​​my playing card collection

A German Skat deck with German suits. Skat was developed between 1810 and 1817 in Altenburg, in what is now the Federated State of Thuringia, Germany. The game is based on the three-player game of Tarock, also known as Tarot, and the four-player game of Schafkopf.

This deck was produced by " Vereinigte Altenburger und Stralsunder Spielkarten-Fabriken, A.G., Altenburg". In 1931 previously  separate companies started trading under the name (vereinigte means united)  and moved to Altenburg, in the state of Thuringia. A image of the factory is shown on the 7 of Bells.
 

For information on how to play Skat refer to http://www.pagat.com/schafk/skat.html