[Jock1971] My Collection
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Re: [Jock1971] My Collection
Nice decks, Jock! I have a nice pair of mint De la Rue decks I'll have to dig out and show here shortly. They are hard to find here in the states!
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There's something about that Alf Cooke deck that I really like. Not so much the back as the ace and joker. Would love to have an Alf Cooke in my collection - do they show up often Jase?
Will you be showing the deck more fully in Worldwide?
Great collection you have going, and I'm looking forward to seeing more.
Will you be showing the deck more fully in Worldwide?
Great collection you have going, and I'm looking forward to seeing more.
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Hey jase,
These might interest you http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1945-THOS-DE- ... 2c801f0695, if only shipping out of the uk was cheap and possible. I presume these would be in mint condition, but i have no idea what the cards look like.
These might interest you http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1945-THOS-DE- ... 2c801f0695, if only shipping out of the uk was cheap and possible. I presume these would be in mint condition, but i have no idea what the cards look like.
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Great collection!! I love the variety of your decks, well done my friend
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Thanks for the info on the Alf Cooke decks Jase. I couldn't find the Canasta set at all but I may try logging in on ebay.uk, instead of .ca, to see more.
Interesting that the Boudoir came in a plastic box with a paper sleeve. That's a format used by the Nintendo and Angel playing card companies in Japan, but I don't remember seeing any decks packaged that way otherwise.
Interesting that the Boudoir came in a plastic box with a paper sleeve. That's a format used by the Nintendo and Angel playing card companies in Japan, but I don't remember seeing any decks packaged that way otherwise.
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.Interesting that the Boudoir came in a plastic box with a paper sleeve. That's a format used by the Nintendo and Angel playing card companies in Japan, but I don't remember seeing any decks packaged that way otherwise.
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The problem with looking on ebay.uk is that a lot of the time the only shipping is quoted to British destinations, or at least that's what I have observed in the past.dazzleguts wrote:Thanks for the info on the Alf Cooke decks Jase. I couldn't find the Canasta set at all but I may try logging in on ebay.uk, instead of .ca, to see more.
Interesting that the Boudoir came in a plastic box with a paper sleeve. That's a format used by the Nintendo and Angel playing card companies in Japan, but I don't remember seeing any decks packaged that way otherwise.
Jace - is that "Torpedo" branded deck British, I'm assuming? I've got one in mint condition but I've never known how to attribute it. It came with a "Mohawk" (also mint) deck in a collection or lot as you would say, and I never really bothered to chase it down. Nice Steamboat! I've got a mint/unopened one that looks about the same with a 'sister' deck that has a 1954 date code on the AoS.
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Members are encouraged to
Show Us Your Cards!
♠ ♥ ♣ ♦
Our UC2021 Decks entitled
"Odd Fellows"
by Lorenzo Gaggiotti / @Stockholm17
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«Eighth Annual Decks»
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UC members help maintain Portfolio52
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Very interesting transformation deck ! I just searched on amazon and its being sold as a book rather than a deck ?
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Some great decks Jock, you do have some amazing variety and that transformation deck is fantastic!
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Torpedo, Mohawk, Caravan - they're all lesser-known bargain brands created by USPC. At one time, whatever leftover, inexpensive and unsold deck was lying around could end up in one of those boxes, but these days, it's usually Aviator playing cards, as you can see from the Jokers and Ace of Spades.Mike Ratledge wrote:
Jace - is that "Torpedo" branded deck British, I'm assuming? I've got one in mint condition but I've never known how to attribute it. It came with a "Mohawk" (also mint) deck in a collection or lot as you would say, and I never really bothered to chase it down. Nice Steamboat! I've got a mint/unopened one that looks about the same with a 'sister' deck that has a 1954 date code on the AoS.
I think Aviators get used as often as they do in these boxes because USPC now designates them as a "regional brand", much like Maverick and Tally Ho. The only full-blown "national brands" left there are Bicycles and Bees. Mavericks are mostly found through the South except for Florida, though the national discount chain Family Dollar started stocking them in all of their stores in a custom-printed box listing the price as $1. Tally Ho can only be found (outside of a magic shop) in the city of New York. Lastly, Aviator is rarely sold outside of an airport these days, except perhaps from card dealers and magic shops.
I'm guessing that they occasionally have print overruns on Aviators and use these brand boxes for them, or they're intentionally printed and sold in these boxes as a deck with a price below Bicycle and a quality level above Maverick or Chinese-made Streamlines.
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Re this deck: - I can't tell you much about the deck, but the flower on the back is called Lilly of the Valley. Had loads in our garden growing up
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