my playing card collection
Playing cards from around the world, my collection...
Welcome to my Playing Card Collection. I started collecting in 2012 and so far I've been following my impulses and collecting the cards that interest me either graphically or historically or both.
Browse my collection by countries or by the list of the individual decks. Or click on the sample images below.
New: coming soon...preview only
Advertising cards for WHO printing in NSW Australia # 95
Transformation cards by Reynolds and Son 1878: reproduced in 2004. #14
Artist cards by David Shrigley: 2014: produced by Third Drawer Down # 114
Shoes: published 2010 by Bird Playing Cards: printed by Piatnik in Austria #115
a selection...click on the cards for link to page.
Trentine by Masenghini from Italy #35
Jeu de L'An 2, c. 1794. Reproduction by Grimaud #93
Via Vitae by Dominique Ehrhard, France #34
Pagan Otherworlds by Uusi, USA
#116
2021
2020
Prague pattern
Yang Yuan Zhi Pai
Carte Toscane: Transformation cards designed by Adolfo Matarelli c.1850. Limited edition reprint by IL Meneghello, Milano, Italy in 1996. #94
J.G.Cotta: Transformation #2
PAGAN: by Uusi, USA
Tim Burton's Playing Cards by Dark Horse Deluxe. #84
D Day Happy Families from France #110
Gig Posters Deck 2: Artist cards: USA # 85
Comic Karte: transformation cards
Mercante in Fiera: Italian Childrens Game #81
Naipes Habana from Argentina
Jean Noblet Tarot reproduced by Jean-Claude Flornoy #106
Aluette Nouveau Jeu de Cartes by GRIMAUD # 105
Sainte-Suzanne: Reproduction of a c.1793 original by Provot, Sainte-Suzanne. By J.C. Flornoy, Editions "letarot.com", 2009
The Buddha Cards by A G Müller. Produced by Lin McNulty and artist Gayan Sylvie Winter
Japanese KABU style cards in the Daini pattern, by Nintendo #82
"Polish" style cards originally printed in Russia by the Imperial Playing Card Company, Leningrad, in 1881
January 2015
Royal Optik by UUSI
A limited edition reproduction of an original woodblock design was issued on the 150 years anniversary of the company A G Muller in 1978. German / Swiss pattern.
Florentine pattern by Dal Negro, Italy
Derzhava: Russian Imperial historical #98.
TATU from Uruguay
Kabufuda, Japan
Piacentine pattern, by Vindobona, Italy
Russian No 9810 # made in Ukraine #23
Jasskarten 'Fortuna', Switzerland
Spanish Pattern from Morroco / Casablanca
Los Dos Torres, Spanish pattern, Mexico
Florentine pattern by Dal Negro, Italy
December/ January 2013
From Barcelona, Spain
Advertising decks from Europe
Vlasta, legendary Bohemian woman warrior.
Bezique: Paris Pattern: 1853 Gatteaux 1890 tax stamp
Transformation deck. Design : Countess von Jenison-Walworth published by J. G. Cotta , Türbingen, Germany
Sutherland Brown: Sans Peur: semi-transformation deck c. 1977
Sheba cards from the USA. Brent Bailer illustrations, 1972.
in progess
Cartes Espagnoles: La Ducale. Made in France
Above: Polish SKAT deck designed by Franciszek Bunsch
in 1963
CEKI from Indonesia
Ancient Trademark, China.
老商标
Above: The four Kings from a variant of the Dondorf Rhineland Pattern. Printed in the Netherlands. Below Left: The Queen of Clubs from the same deck.
Right: Preussisches Doppelbild
A German Skat deck. Altenburger Nr. 620
Left: Queen of Clubs in the Rhineland pattern varient from the Netherlands.
Southern Italian regional deck used in Sardinia.
Clowns by Ross Schmidt, Western Australia
Romagnole deck, another regional Italian design.
La Chasse by Fournier, Spain
Pai Thai from Thailand
"Aluette" 1890 tax stamp. A French card game dating from before the 15th century.
"Aluette". A post 1969 deck.
Piacentine mimiature deck, a regional Italian design from Piacenza in Northern Italy.
Above: A German Skat deck with French type suits.
Above: Jokers from an English Lord's Cricket Ground deck.
Old Photos from the Imperial Palace, China
Gig Posters No. 1: custom made cards
Advertising deck from the Netherlands for English Ryegrass
Baraja Goyesca, Spain
Spanish deck from Andalusia, Spain produced by the Fundacion Ibn Tufayl de EstudesArabes
White Knuckle playing cards designed by Brett A. Jones from Queensland, Australia
Ukiyo-e by Pitanik, Austria