 3 of diamonds. Furthermore, because the decks were printed ...
Russian playing cards, version 1 (Code: g04572)
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30.00 USD
Russian playing cards from the mid-19th century are extremely rare. And just 5-10 years ago, they were virtually unknown.
The decks themselves have survived only thanks to foreign collectors.
Unusual section of the site. It contains cards produced in one factory - Combine color printing. The factory for the period of its existence from 1817 to 2004 has repeatedly changed its name.
In 1817, Emperor Alexander I consented to the construction of a Card Factory attached to the Alexander Manufactory of an educational home. At the same time, the import of cards from abroad was prohibited, which eliminated any competition.
The initiative to create a card factory belonged to the manager of the Alexander manufactory. In 1860, the Alexander manufactory closed; Card factory remained its only active part.
In 1918, the Imperial Card Factory was taken over by the Commissariat of Social Assistance of the Union of Communes of the Northern Region, in 1919 it was subordinated to the Printing Department of the Economic Council of the Northern District and was mothballed. In October 1922 she was under the authority of the People's Commissariat of Finance, in 1928-1931. submitted to the trust "Lenpoligraf", in 1931-1935. - Commissariat of Finance of the USSR. In 1935, it was transferred to the competence of the People's Commissariat (from March 1946 - the Ministry) of the food industry of the USSR and renamed to the 2nd artistic printing house, since 1953 it was subordinate to the Ministry of Food Industry of the RSFSR. In September 1957, it became known as the 3rd offset printing factory of the Office of the Printing Industry of Lensovnarhoz, and in 1967 it was renamed the Combine of Color Printing.
From the very beginning and until the collapse of the USSR, it was the only factory that officially issued playing cards, and many collectors are looking for and collecting cards of this factory.
In 1817, Emperor Alexander I consented to the construction of a Card Factory attached to the Alexander Manufactory of an educational home. At the same time, the import of cards from abroad was prohibited, which eliminated any competition.
The initiative to create a card factory belonged to the manager of the Alexander manufactory. In 1860, the Alexander manufactory closed; Card factory remained its only active part.
In 1918, the Imperial Card Factory was taken over by the Commissariat of Social Assistance of the Union of Communes of the Northern Region, in 1919 it was subordinated to the Printing Department of the Economic Council of the Northern District and was mothballed. In October 1922 she was under the authority of the People's Commissariat of Finance, in 1928-1931. submitted to the trust "Lenpoligraf", in 1931-1935. - Commissariat of Finance of the USSR. In 1935, it was transferred to the competence of the People's Commissariat (from March 1946 - the Ministry) of the food industry of the USSR and renamed to the 2nd artistic printing house, since 1953 it was subordinate to the Ministry of Food Industry of the RSFSR. In September 1957, it became known as the 3rd offset printing factory of the Office of the Printing Industry of Lensovnarhoz, and in 1967 it was renamed the Combine of Color Printing.
From the very beginning and until the collapse of the USSR, it was the only factory that officially issued playing cards, and many collectors are looking for and collecting cards of this factory.
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