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.

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1830-1840 Reynolds Single Court Cards

RWB1.2  - The deck is complete – no damage – it has been used and is grubby

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1840-1855 De La Rue French Pips Single Court Playing Cards-Letter Press Printed

The Deck is complete – The cards  are smaller than usual – continental sized with Continental / French pips – full length courts that are very decorative.  Condition is good – no damage or creases but a little grubby through general use – backs look grubbier than the face cards

Insured Postage is free on this item.

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1861 Playing Card Queen Victoria Coat of Arms

This is a single playing card bearing the coat of arms - Of Victoria and Albert - It is a copy of a pattern made for her wedding in 1839 - It is double ended without indices - According to John Berry this deck was made for the Great Exhibition of 1861 - It was withdrawn at her request - The guildhall library has only two cards Queen and Jack of Diamonds - This card is Jack of Diamonds - (it seems as if these were sample cards and somehow were not withdrawn - (We do however have a complete deck which we believe is v unusual)

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c1863 Coat of Arms for the Prince of Wales , issued the year of his marriage.

The Prince of Wales,the future King Edward VII, married Alexandra of Denmark in 1863 and these cards were obviously issued either in anticipation of this or to satisfy the marriage frenzy.

They are made by Goodall and Company and the Ace of Spades has an erect feather; the scarcer of the Goodall aces.

The cards are complete 52/52 and have been played with. No bends, tears etc and we would rate them at 7/10.

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C1865/1875 – De la Rue Playing Cards (52/52)

Double ended unturned courts, Backs – Artistic abstract for a design on white – Condition –  very good, light use – a couple of cards have light stains on the fronts – no box

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C1865/1875 – De la Rue Playing Cards (52/52)

Double ended unturned courts, Backs – Emblem possibly coat of arms in pinks and blues – Condition – excellent – little sign of use –Ace of Spades slightly foxed with slight corner damage – deck very slightly concave – no box.

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C1865-1875 Bancks Brothers Late Hunts Playing Cards

These cards are single ended courts cards (HB3) but in a smaller format than usually (inner frame 50mm by 77mm) – they have plain white slightly shiny backs – The cards (52/52) are in excellent condition – clean and with no signs of use

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c1865 Bancks Brothers Double Ended Playing Cards
This deck of playing cards 2*(32/32) Are double ended cards without indices Unusual in that they appear to be made from a single ended pattern cut in half - rather than a new design - Courts are cruder in design than one would expect - Cards are in good condition - a little grubby through light use - blue amoeba style backs

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c1865 Reynolds and Sons Playing Cards - DOUBLE Bezique Deck
2*(32) cards - Stencilled Courts - faces flesh colored - Backs are patterned blue on pink - Condition is good but used - one card has a small tear - cards are grubby with use - some minor damage - no box

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c1865 De La Rue Playing cards - Double ended unturned courts - [ D4.1 ]

Backs are Union Jack - Complete 52/52 - Condition - Cards are lightly used - no damage - but they are slightly concave when viewed from pip side.

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C1865 – Reynolds Playing Cards - SINGLE PLAYING CARD
With rare backs for a Royal event – listed as “Reign of Edward VII” – cards seem earlier to us – so possibly also made for another event in his life.
Condition is good – but used, no damage just a little grubby.

Multiples Available.

Postage: UK - £1.00 - Europe £1.50 - Rest of the World £2.00

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c1865 Bancks Brothers Double Ended Playing Cards
This deck of playing cards (52/52) are double ended cards without indices - Unusual in that they appear to be made from a single ended pattern cut in half - rather than a new design - Courts are cruder in design than one would expect - Cards are in good condition - brightly colored very little use - blue amoeba style backs

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1870 De La Rue Bezique Playing Cards
This consist of two packs of playing cards (32/32) identical backs - patterned red on pink - Courts are double ended, unturned, no indices, square corners -cards are in excellent plus condition - no sign of use - no damage.

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C1870s - Superior Club House Playing Cards by Josh. Reynolds & Sons, London, with original packaging.

The playing cards are  double ended courts (R2.1) - plain  pink backs - Wrapper is either W1 or W2 ( the flap which show the difference has been torn off) the address suggests 1860s/early1870s – Reynolds moved c early 1870s – The cards are wrapped firstly in a plain pink cover, then in a Reynold's wrapper – "Josh Reynolds & Sons Highlanders", the tax wrapper is applied to this label and then on top of the tax label is another Reynolds label – "Superior Club House Playing Cards - 27 to 30 Vere Street London"  - The tax wrapper is a solid type and Reynolds have printed their name on it.  Cards (52/52) are mint – wrapper is torn and parts are missing but still very interesting. 

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c1870/80 Bancks and Brothers

small format playing cards (HB6) with unusual coloring  of turquoise / yellow / red turned double ended courts with plain slightly glossy backs – Cards are complete 52/52 and measure 54 cms by 83 cms (frame of courts measures 49 cms by 76 cms).  – The Ace of Spades is cut very close to the lettering at the base - Interestingly the double ends are not mirror images of each other having small difference to features – ie size of noses and mouths  – The suggestion is that these cards were used for Piquet but we are not sure why that would be and feel a form of Patience is more likely at this time – Condition is very good light use – no damage but slightly grubby on the glossy backs.

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1870 De La Rue Bezique Playing Cards
This consist of two packs of playing cards (32/32) identical backs with beautifully drawn pansies in purple, the other pack with a green background. Courts are double ended, turned, no indices, square corners. There are four markers, two are brown, two are black. Cards are in good condition, lightly used - no damage.

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c1870s De la Rue Playing Cards - Double ended turned courts
51/52 - De la Rue Ace - backs issued for the Royal Wedding of Albert and Alexandra in 1862 and obviously reissued over a long period - condition - very good.

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c1870 Willis Playing Cards Piquet Deck - Blue Flora Backs
This deck of bezique playing cards (32/32) (cards run 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K, Ace of all suits) was made by Willis c1867-1880 - Cards are unturned without indices - with the lovely Willis Ace - The backs are an interesting flora pattern in tones of blue very detailed art work to ensure they look so real. The cards are in good condition - light use - odd non distracting marks - but they are foxed - probably due to the type of card used - There is no box

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C1875-1883 – Tax Wrapped Bancks Brothers formerly Joseph Hunt and Sons  Great Mogul Playing Cards

The tax wrapper is solid style and Bancks Brothers have printed their own label in it – underneath there is a what appears to be a plain white wrapper  These cards are smaller format than usually – we assume complete and mint as the wrapper is undamaged – the cards are as sold 130 years ago.

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1875 Goodall Playing Card with turned double ended courts. 

The backs are Art Nouveau Style interwoven wheels in strong colors with a dark blue / gold background. The cards are complete and  in good condition; light used, some dirty marks – no box

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c1880 De La Rue "Dexter" Harry' s patent Ivory Playing Cards
Tax Wrapped - 32/32 - yellow patterned backs

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c1885 BANCKS BROTHERS DOUBLE ENDED PLAYING CARDS

This deck of playing cards (52/52) are without indices and have courts with an unusual color and pattern - with a lot of turquoise in the design - the cards have a floral style back - pinks on black - The cards are undamaged but dirty due to use - cleaning should be possibly with this type of soiling.

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1885 WILLIS PLAYING CARDS MINIATURE INDEX PIPS
This piquet deck of playing cards (32/22) have interesting indices - they are mini pictures of cards in each corner - Interestingly the mini court indices are full length courts but Willis appeared never to manufacture full length court cards - They produced these miniature indices on two different sets of cards - once with normal turned courts over the pip and this deck - which seemed to be produced a year later where the indices are turned and the pips placed in the other corner.- The backs are decorative with three smaller pictures almost like a postcards sent from a holiday –in pinks on blue – Complete 32/32 – Condition excellent/near mint

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