Gambling Memorabilia Day 1
Sat, May 6, 2017 11:00AM EDT - Sun, May 7, 2017 11:00AM EDT
Lot 141
264 Worshipful Company Single Playing Cards.
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $5 |
| $30 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
264 Worshipful Company Single Playing Cards. London, 1883 – 2006. Excellent. Spanning over 100 years and including all but 19 back designs. With copies of Playing Card Collector’s Handbook (1954) by Freida Clark and The Playing Cards of the Worshipful Company Makers of Playing Cards (1991; second edn., revised) by John G. Thorpe. A charter was granted by Charles I in 1628 to manufacture playing cards and to allow no foreign packs to be sold. A new master was to be appointed every year, which is still the case today. The year 1882 marked the beginning of a new pack of cards being printed every year, with the master’s portrait on the Ace of Spades. The new designs and the printing were instant hits and the cards have become highly collectible.
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