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Le Livre du destin The Book of Destiny (France )

Playing cards for fortune telling from 1865. First published by the French company B.-P. Grimaud in Paris.

Etteilla’s Livre de Thot Tarot (France )

Tarot Etteilla was released in 1789. 78 cards

Chocolate Angelical Barcelona (Spain)

A Spanish deck of playing cards with an advertisement for chocolate, as the inscription on the back suggests. It is surprising to see an advertising deck issued in 1880. In the USSR, advertising decks of playing cards began to appear only in the 1970s, and even then they were produced for foreigners by companies engaged in the export of their products.

Tarot Milano Tarocco Milanese (Italy)

This tarot deck was produced in Milan, Italy in 1860. The deck is a good illustration of the origin of modern Italian playing cards, which are essentially a truncated version of the tarot.

Historical Playing Cards Jeu de cartes historiques dit "Jacquemin Gringonneur" (France )

Historical playing cards "Jacquemin Gringonneur", published in Paris in 1864. Publisher: Hangard-Maugé

HOLLANDAISES ILLUSTRĖES (France )

First published by the French card factory Grimaud in 1910. Artist Felix Simon

KING CHRISTIAN X. Nel 1935 EJKA (Denmark)

A deck from Denmark, 1935. Publisher Emil Jensen Warburgs

Jeu de cartes satirique (Germany)

The publisher of these wonderful cards is Johann Anton Steinberger. They were published in Germany in 1825, but the indexes are French. It is unknown what the cards are actually called, in one source they are love cards, in another they are satirical. For some reason, erotic scenes on several playing cards are considered satire. Erotica, sensuality - are ...

Jeu arabe: jeu d'arithmétique pour les enfants (France )

The deck of cards was published in France in the 1820-1830s. How to use it for its intended purpose remains a mystery. If you know French, perhaps the description will help.

Jeu de cartes au portrait bourguignon (France )

This deck casts great doubt on the fact that this style of drawing is rightfully called Anglo-American. This deck was published in Burgundy. Publisher: Nicolas Chenevet (Dijon) published his cards from 1728 to 1745.

Funny circus with clowns (Russia)

It is impossible to imagine a circus without clowns. Here, various artists laugh at clowns. At the same time, these playing cards are also calendars with zodiac signs.

Jeu des grands navigateurs (France )

The deck is dedicated to sailors and the marine theme in general. Artist Jean Delpech

Father Frost and Santa Claus № 4 (Russia)

Father Frost is the most recognizable symbol of the New Year holidays. Most parents in the post-Soviet space give their children gifts on behalf of Father Frost, leaving them under a decorated tree on New Year's Eve. A lie, but so cute...

Father Frost and Santa Claus № 3 (Russia)

Do you believe in Santa Claus? Childhood and New Year's gifts are forever etched in memory. And even when you become an adult, seeing a dressed-up Santa Claus on the street, a smile involuntarily appears on your face and your soul becomes warmer. Dive into childhood!

Father Frost and Santa Claus № 2 (Russia)

In the USSR, in order to displace the people's celebration of Christmas, the New Year's celebration was revived. One of the characters of this holiday was Father Frost (analogous to the foreign Santa Claus). With the disappearance of the USSR, artists began to draw Santa Claus. Now it is often unclear - is it Father Frost or Santa Claus on a postcard? You ...

Childhood holiday № 4 (Russia)

A set of calendars designed as a deck of playing cards with postcards with children, dedicated to various holidays.

Childhood holiday #3 (Russia)

In the USSR, everything was regulated and censored. Only some themes were allowed to be used by artists quite freely. Drawing children was allowed, and without exaggeration, it can be said: a special genre of greeting cards was born. Here are collected postcards from different years, with children, dedicated to March 8, they were issued to congratulate ...

Armenian playing cards (Armenia)

Despite the fact that Armenia is a small country, publishers actively issue playing cards with national themes. I was unable to translate the inscriptions on the box from Armenian. The Internet translator produces all sorts of crap. The cards were printed on plastic in 2003.

Outstanding personalities figures (Ukraine)

2022 has become a turning point and a landmark year for Ukraine. No one has ever done so much and in such a short time for the Ukrainization of the population of Ukraine than the Russian president. The entire Soviet period of Ukraine fades into insignificance, but then Ukrainization was put on stream. Then Ukrainization came from above from the authorities, ...

Crazy war (Ukraine)

There was a song in the USSR a long time ago called "Do the Russians want war..." Years have passed and many generations have grown up who did not live to see the Great Patriotic War, and almost all who went through it have already died. Could the story that began on February 24, 2022, have happened in those years when most of the participants in that ...

1 sort (Russia)

When you start collecting playing cards, you first look for decks with different designs. After a while, you start to notice variations of the same deck, especially if the deck was produced for many years and the appearance of the cards changed as the eras changed. This version of the well-known Charlemagne deck was released in the 1920s. The double-headed ...

Pug (Ukraine)

This charming deck of pug breeders was released in Ukraine before... People were not yet immersed in a terrible life and were in the mood for cute entertainment.

Karty lakierowane do gry № 105 (Poland)

Polish version of Vienna cards.

Siciliane (Italy)

Italian playing cards with national suits are very unusual to perceive. But they are of interest to the collector, because even on score cards, in most cases, in addition to the unusual suits themselves, there is artistic design.

Mannerheim (Finland)

The deck is dedicated to Mannerheim Carl Gustav; in Finland this man with a very long and rich biography is revered. He was also a general in the Russian army and commander-in-chief of the Finnish army and president of Finland. Despite the fact that Finland was an ally of Nazi Germany, it managed to bring its country out of attack and occupation and retain ...

Rhodos (Greece)

A very large number of decks are produced in Greece, but there are very few classical style decks, and mostly now these are decks based on Greek mythology. This deck is an exception - the characters are in a humorous style and this is a remake of the Berlin style. Probably the Greek artist redrawn the German deck, since I have never seen German decks with ...

BARAJA CIMEMATOGRÁFICA Cinematograph (Spain)

I like Spanish decks with traditional suits, since very often the point cards also have an original design. There is only one card with a design in the suit of Cups. This deck is dedicated to the stars of the 1920 cinema. Looking at the deck, you realize how fleeting the fame of a film artist is. And that films live in one or two generations of people.

Political Olimpus of Kazakhstan III (Kazakhstan)

This is the rarest Kazakhstani deck of playing cards. The card publisher, releasing his decks during the reign of Nursultan Nazarbayev, never dared to make the President of Kazakhstan the hero of his cards. For this reason, in this deck on the Ace of Crosses there is the current President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. For the first time, the publisher decided to ...

Dragon (USA)

The classic card design is both attractive and makes you want to introduce your own innovations. This deck features American standard faces in original costumes, if I'm not mistaken, of Japanese samurai.

Vienna-pattern (Germany)

This design style is called the Viennese pattern, but this deck was printed in Altenburg, Germany.

Emperor (USA)

Deck of playing cards from Chinese artist Jheng-Chang Chen. In the era of globalization, it is very difficult to identify a deck as belonging to a particular country. I attributed it to the USA, despite its very strong affiliation with Chinese culture, since it was printed on BICYCLE.

Patience (Germany)

Small decks of playing cards are a kind of “Lefty” creation.

Emirates playing cards (UAE)

Emirates airline promotional playing cards. In the United Arab Emirates, after the country chose tourism as one of its sources of income, playing cards began to be produced in large quantities, but unfortunately most of the decks have only the original back, while the faces are from the classic American standard, abundantly stamped by Chinese card factories ...

Rokoko (Switzerland)

Swiss miniature deck. Artist Josef Maria Melchior Annen (1868-1954)

COSTUMES SUISSE NATIONAL (Switzerland)

Quite a few varieties of playing card decks with the Swiss national costume were published, which were printed both in Switzerland itself and ordered printed from publishers in other countries. This deck was published by the German publisher C.L. Wüst

Franz Josef Military Tarock (Austria)

Military tarok. The history of mankind is the history of wars. Robbery and murder of residents of a neighboring country is one of the ways to maintain power and entertain the rulers. Check out 19th century military costumes. "Parrot" colorful outfits, one more fanciful than the other. The monarchs played soldiers with living people. Playing cards as a ...

FRANKFURT PATTERN Fromman & Bünte (Germany)

Germany was the leader in the production of playing cards in Europe. This deck belongs to the Frankfurt style. Publisher Fromman & Bünte

CARTE MILANESI DAL NEGRO (Italy)

Italian playing cards are very different from all other European ones. Most decks come with Italian suits, which are similar to Spanish ones. But the main thing is that the decks are elongated in height, like the territory of the country itself. This deck with French suits is from the publisher DAL NEGRO.

Adolph Wulff di Copenhagen (Denmark)

A deck of playing cards from Denmark from the publisher Adolph Wulff, released in 1910. Decks of the early 20th century, in addition to the actual drawings, also have a unique aura of lithographic printing, which makes them, at least for me, very aesthetically attractive.

WHIST N. 147. Piatnik 1925 (Austria)

The Austrian card factory Piatnik has produced a lot of charming decks over the many years of its existence. This 1925 deck has the charm of last century printing.

CARTES PARISIENNES 1848 years (France )

Initially, all cards had full-length figures. This deck can serve as an example of Parisian city costume of the mid-19th century. The frozen history of fashion.

Black Palekh by Pavel Bazhenov (Russia)

This deck was first published in 1937 in a small edition for an exhibition in Paris. The cards were drawn by Pavel Bazhenov. The deck is very rare. Few people can boast of having the original. In 1967, Bazhenov’s drawings were redone by E. Pashkov. Essentially simplifying them. It was Pashkov’s variation that was published for many years with different ...

Lunar month over the sea (Russia)

Familiar standard cards have 4 suits, but a person always has only enough and begins to come up with something new. There are 6 suits in this deck. In addition to the traditional ones, a month and a sea anchor have been added.

International (USA)

American deck with six suits, in addition to the traditional ones, bullets and crosses are also added. There are 80 cards in the deck.

Russian style (Russia)

1st edition of the now famous Russian style deck, see more about the history of the deck in the deck description g04291. This entire deck or just the card box was printed in lithography by T. Kibbel, St. Petersburg.

Czech Patience (Czechia)

A small deck from the then entire Czechoslovakia. The original design of the drawings makes the deck unlike any other.

lingerie Incanto (Russia)

In my opinion, one of the most charming advertising decks of playing cards released in Russia. Most women can easily go to the beach in swimsuits, but appearing in public in underwear is an impossible situation! These cards immerse the viewer in the holy of holies... The designers made the deck very cute, although of course moralists will see almost porn ...

Childhood holiday No. 1 (Russia)

An interesting holiday deck of calendar playing cards with drawings from greeting cards, mainly from the USSR.

Sagulatus (Russia)

The second deck by artist Vyacheslav Yastremsky, made in an individual style, from my point of view, is something between fantasy, gothic and the dark Middle Ages.

The whole world is a mess... (Russia)

Handmade deck. All 36 cards feature designs that were mostly used as tattoos in prisons in the USSR.

Lennhoff & Heuser in Frankfurt Main (Germany)

German deck of playing cards from the publisher Lennhoff & Heuser in Frankfurt am Main.

Gazprom trans (Russia)

Pin-up style is my favorite genre of drawing women. Smiling beauties, if you love women, in my opinion, cannot leave anyone indifferent. But few people use such drawings as advertising. In my memory, this is the second deck in Russia. artist Ruslan Gonchar

Gas Station Queen (Russia)

The name of the deck is in honor of the 1963 Soviet film of the same name starring Nadezhda Rumyantseva. The film turned out to be so charming that more than one generation of Soviet people watched it with pleasure. The pin-up genre also portrays women in a charming way and coincides with themes. Deck artist Ruslan Gonchar

Swadeshi (India)

Decks of cards from India always make me very happy, I wondered why? The first thing that came to mind was that I grew up watching Indian films. “Zita and Gita”... And the film “Revenge and the Law” made such a strong impression on my childhood worldview that for many years I believed that this was the best film. And also the famous book “Kama ...

Polish with German suits Gotti & Baumann (Poland)

After Russian troops and allies captured Paris in 1814 and forced Napoleon to abdicate, great changes occurred on the map of Europe. Poland, under the name the Kingdom of Poland, became part of Russia in 1815. Russia had a monopoly on the production of playing cards, which made it all the more surprising to discover this deck published in Warsaw in the 19th ...

Malam American Indians playing cards (USA)

Another deck about American Indians from the publisher System 6. The culture of the American Indians is very original and will never cease to attract the attention of more and more new artists and publishers.

Gemini Noctis playing cards ( Sweden)

The Swedish publishing house Stockholm17 was founded by artist and designer Lorenzo Gaggiotti. He has already released many decks, and all of them, from my point of view, are very sinister, and I would even say “bloodthirsty,” some literally, some figuratively. I like the lighter theme of the playing cards. But everyone looks at the world in their own ...

Doll playing cards of the Russian Empire (Russia)

In Russia, many decks of small and super-small sizes were produced. I suspect that such decks were produced on sheets, which then had to be cut yourself. The size of the cards is very small, and the cardboard is thin - it is impossible to play with such cards, and I believe that these are play props for children's dolls.

Korean Dynasties History traditional playing cards (South Korea)

As a result of the war, Korea is divided into two countries, North and South. North Korea is a totalitarian state about which little is known at all; I suspect that playing cards are not issued there at all. But South Korea produces decks, but this is still the only deck with a national theme, printed directly in Korea, that I know of.

Ralswiek Rugen (Germany)

This deck of playing cards was drawn and published by German artist Wolfgang Behrend (Born June 8, 1944, died September 24, 2015). The artist painted in his own unusual style; his drawings are unlike any others. The artist managed to create several decks with his own unique characters.

Three nine 999 Syria (Syria)

This deck was printed in Syria, it is a reprint of the French classic deck from the Spanish factory Geraclio Fournier. I wonder why the joker in the deck is wearing a turban? It is likely that the factory printed such decks specifically for the countries of the Arab world.

India Siren (India)

Despite the rich and very original culture in India, not a very large number of decks with national themes are produced, or, alternatively, the decks remain unknown to a wide range of collectors. This edition, one of the last known decks, was released back in 1998.

Casino (Argentina)

Another Argentinean modern deck that adds jokers to the classic Spanish 48-card deck that were never there. Modernity dictates its own rules.

Atlas version from 1930 (Russia)

Another Atlas (Satin) version from 1930. The versions are primarily distinguished by the aces of diamonds. Point cards are also interesting. With the advent of numbers on point cards, they began to duplicate the small sign of the suit only on 2 and 3. On all other cards the suit icon is located next to the number and the publishers did not consider it ...

Feinste Whist (Germany)

The German deck of playing cards Feinste Whist from the publisher J.G.Tiedemann is a typical example of European graphic decks of the 19th century.

Russian style - Extra fine № 103 (Russia)

In the 1930s, the card factory actively began producing decks for export. This Russian style deck - Extra fine No. 103 was printed in 1933.

Atlas deck (Russia)

By the will of the publisher in the USSR, the Atlas deck became the most famous deck in Russia and surrounding countries from the former USSR. This is the pre-revolutionary version. The design of the cards has been redrawn many times, and now there is an exciting game for collectors - find the differences. This version is the closest to the drawings of ...

Anti-fascist cards (Russia)

Anti-fascist cards are one of the rarest decks released in the USSR. The cards were drawn by Vasily Vlasov and released in 1942 in besieged Leningrad. According to one version, only about 700 decks were printed. They were thrown like propaganda weapons into the German trenches. The box was made specifically in the style of German cards, so that German ...

Supra Fijne (Netherlands)

I like graphic playing cards from the 19th century, the Dutch publisher Erve Wijsmuller's 1850 deck is one of those.

Hachazo Argentina (Argentina)

Argentine playing cards are French style, as written on the box. The designs in the deck are of the Anglo-American standard, but of a fairly rare design. Perhaps even the original Argentinean one.

Facil juegos Argentine playing cards (Argentina)

Many decks of playing cards are produced in Argentina, apparently Argentines are quite gambling people. Most of the decks produced are with Spanish suits. Instead of letters, all cards are designated by numbers, 10 - instead of a jack (in a Spanish deck this is a foot warrior), 11 - instead of a queen - a rider (sometimes women are drawn on a horse) and 12 ...

Yakut playing cards Sakhaly (Russia)

The third deck of the Yakut artist Ivan Sofronov turned out to be more dynamic, the heroes of the cards seemed to freeze for a moment... and in a moment they would come to life.

Fishing, hunting (Ukraine)

Gift set of two decks in one box. One is dedicated to fishing, the other to hunting. Issued in Ukraine at the famous card factory from Odessa "Publishing Center" Deluxe see the second deck numbered g02764

Fishing, hunting (Ukraine)

Gift set of two decks in one box. One is dedicated to fishing, the other to hunting. Issued in Ukraine at the famous card factory from Odessa "Publishing Center" Deluxe

1863 playing cards with German suits (Russia)

Having been born and living all my life in Russia, I became interested in history during my school years. And of course, I was most interested in the history of Russia, so when I became interested in playing cards, those published in Russia interested me first. For many years, only one factory was allowed to produce decks of cards. And since no one really ...

A la Bulgar (Bulgaria)

An unusual deck of 6 suits. Drawn under the influence of the work of the German artist Walter Kraus, at least this is reflected in the drawings of jokers.

Andreas Benedictus Göbl Munchen (Germany)

This German deck from Munich publisher Andreas Benedictus Göbl seems very unique to me. Why? I dug through the entire Internet and did not see a single similar German deck. Firstly, the drawings from this deck were taken as a model for the release of two Russian decks with German suits. Secondly, the characters on the cards remind me of Polish nobles.

Lennhol & Houser (Germany)

German deck of playing cards from the publisher Lennhol & Houser from 1880.

Steinberger's (Switzerland)

Swiss deck of playing cards with French suits from the publisher Johann Müller

Chur-baierische Francesis (Germany)

A German deck with French suits published at the beginning of the 19th century, where the card characters are depicted in full growth. Publisher Lorenz Ammer from München

Portuguese playing cards (Portugal )

The deck contains graphic, strict drawings in a realistic style.

Peik (Norway)

The card characters in the deck have an unusual drawing style, seemingly realistic faces, but the characters themselves have bright features that are very close to caricature. Publisher Emil Moestue Artist Nils Bergslien

Berliner zeitung (Germany)

Deck of cards with cartoon characters from Berlin newspaper artist Erich Schmitt

Kawasaki (Japan)

As I already wrote, Japan in the 1970s, at the peak of its technological breakthrough, published a large number of original advertising decks, which were used as representative souvenirs. Nothing like this ever happened again in Japan.

Abraxas (Netherlands)

Abraxas is a deck of playing cards where the characters are crows instead of people, and they all smoke.

Hrvatske karte Croatian cards (Croatia)

Croatian variation of a deck of cards, on the theme of the Seasons. Each suit symbolizes a certain time of year, the deck drawn by different artists was published in many countries where German suits are in use. This option is the most original in design that I have ever seen.

Berlin style (Germany)

Berlin style is a very popular deck, it was published by many publishing houses and it is difficult to count how many artists have drawn their own variation of such a deck. Another option.

Propaganda (Germany)

In the mid-20th century, playing cards were one of the products that were under government control; card production was either a government monopoly or the manufacturer was subject to an excise tax. A totalitarian state, such as Hitler's Germany, treated playing cards poorly. For example, playing cards were banned in the German army. But at the same time, ...

Shippendales (USA)

It is almost always customary to hide a man’s body, and if you say that it is beautiful, you will immediately be labeled as gay. Therefore, the deck is classified in the erotica section, although there are no taboo body parts on the cards.

Yes we can (Canada)

The deck is original in many respects. Firstly: it has 5 suits, the star suit has been added, and secondly, an additional card has been added to each suit, with another woman in the high cards. Well, the drawings themselves are quite original.

Naipe Popular Gacela (Mexico)

Another deck from Mexico with traditional Spanish suits.

Aries (Spain)

Unusual playing cards on the theme of the times of knights.

Honey wine cards (Japan)

In Japan, when the industry was at its peak in the 1970s and 80s and Japanese products were very popular, many promotional decks of playing cards were published, usually in small quantities and with unusual custom designs. One of those adorable decks.

Arab (Pakistan)

The deck is very rare. There are no identifying marks on the cards. I decided to translate the inscriptions on the cards. Google translator identified some of the maps in Urdu and Sindhi languages. These languages are used by the people of Pakistan. It turns out that this is the only deck I know of from Pakistan.

John Players Cigarette Manufactures (Great Britain)

Advertising deck for cigarette manufacturer John Players. Drawn by artist Nick Price. The drawings of the American standard were taken as a basis, but they were played out in such an original way: animals were added that the result was a unique deck.

Brouwers Bier (Belgium)

Promotional deck of playing cards for the beer brand Brouwers Bier. They didn’t bother too much - they took a standard deck and attached beer glasses to the characters.

Venice (Italy)

Venice is perhaps the most unusual European city, which every traveler dreams of visiting. A fabulous city - impossible to describe in words - photographs tell the best story about the pearl of Italy.

Berlin style (Germany)

Original drawings of the Berlin style deck, with characters drawn in an unusual manner.

Suicide girls (USA)

The first deck under the Suicide girls brand from the artist Rion Vernon with girls drawn in catalogs is classified as a pin-up style, but, in my opinion, this is a modern approach. Here the girls are not cuties, as in the classic pin-up, but are very individual. Tolerant attitude towards appearance.

Bharata (Australia)

The Bharata deck is designed by artist and designer Sunish Chabba. In theory, it would be more logical to attribute the deck to India, but globalization is bearing fruit - people from different countries choose the most comfortable places to live and there is a real penetration of cultures.

Larserics Vikings ( Sweden)

Promotional deck of playing cards from Larserics. As I have written many times, advertising publications are a treasure trove for collectors. New original drawings and, as a rule, such a deck is very rare, since it is produced only once. This deck is about Vikings in a humorous style.

Romance Espanol (Spain)

An original and unusual deck of playing cards from the artist Carlos Saenz de Tejada.

Holmblads Billeder Eneret № 121 (Denmark)

A deck with a similar design is on our website, both decks were published by the publisher S.Salomon & Co. The difference in the drawings is due to the fact that the lithographic printing method was only suitable for printing one edition. I had to redraw it for the next edition.

Pecos Bill The state of Texas (Finland)

Pecos Bill is a character from American folklore, a cowboy. The stories about him are set during the period of US expansion to the west: into Texas, New Mexico, Southern California and Arizona. At the beginning of the 20th century, these stories were recorded by Edward O'Reilly. It is possible that he is their direct author, which, in this case, classifies ...

Ethiopia (Ethiopia)

Decks of playing cards from African countries are very rare. And they are not produced very often and even less often reach collectors. Ethiopia is an exception. This is the fourth deck from this country. Design by Max Dissar & Rita Rielle

Kings of India (Canada)

India is one of the very exotic countries, shrouded in so many mysteries and secrets that interest in the culture and history of the country will never wane. Design by Humble Raja

Pin up girl playing cards (Denmark)

I usually don't pay attention to deck backs. This deck is an exception - pin-up art is my favorite style of drawing women. And who doesn't like that? The advantage of the deck was the original American standard cards from the Danish artist.

Centenario (Mexico)

Mexico is a Spanish-speaking country, since this part of the American continent was a colony of Spain, so traditional Spanish decks are common in this country.

Mongolian National Economical Bank (Mongolia)

The first deck of playing cards known to me with national flavor, of the classic type from Mongolia.

Vizago (Australia)

The deck was published in Australia. Publisher and artist Annette Abolins - Abolina Art

Nine Lives (Australia)

The deck was published in Australia. Publisher and artist Annette Abolins - Abolina Art

1860 by Hanchen Rübcke in Hamburg (Germany)

In the 19th century, publishers often approached the release of decks very thoroughly. In 1860, the publisher Hanchen Rübcke from Hamburg commissioned the artist not only to have different halves on one high card, but also to draw designs for all the score cards.

Tarok Johann Traugott Meyer in Hannover (Germany)

Tarok by the German publisher Johann Traugott Meyer from Hanover, published in 1800.

Petroleum ( Sweden)

I attributed this advertising deck of Petroleum playing cards to Sweden, but the deck may be for Denmark. Who knows - write.

Brevetees (Belgium)

The most suitable word that comes to mind to express my feeling about the deck from the publisher Daveluy is that it is pretentious. This is precisely its charm.

Paris pattern E.Testu (France )

French deck from 1840 from the publisher E.Testu.

Arabian (Japan)

This deck of playing cards with an Arabic theme was published in the country of Japan. In Arab countries, playing cards with national themes are issued extremely rarely, but there is naturally interest in the Arab world.

Bulgarian playing cards (Bulgaria)

As I have written many times, I am very interested in national classic decks. The world is interesting for its diversity of cultures and traditions. Unfortunately, the times are now returning when the one who is stronger tries to destroy the weak, precisely because the other wants to preserve his originality. It is important to preserve and remind about the ...

Belgian playing cards 1850 (Belgium)

Belgian playing cards from 1850.

French playing cards Mythological (France )

French playing cards Mythological 1880 from the publisher J. Leclaire

Joseph Fetscher (Germany)

German deck of playing cards with full-length figures from the publisher Joseph Fetscher, circa 1830.

Don't kill the messenger (Ukraine)

An interesting deck on the theme of the Mongol Empire. First published in Ukraine.

Russian style - German edition (Germany)

One of the well-known Russian decks is Russian style. And it’s natural that artists make their own variations. This deck is an interesting re-drawing published in Germany. For those who like to compare and consider.

Russian nautical playing cards (Russia)

Very rarely, Russian decks are printed at well-known European card factories. It's even rarer to hire interesting artists. This deck, drawn in the Palekh style, was first printed at the Austrian factory Piatnik. The customer of this wonderful deck is the Central Design Bureau of Marine Equipment "Rubin".

Political playing cards of St. Petersburg (Russia)

I don’t know what year the deck was released, as well as most of the playing cards depicted. But definitely until 2021. The jokers are Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Vladimir Putin. A deck without output data, which is not surprising, in a country where parody and satire of those in power is so persecuted.

Stop covid-19 (Russia)

The coronavirus in 2020-2021 left a huge mark on modern history, causing panic throughout the world and claiming numerous lives, and of course, playing cards dedicated to this disaster appeared.

Prison playing cards (Russia)

In Russia, a lot of people have been and are going through prisons. Even talented people end up in prison. Card games - despite the ban - one of the possibilities of communication and play - have given rise to such a layer of artistic creativity - the production of playing cards.

French black palekh (France )

One of the most famous Russian decks is Pavel Bazhenov’s Black Palekh. And I was pleasantly surprised when I received a French advertising deck for the perfume brand Van Cleef & Arpels made by the artist H. Simoni in the style of Palekh artists. And what a pity, now to realize how the current regime in Russia has thrown the country away from ...

Hamburger Bild (Germany)

Each large German region had a traditional design of playing cards, which was redrawn by different artists, but the images of card heroes were similar in poses and design elements. This is a Hamburg style deck.

Baade (Germany)

German deck from the publisher J.A. Steinberger, 1860. I like decks from the second half of the 19th century for their sophisticated graphics. As a rule, decks were printed with black ink and then hand-painted.

H. Benedictus frères (Belgium)

A deck of playing cards from 1850 from the publisher H. Benedictus frères.

Fortuna (Germany)

One of the beautiful decks of playing cards from the publisher Conrad Ludwig Wuest.

South American costume - Brazilia (Brazil)

Deck printed by C.L.Wuest for Brazil

Holmblad Pattern (Denmark)

Early 20th century deck from Denmark. First publisher Salomon&Co

Conrad Ludwig Wuest 1880 (Germany)

One of the decks from the German publisher Conrad Ludwig Wuest from 1880.

Three Musketeers (France )

Dumas's Three Musketeers have become a symbol of France for everyone who is somehow familiar with this work, either directly from books or from numerous film adaptations. And of course, in France itself a sufficient number of interesting decks about musketeers were published.

Neues Standardbild (Germany)

One of the Dondorf factory decks from the early 20th century.

Titze & Schinkay (Austria)

Antique deck from the mid-19th century from Austria from the publisher Titze & Schinkay.

Norwegian playing cards (Norway)

Not many playing cards are known to have been issued in Norway, but new discoveries are being made thanks to collectors. One of those decks.

Danish Holmblad Pattern (France )

French edition of a deck of Danish design from the early 20th century.

Competitive Satin Design (Russia)

This deck was printed in the first half of the 19th century. And until now it was unknown. The manner of depicting the characters, in my opinion, is very similar to the Glazetny deck https://artcol.ru/ru/cards/classic/g04129

Russian playing cards from 1860 (Russia)

Russian playing cards from 1860; previously such a deck was unknown to collectors and historians. This is the first re-release. Only thanks to foreign collectors does information appear. Lithographic printing had its own characteristics, the lithographic stone became unusable and if a given design was redrawn in a completely different way, then this ...

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