Gambling Memorabilia
Sat, Apr 14, 2018 12:30AM EDT
Lot 281
Faro Playing Cards.
Estimate: $800 - $100
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 |
Faro Playing Cards. Philadelphia: Continental Card Co., 1894. 52 + Partial Wrapper. Near Mint. Faro cards had square corners, one-way court cards and no indices on the numbered cards. The courts are almost identical to those produced by Samuel Hart in New York so perhaps Continental was a firm created by Hart to produce their cards in Philadelphia after they combined with NYCC. A red two-cent tax stamp used between 1894 and 1896 is affixed to part of the wrapper.
