Cards Collection

Birthday card, RAF flying dog pilot. mid-20th century

Seascape on a sail-shaped Christmas card
Seascape with sailing boat on a sail-shaped Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

First Christmas Card by Sir Henry Cole and John Horsley
Reputedly the first Christmas card, this was designed by Horsley in 1843, and a coloured version sent out by Sir Henry Cole in 1846

Esp / Zener Cards
A set of Zener cards

Six owl bellringers on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Tarot Card 18 - La Lune (The Moon)
The Moon, as depicted on a Tarot card

King of Hearts / Card
The King of Hearts

Selection of tarot cards from traditional Marseille pack
A selection of tarot cards from the traditional Marseille pack. (1 of 2)

Tarot Card 19 - Le Soleil (The Sun)
The Sun, as depicted on a Tarot card

Christmas card, Rabbit and robin. 20th century

Alice in Wonderland, Alice at the croquet game, with flamingo (mallet) and hedgehogs (balls). Date: early 20th century

Pin-up Girl playing card by Arthur Ferrier
A cheeky blonde pin-up girl viewed from behind, with a rather transparent hat barely covering her modesty. Date: c.1950

Selection of tarot cards from traditional Marseille pack
A selection of tarot cards from the traditional Marseille pack. (2 of 2)

Tarot Card 19 - Le Soleil (The Sun)

Cheery Families - Mr Butt the Brewer. 1890s

Coach and horses in the snow on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1910s

Cardini - Magician (Richard Valentine Pitchford) (1895-1973). Born and raised in Britain (and having served in the British Army in WW1), he worked chiefly in the United States of America

Tarot Card 22 - Le Fou (The Fool)
Tarot Card 22 - Le Fou or Le Mat (The Fool)

Victorian silk birthday card, Girl with dog and flowers by a stream. 19th century

Fletts Happy Families - Mr Marmalade - Has A Big Future. circa 1930s

Gibbs Happy Families - Master Tooth the Dentists son. 20th century

Kay Snap - Mr Bobby the Policeman. 1930s

Cheery Families - Master Butt the Brewers Son. 1890s

Cheery Families - Mrs Butt the Brewers Wife. 1890s

Owl and foxes carrying food on a Christmas card
An owl and three foxes carrying a roast bird, cutlery and holly through the snow on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Fortuna by Ernest Board
Painting depicting a blindfolded woman playing a fateful game of cards. Date: 1911

The House That Jack Built, by G. Grenville Manton
A colour illustration portraying a sailor showing a little boy how to build a house of playing cards

Justice as depicted on a Tarot card
Comtesse de Segur, nee Sophie Rostopchine, French writer, born in Russia, best known for Les Malheurs de Sophie, first published 1859

Tarot Card 11 - La Force (Strength)

Westminster Bridge and Parliament on a Christmas card
Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament, with Big Ben, inside a Christmas card from Stanley Baldwin (at that time British Prime Minister). (2 of 2) Date: 1928

Butterflies and flowers on a palette-shaped Christmas card
Butterflies and flowers with a snow scene on a palette-shaped Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Harry Houdini, king of cards. Date 1895

German Playing Card Pack
An assortment of playing cards: kings, queens and knaves

Tarot Card 10 - La Roue de Fortune (The Wheel of Fortune)

Tarot Card - As d Epee (Ace of Swords)

Tarot Card 12 - Le Pendu (The Hanged Man)

Tarot Card 9 - L Ermite (The Hermit)

Strip tease card game - Theatre suit - Conductor. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease

Four frogs ice skating on a Christmas card
Four frogs ice skating hand in hand on a Christmas card, with comic verse below. circa 1890s

Coach and horses in the snow on a Christmas card. circa 1890s

Card Game - The Game of Suffragette
The Game of Suffragette was devised and produced by the Kensington branch of the Womens Social & Political Union. It was announced in the November 1907 issue of the Unions publication

Group of Bridge Players
Men and women playing the fashionable game of bridge

Tarot Card 6 - L'Amoureux (The Lover or Lovers). Date: 20th century

Stagecoach and horses on an oval Christmas card
Stagecoach and horses travelling through the snow at night on an oval Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Harp with yellow flowers on a cutout greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Bridge Score Card
A hand painted Bridge scorer cover, made from cardboard and varnished over the design for a professional finish. A lovely touch to the popular card game of Bridge. Date: 1930s

Dewars advertisement
Advertisement for Dewars White Label whiskey showing four gentlemen smartly attired in evening wear enjoying a game of cards - and a glass of Dewar s. 1934

Happy Families / Mr Bones
" Happy Families" was devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861

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