AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND
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| AUS-001: "Pack of
Thieves?", probably printed in China. Published by the Port Arthur
Historical Site in 2014. The female factory was a penitentiary institute
on Tasmania. Illustrated by Simon Barnard. Each card has a different
illustration. Complete with 52 cards and 2 jokers, all in excellent
condition. Comes in the original plastic box, which is in excellent
condition too. € 15 Click HERE and HERE to see some more cards. |
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| AUS-002: "Pack of
Thieves", probably printed by Hema Maps Ltd and published by the
Port Arthur Historical Site in 1999. Courts and pips were illustrated by
Tom Samek. Complete with 52 cards and 2 jokers, all in unused, near mint
condition. Comes in the original plastic box. € 18 SOLD Click HERE for more info and to see all the cards. |
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| AUS-003: "Redhead
Matches", published by Bryant & May around 1980. Repeated
series of 3 designs on the courts. Pips with matching number of matches
to the value. Complete with 52 cards and 2 jokers, all in excellent
condition. Comes in the original box, which is in very good- condition. € 25 SOLD Click HERE to see some more cards. |
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| NZ-01: "Souvenir
Playing Cards", printed and published by J. Dickinson & Co Ltd.
The WWPCM dates the deck as c1946, but I'm pretty sure that it's at
least 10 years older. Complete with 52 cards, a joker and illustrated
extra card. Besides that there's a manufacturer's card, a small booklet
and (not depicted) a folded card on which the depicted scenes are
described. Cards are in excellent condition. Deck etc. come in the
original box, which is in very good condition. € 30 SOLD Click HERE to see some of the cards. |
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| NZ-02: "Pictorial
Playing Cards", printed in Germany and published by Muir &
Moodie in New Zealand in 1904. Except for the AS each of the other 51
cards shows a different picture with a scene in New Zealand. All 53
cards are in very good condition. Comes in a white carton box with a
homemade copy of the AS pasted on the front. Still a RARE deck
to find. € 75 SOLD Click HERE to see all the cards and read more about the deck. |
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| NZ-03: "Maori
Playing Cards", printed by the Otago University Printing Department
and published by Hanan Enterprises c 2012. Maori figures and symbols on
courts and cards. Complete with 52 cards, 2 jokers, 2 extra cards and a
legend leaflet, all in unplayed, near mint condition. Comes in the
original 2-piece box, in excellent+ condition. € 20 SOLD Click HERE and HERE to see the courts and more cards. |
