HISTORY & HERITAGE THEMED CARDS

THE WORLD

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Olde World Maps - The backs of the cards in this double deck set have round, old world global maps surrounded by images. One deck has a gold edge and the other deck has a silver edge. Two decks of 52-cards each, narrow bridge or club width, plastic-coated and in an attractive storage box. Piatnik $14.00 Click the square to select this item. Click again to remove the selection. If you want more than , then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page).

AFRICA

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	Ancient Egyptian Painting Cards - Two images from ancient Egyptian paintings are used for the back designs of this 2-deck set. Four indices make these cards good for left-handers. Two 52-card, narrow bridge or club width, coated decks in an attractive storage box. $14.00 Click the square to select this item. Click again to remove this selection. If you want more than , then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page).
	Art of Ancient Egypt - Single deck of 54 playing cards, each with a picture of a relief, wall painting, sculpture, ceramic item, or jewlery from ancient Egypt. 52-card, narrow bridge or club width, coated deck. $8.50 Click the square to select this item. Click again to remove this selection. If you want more than , then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page).

AMERICAS

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	Glorious America - Standard cards with historical American personalities on the face cards. Backs have Lincoln on the back of one deck and Washington on the back of the other. Two 52-card, narrow bridge or club width, coated decks in an attractive storage box. Piatnik $16.00 Click the square to select this item. Click again to remove this selection. If you want more than , then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page).
	African America Cards - 54 classic photographs from the Library of Congress that celebrate the achievemets of African Americans. Single deck. Piatnik $9.00 Click the square to select this item. Click again to remove the selection. If you want more than , then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page).
	Amazing Places - Find photographs of canyons, mountains, caves, deserts, and other amazing places from around the US on these cards. Read fun park facts on each card. Single deck, oversized cards. Birdcage Press $10.00 Click the square to select this item. Click again to remove the selection. If you want more than , then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page).
	American Civil War - Every card has a different photo from the Library of Congress. $8.00 Click the square to select this item. Click again to remove the selection. If you want more than , then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page).
	1864 Poker Deck - High quality and durable cards. Full color and historically accurate for the 18th and 19th century. Patterned backs, unnumbered corners, full-figured face cards instead of the double-headeds of today. Good for re-enactors. REGULAR: cards accurate for the 18th and 19th centuries ILLUMINATED: cards with illuminated gold highlights, originally published 1865 Click a square below to select an item. Click again to remove the selection. If you want more than 1, then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page). a) $7.00 a) regular b) $12.00 b) illuminated

ASIA

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	Japanese Royals - Standard cards with historical Japanese personalities on the face cards. 4 indices make these cards good for left-handers. Backs have oriental pattern. Two 52-card, narrow bridge or club width, coated decks in an attractive storage box. Piatnik $18.00 Click the square to select this item. Click again to remove this selection. If you want more than , then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page).
	Japanese Kimono - 4 indices make these cards good for left-handers. Two 52-card, narrow bridge or club width, coated decks in an attractive storage box. Backs with kimono fashions. Piatnik $14.00 Click the square to select this item. Click again to remove this selection. If you want more than , then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page).

EUROPE

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	Folklore Cards - Folkloric characters of Europe become the face cards. Busy floral design on the backs. Two decks of 52-cards each, narrow bridge or club width, plastic-coated and in an attractive storage box. Piatnik $18.00 Click the square to select this item. Click again to remove the selection. If you want more than , then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page).
	Renaissance Angels - Italian Renaissance angels adorn the backs of these cards. 4 indices make these cards good for left-handers. Two decks of 52-cards each, narrow bridge or club width, plastic-coated and in an attractive storage box. Piatnik $14.00 Click the square to select this item. Click again to remove the selection. If you want more than , then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page).
	Shakespeare - Famous characters from Shakespeare's plays on the face cards. Rose on the back. Two decks of 52-cards each, narrow bridge or club width, plastic-coated and in an attractive storage box. Enclosed booklet identifies personalities found on the face cards. Piatnik $18.00 Click the square to select this item. Click again to remove the selection. If you want more than , then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page).
	Escher Architecture - Black and white Escher images are on the backs of these cards. 4 indices make these cards good for left-handers. Two decks of 52-cards each, narrow bridge or club width, plastic-coated and in an attractive storage box. Piatnik Click a square below to select an item. Click again to remove the selection. If you want more than 1, then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page). a) $14.00 a) architecture box: gazebo & waterfall One deck is an Escher gazebo set against mountians. The other is focused on a waterfall with water running into bricked waterways that in turn create the waterfall. b) $14.00 b) hands box: gallery & fish One deck is an Escher art gallery topped with curving buildings. The other has fish swimming in concentric circles.
	France Royale - Personalities of Bourbon France on the face cards. Flers de Lies on the backs. 4 indices make these cards good for left-handers. Two decks of 52-cards each, narrow bridge or club width, plastic-coated and in an attractive storage box. Enclosed booklet identifies personalities found on the face cards. Piatnik $18.00 Click the square to select this item. Click again to remove the selection. If you want more than , then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page).
	Kaiser - Personalities of Imperial Austrio-Hungarian Kaisers on the face cards. Two double-headed eagle on the backs. 4 indices make these cards good for left-handers. Two decks of 52-cards each, narrow bridge or club width, plastic-coated and in an attractive storage box. Piatnik $18.00 Click the square to select this item. Click again to remove the selection. If you want more than , then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page).
	Polonia - Personalities of Poland on the face cards. Eagle and crown on the backs. Two decks of 52-cards each, narrow bridge or club width, plastic-coated and in an attractive storage box. Piatnik $18.00 Click the square to select this item. Click again to remove the selection. If you want more than , then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page).
	Shamrock - Celebrate an Irish interest with these cards. Famous Irish personalities on the face cards. Irish and musical instrument on the backs. Two decks of 52-cards each, narrow bridge or club width, plastic-coated and in an attractive storage box. Piatnik $18.00 Click the square to select this item. Click again to remove the selection. If you want more than , then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page).
	Tudor Rose - Personalities of Tudor England on the face cards. Tudor Rose on the back. Two decks of 52-cards each, narrow bridge or club width, plastic-coated and in an attractive storage box. Enclosed booklet identifies personalities found on the face cards. Piatnik $18.00 Click the square to select this item. Click again to remove the selection. If you want more than , then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page).

RENAISSANCE EUROPE

By the 1400s, cards were popular in Europe and local variations in suits and designs multiplied. They were not always the standard suits we use today of clubs, spades, diamonds, and hearts!

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English French German	Colorized Renaissance Cards - Attractive, period-correct colorized cards based on decks surviving from the Renaissance. Blank backs, unnumbered corners, full-figured face cards instead of the double-headeds of today. a) ENGLISH: These are 16th Century cards based on 1567 French cards. When England banned the importation of cards in 1628, English printers used French cards as a model for producing their own decks. Playing cards were printed in England as early as the 1400's, but the earliest surviving English decks date only to the 1600's and no colored examples of English face cards have survived dating prior to the 1700's. The classic style of this deck makes it a good representative of decks used in both Britain and the U.S.A. from the early 18th century up to the late 19th century. Although jokers were not used until the 1800's, jokers have been designed by the manufacturer and are included for games that require them. Appropriate for Renaissance Faire participants and re-enactors from Restoration England through the American Civil War. b) FRENCH: This is a reproduction of a deck from 1567 Rouen, France, many of which were produced for export to Britain. After England banned the importation of cards, the English printers used Rouen face cards as inspiration for their own cruder, more stylized decks which have become the standard motifs still used in many modern decks. 52-card deck with blank backs and no jokers. c) GERMAN: German Renaissance printers experimented with a wide range of suit symbols and this deck, dating to 1588, uses Books, Jars, Printers' Ink Pads and Cups. As was common in German cards, there are no jacks and queens, but rather the German equivalents of an unter (under) with the suit sign at the bottom of the card, an Ober (over) with the suit sign at the top of the card, and kings on horseback. It also features a female figure as the 10 of each suit. The current manufacturers have enhanced the images to brighten the art, but have tried to keep them faithful to the appearance of the originals. Click a square below to select an item. Click again to remove the selection. If you want more than 1, then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page). a) $10.00 a) English b) $10.00 b) French c) $10.00 c) German
	Patterned Back Renaissance - Red and black colors against cream on the face of the cards and a net-like black web on the backs of the cards. The court cards in this deck are based on two French decks from Rouen, one dating around 1567 (Marechal deck) and the other from 1490-1500. French cards simplified existing Tarot decks and were popular internationally in the 15th & 16th centuries. French cardmakers introduced the use of pips, which eased the production process from individual woodcuts per card to stenciling. Thus, cards became more affordable and easier to use. Patterned backs, unnumbered corners, full-figured face cards instead of the double-headeds court cards of today. $12.00 Click the square to select this item. Click again to remove the selection. If you want more than , then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page).
	Spanish 50 Card Baraja - The suits of a traditional Spanish deck depict the most important classes of Early Modern Europe: merchants (coins), clergy (cups), nobility (swords) and peasants (clubs). The suits closely resemble those of Italian and Latin suited Tarot decks, which added another 22 cards. Baraja decks have also been used for fortune-telling as well as card playing and gambling in Spain and many Latin-American countries. Still used in the world today. Comes WITHOUT rules. Traditional 40-card Spanish baraja decks existed in Spain from the 1300-1500s. By the 17thC, one of the oldest card games was played using just the 40 card deck. The 40-card deck consists of four suits of ten cards, A-7, J Q K (removing 8 and 9). The 50-card baraja decks include 8 and 9 plus 2 additional cards that compare to jokers and have no fixed illustration, ranging from a label, a logo, or a fancy personage. The images on these cards, registered by Fournier, have been spread throughout the world and have been considered by some as part of the national historical iconography of Spain. $5.00 Click the square to select this item. Click again to remove the selection. If you want more than , then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page).
	Tarock, Tarocco, Tarochi - Popular in Europe for over 500 years, Tarock has undergone variations as it has traveled amidst regions and over time. In Central Europe, where this deck derives its current version and is still played today, Tarock was reduced to 54 cards in the 19thC, whereas decks with 22 additonal cards became known as Tarot and were used elsewhere in Europe. Slightly longer than modern bridge decks, this Tarock deck is composed of hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades. The deck has four court cards: King, Queen, Jack, and Cavalier. Additionally, it has pip cards 1-4 in red suits and 7-10 in black suits, trump cards with Roman numerals I-XXI, and a special unmarked card that acts as trump XXII. The deck comes with instructions of how to play introductory games and some traditonal card games from Slovenia. $15.00 Click the square to select this item. Click again to remove the selection. If you want more than , then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page).

THE WORLD, 20TH CENTURY WAR

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	WWI Posters of WWI - Playing cards with posters from the two wars.. a) $9.00Click the square to select this item. Click again to remove the selection. If you want more than , then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page).
	WW I The Great War 1914-1918 - Every card has a different photo. $8.50 Click the square to select this item. Click again to remove the selection. If you want more than , then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page).
	WW II D Day Photos - Every card has a different photo from the Imperial War Museum collection focused on D Day, the Battle of Normandy, June 6, 1944. Piatnik $8.50 Click the square to select this item. Click again to remove the selection. If you want more than , then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page).
	WW II Spotter Cards - Facsimile of a quick identification decks issued in WW II. Click a square below to select an item. Click again to remove the selection. If you want more than 1, then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page). a) $6.00 a) AIR: Allied and Axis aircraft in 3 silhouette views for identification from ground or air b) $6.00 b) NAVAL: issued by the Department of Navy's Training Center (1940s-1960s) showing US and foreign battleships in silhouette view
	WW II Battleships & Aircraft of WWII - 55 cards with photos of World War II battleships and aircraft, both Allied and Axis. Click a square below to select an item. Click again to remove the selection. If you want more than 1, then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page). a) $8.50 a) WARPLANES: specs included in metric, date of photo follows aircraft name b) $8.50 b) BATTLESHIPS: Licensed from the Imperial War Musuem and the National Maritime Museum, stats include launch date and refits up to the end of WW II
	WWII Posters of WWII - Playing cards with posters from the two wars.. $9.00Click the square to select this item. Click again to remove the selection. If you want more than , then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page).