| CSA3811 |
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c1757 Henry Hart Outer Playing Card Wrapper.with Tax Penalties.
An outer wrapper for six packs of playing cards by Henry Hart c1757. These are for their branded "THE VALIANT HIGHLANDER" made at their Red Lion Street, Holborn, London premises.
The wrapper is 34cm by 30cm - the central graphic measuring 24cm by 9cm.
Either side of the portrait of the Valient Highlander is the clausing "FIFTY POUNDS PENALTY IF RELANDED" and "AND TWENTY POUNDS IF SOLD OR USED IN GREAT BRITAIN" showing this was a wrapper for exportation and not for domestic sales. Inscription below the Highlander reads "PRINCIPAL SUPERFINE LARGE CARDS MADE BY HENRY HART IN RED LION STREET HOLBORN LONDON." The initials HH top and bottom are decorated with suit signs.- Postage Category |
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| CSB3812 |
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c1823 Hall & Bancks Outer Playing Card Wrapper
An outer wrapper for six packs of playing cards by Hall & Bancks c18123. These are for their branded "THE GREAT MOGUL" made at their No: 15 Piccadilly, London premises.
The wrapper is 33cm by 31cm - the central graphic measuring 10cm by 27cm.The wrapper bears the inscription "CARD MAKERS TO HIS MAJESTY THEIR R.H THE PRINCESS DUKE & DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER AND PRINCE LEOPOLD"
Nice crafted central graphic pain of a Great Mogul with a border with the four suit signs.- Postage Category |
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400 |
| TRO3809 |
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1803 Nixon-Fores Transformation Playing Cards.
Designed by the caricaturist John Nixon and published by Fores this is the first English offering of Transformation Playing Cards. The trend had started in Germany in 1801 [ maybe not - there is some evidence that this was a social pastime which laterly was turned into a commercial venture ] and was to become extremely popular. These cards were printed in five sheets and sold as such, uncoloured, to avoid the heavy duty on playing cards. Fores would have had a local artisan available to cut the cards and colour them for any purchaser.This offering consists of 23 cards from the first two published sheets. They have been crudely cut from the sheets and mounted on board not card stock never-the-less they are a rare issue and represent the start of a series of packs employing the skills and talents of John Nixon.- Postage Category |
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| TRO3480 |
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1811 Cotta Transformation Playing Cards - KNIGHTLY ORDERS
Despite five previous issues starting in 1805 the folks at Tubingen still managed to produce a set of playing cards that was high in design and originality of themes. This pack consists of 51/52 cards lacking he Jack of Clubs [ which was not transformed - Treff-Bube ]. The cards have plain backs and some exhibit signs of previous mounting [ on the plain backs ] - the cards are rated near very fine having been played with but with no damage, tears, bends etc.- Postage Category |
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| CSA3810 |
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They were believed to have been made in Ceylon and are on either palm leaf or
banana leaf. They are mounted and housed in two books and were previously part of a
collection by Captain H. E. Rimington Wilson of Broomhead Hall. His collection was sold in 1971 and although it only contained about 100 items of playing cards Sylvia Mann was totally impressed with the quality of the
collection.- Postage Category |
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| CSB3813 |
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c1830 Two Cut Out wrapper fronts Reynolds & Sons.
Graphics from larger wrappers cut out and pasted to scrap book page. One advertises "THE GREAT MOGUL" by Reynolds and Sons 29 & 30 Vere Street, Lincolns Inn Fields, London. The other is a graphic from an outer wrapper for Highlander Playing Cards most probably from the same manufacturer.- Postage Category |
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| CSB3806 |
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c1830-1835 Hardy & Sons Playing Cards –Single Courts with staring eyes. – Unusual courts with all eyes centred redrawn 1830-35 with finer lines ( KL page 3 IIIa) – cards are undamaged and lightly used – a couple have odd non-distracting dirty marks.- backs are plain- Postage Category |
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| TRO3472 |
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c1855 Hand Drawn Transformation Playing Cards.
A competant standard of penmanship and design is exhibited on these hand drawn cards in pen and ink. The cards were produced c 1855 but the transformation could have taken place anytime later. 38/52 cards present and some cards show extranious markings but overall the cards are very good. Patterened backs.- Postage Category |
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| TRO3801 |
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Manuscript Transformation Playing Cardsbc1890 Professionally Designed.
A near complete set [ Lacking AS, Jack Hearts and 9 Spades - only the 9S is pertinent as Duty Ace and Court Cards are not traditionally transformed ] of hand-drawn transformation playing cards.
The cards were produced by De la Rue c1870 with a patterend back and no indicies.
The transformations are of a high quality and were most probably done by a professional artist. A similar deck of cards is featured in Albert Field's book on page 204 and he attributes those designs to George Cruickshank which is highly debatable.
Thses are not by Cruikshank as the Ace of Clubs features a popular Victorian song "Romany Lass" which was not written untill four years after Cruikshanks death.
Most of the designs are original in concept and I do think that this particular set predated those refered to by Field.
In the scans all pip cards are shown the eleven court cards are not as they are not transformed.
The ingenuity of the pictures is quite staggering especially when one views cards like the 8H [ a shoal of fish amongst a fisherman's line ] and the 10D [ a row of tankards ]. the faces on the characters featured on the 5D, 7D and 6D are a real treat.
Cards lightly discoloured but generally in very good condition.- Postage Category |
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| TRO3470 |
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c1890 Pen and Ink Hand Drawn Transformation Playing Cards.
A high standard of originality of design and content is evident on these cards. A decent attempt at enlivening the court cards though one may be a little politically incorrect these days.
I feel sorry for the Ace of Hearts, which I secretly love, for it has been turned into a Xmas pudding.
A enjoyable set of cards in good condition. cards manufactured by De La Rue with atterened backs- Postage Category |
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| TRP3764 |
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Erotic transformation pack created by Eric Provoost - 2005 - Square Cornered large size [118mm*84mm] cards. - Produced in a numbered limited of 1500. - In most cases the images are semi-transformations - and the nature of their subjects are nothing - less then very sexually explicit - Please therefore only look at the additional photos if you will - not be offended by this type of material. Complete 52cards + 2 Jokers + 2 Extra cards - they come mint in a very neatly designed box.- Postage Category |
42 |
21 |
| GPC867 |
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Snap Playing Card Game – Travel - Buses, Trains, Planes - 1950s
This is a snap game - with Travel as the theme - Cards are all Black and Red on White - 10 sets of four cards - Very much in style of the period - Cards have been used but are not damaged - Box is missing top flap but otherwise good - Rules are on the box.- Postage Category A |
30 |
15 |
