Latin Suits (9)

Catalan Pattern made in Switzerland
# L0142
 
Cost: € 65.oo
Cards: 40/40, complete
Format: 87 x 55 mm
Manufacturer: Müller & Cie
Country: Switzerland
Year: c. 1920
Condition: >1< mint
Box: original wrapper in mint condition (never opened)
Description: Such cards were made by Müller and later distributed in Morocco.
Beschreibung: Solche Karten wurden von Müller hergestellt und später in Marokko vertrieben. Karten und Original-Umschlag in neuwertigem Zustand; noch nie geöffnet.

Pattern
# L0143
 
Cost: € 25.50
Cards: 40/40, complete
Format: 88 x 58 mm
Manufacturer: unknown
Country: Ecuador
Year: c. 1975
Condition: >1< mint
Box: original tuck box (writing "267" on box, see scan; else in excellent condition)
Description: El Heraldo, Clase Extra. Offset. Backs plaid red.
Literature/Reference: (1) Asescoin 63. (2) Denning Collection 2, page 38. (3) La Sota 25 Ec/4.

Naipes El Borrego
# L0144
 
Cost: € 15.50
Cards: 40/40, complete
Format: 86 x 60 mm
Manufacturer: unknown
Country: El Salvador
Year: c. 1995
Condition: >0< mint and sealed
Box: original wrapper still sealed (some writing on the wrapper)
Description: This is not a very common country to find Spanish suited playing cards.
Beschreibung: Nicht gerade ein häufiges Land wenn es um Spielkarten mit spanischen Farbzeichen geht.

Naipes Opacos Cisne (Cádiz Ctyle)
# L0145
 
Cost: € 15.50
Cards: 40/40, complete
Format: 88 x 53 mm
Manufacturer: unknown
Country: El Salvador
Year: c. 2000
Condition: >1< mint
Box: original wrapper, never opened
Description: These cards were manufactured in El Salvador by a local printer. The Spanish address on the wrapper "Sevilla - España" is fictitious.
Beschreibung: Diese Karten wurden von einer lokalen Druckerei in El Salvador hergestellt. Die spanische Adresse auf dem Umschlag "Sevilla - España" ist erfunden.

Portuguese Pattern (Dragon Cards)
# L0146


Cost: € 600
Cards: 48/48, complete
Format: 88 x 58 mm
Manufacturer: Mesmaekers Frères, Turnhout
Country: Belgium
Year: c. 1875
Condition: >1< mint. Cards mostly with time-toned edges (see scan). Due to the age the cards are very brittle. 3 of Cups with chipped corner, King of Batons has an ugly split and is almost broken through.
Box: most of original wrapper still existent, but paper very brittle (now in a punched pocket)
Description: Dragon playing cards. The female court cards are supposed to be the knaves but were mistaken as queens; that is why they wear a crown. Lithography, stencil-coloured.
Beschreibung: Drachen Spielkarten. Die weiblichen Figurenkarten sollen eigentlich die Knappen darstellen, wurden aber fälschlicherweise für Königinnen gehalten; deshalb tragen sie eine Krone. Die Karten sind teilweise gebräunt (siehe Scan). Zudem sind sie aufgrund ihres Alters sehr brüchig. Die Kelch-Drei hat eine abgebrochene Ecke, der König der Stäbe ist hässlich eingerissen und fast ganz durchgebrochen. Lithografie, Schablonen-koloriert.

Castil Pattern, with tax stamp
# L0055

Cost: € 32.50
Cards: 2 x 48+2/48+2 complete
Format: 95 x 61 mm
Manufacturer: Heraclio Fournier
Country: Spain
Year: 1962; tax stamp reads: "timbre sobre naipes, España"
Condition: >0< mint and sealed
Box: still in original wrapper; red wrapper slightly damaged, blue wrapper torn (see scan)
Description: Get yourself these origianl Spanish playing cards. Two complete decks - one with blue back and one with red back - extended version with 48 cards each plus 2 extra cards!

Baraja La Madrileña - Playing cards La Madrileña
# L0058

Cost: 10€
Cards: 48 cartas + 1 tarjeta - consist of 48 + 2 extra card
Format: 95 x 62 mm
Manufacturer: Fournier
Country: España - Spain
Year: 2005
Condition: >0< nueva y precintada - mint and sealed
Box: Presentada en estuche de cartón extraíble. Cardboard case.
Description: Baraja española: Reproducción de una baraja de 48 cartas realizada en 1870 en la fabrica La Madrileña - Spanish playing cards: This deck of playing cards is a reproduction of the deck of 48 playing cards, produced in 1870 in the factory od playing cards La Madrileña.

Baraja A gusto Rius - Playing cards A gusto Rius
# L0059

Cost: 10€
Cards: 40 cartas - consist of 40 cards
Format: 95 x 62 mm
Manufacturer: Fournier
Country: España - Spain
Year: 2005
Condition: >0< nueva y precintada - mint and sealed
Box: Presentada en estuche de cartón extraíble. Cardboard case.
Description: Baraja española: Reproducción de la baraja española diseñada por Augusto Rius en 1889 - Spanish playing cards: Reproduction of the Spanish deck of playing cards disegned by Augusto Rius in 1889.

Bologna Pattern "Primiera Bolognese"
# L0061

Cost: € 12.50
Cards: 40/40 complete
Format: 103 x 51 mm
Manufacturer: Dal Negro
Country: Italy
Year: 2000s
Condition: >0< mint and sealed
Box: original box
Description: This pattern will soon vanish. There is only one manufacturer left that prints such cards. This does not surprise me, because these cards appear very inconvenient to play with.

Catalan Pattern from Brazil
# L0068

Cost: for Trade
Cards: 40/40, complete, including score table
Format: mm
Manufacturer:
Country: Brazil
Year:
Condition: >0< mint and sealed
Box:
Description: To play the game of Truco / Vai Vai!

Catalan Pattern from Brazil (hard to find!)
# L0070

Cost: € 12.50
Cards: 50/50, complete (incl. 1 manufacturer card and 1 Joker)
Format: 89 x 57 mm
Manufacturer: Copag
Country: Brazil
Year: c. 2007
Condition: >0< mint and sealed
Box: tuckbox, cello wrapped with teartape "COPAG; Spanish Cards, 50 Cards, Made in Brazil"
Description: 50 card version of Brazilian Catalan playing cards; includes the ranks 8 and 9.

Castilian Pattern - La ESPAÑOLA
# L0072

Cost: for Trade
Cards: 50/50 complete
Format: 97 X 59 mm
Manufacturer: Vigor S.R.L.
Country: Argentina
Year:
Condition: >3< slightly used - signs of age
Box: Yes, but a bit damaged
Description: Spanish suits decks from Argentina. Not easy to find. Complete and with 2 jokers.

Castilian Pattern
# L0073

Cost: € 5.50
Cards: 48+2/48+2, complete
Format: 87 x 56 mm
Manufacturer:
Country: Argentina
Year:
Condition: >1<
Box: yes
Description: I wonder, what they call "premium quality" (calidad premium) in Argentina. To me, this deck is of extremly bad quality. Nevertheless, it could be interesting to a collector of Spanish suited decks or to Joker collectors.

Cadiz Pattern (Chile)
# L0075

Cost: € 8.50
Cards: 40/40, complete
Format: 86 x 56 mm
Manufacturer: Kylin
Country: ?
Year: 1990s
Condition: >0< mint and sealed
Box: yes (see picture)
Description: Such playing cards are sold in Chile!

Spanish Poker (Poker Español no 20)
# L0077

Cost: € 5.50
Cards: 52+3, complete
Format: 88 x 62 mm
Manufacturer: Heraclio Fournier
Country: Spain
Year: ?
Condition: >2< near mint
Box: cardboard box, mended with scotch tape
Description: red back

Variation of Catalan Pattern from Brazil
# L0078

Cost: for Trade
Cards: 50/50, complete (incl. 1 manufacturer card and 1 Joker)
Format: 89 x 57 mm
Manufacturer: Copag
Country: Brazil
Year:
Condition: >0< mint and sealed
Box: single tuckbox, cello wrapped with teartape
Description: 50 card version of Brazilian Catalan playing cards; includes the ranks 8 and 9. Either with red or blue back.

Castilian Pattern
# L0079

Cost: € 4.50
Cards: 48+2/48+2, complete
Format: 95 x 62 mm
Manufacturer: ?
Country: China (?)
Year: recently
Condition: >1< mint
Box: Original plastic box and cardboard wrapper
Description:

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