Bicycle Playing Cards Memorabilia

Collections of playing card references in popular culture and every day life.
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Bicycle playing cards samples foldout.
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Bicycle playing cards vintage stand.
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Bicycle playing cards vintage stand (continues).
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Bicycle playing cards advertisement stand.
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Matted advertisement of Congress & Bicycle playing cards.
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USPCC letter with embossed letterhead. Dated 1922.

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USPCC letter with embossed letterhead. Dated 1922. (continues)

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Not a USPCC item but interesting. This lithograph printed in 1904 by Wolf Publishing, Philadelphia. The bottom of the matte printed in gold reads as follows: Hearts Are Trump. Print measures 12 x 10 ins.

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USPCC postcard. Circa 1906.
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USPCC letter with letterhead.
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United States Playing Card Co., Norwood, Ohio postcard. Dated 1915.

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Hoyle's book is 278 pages. Dated 1845. Measures 4 3/4 x 3 1/4 ins.

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Bicycle playing card insert throw out card. Circa 1930s.

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An advertisement card of The New York Consolidated Card Company's playing cards. On the back is a verse describing the game of whist. Chromolithograph, circa 1884. Dimensions: 196 x 96 mm.

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Not a USPCC item but interesting. Luckies Card Shuffler made for Chadwick - Miller in Hong Kong. Dated 1960's.

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1883 Russell Morgan lithograph. U.S. Playing Cards Company, Cincinnati.
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Congress playing cards advertising sheet. Dated 1903. Measures 6.75 x 9.75 ins.
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Not a USPCC item but interesting.
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Two pieces of sheet music and one 33 1/3 RPM record with playing card graphics. “The King Isn’t King Any More” words by Edgar Leslie and music by James V. Monaco; Fiske O’Hara in his “Jack Of Hearts” by Dewitt Newins and the Ace of Tramps. 1920's.
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"Shakespeare On The Game Of Draw Poker" wall plaque. 1920's. Size 24 x 20 ins.
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Silver gambling box. The lid inset with three Jack playing cards. 17,5 cm x 9 cm. London 1934.
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Bicycle playing cards double sided blue plastic advertising sign. "Bicycle Playing Card Center" with card faces on one side and "America's Favorite Party Card - Designer Series Import Cards & Bridge Accessories - Since Congress 1881" on opposite side. Gold detail. 23 x 7.5 ins.
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Not a USPCC item but interesting. Schmidt's City Club Beer painting by Norman Rockwell. Size 31 x 37 ins.
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Playing card autographed by Houdini. Poker sized card signed "H Houdini" underlined and dated 01/1926. The back bearing silhouettes of two seated women sharing tea.
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That's pretty darn cool. Are these all in your collection?
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chach wrote:That's pretty darn cool. Are these all in your collection?
Chach, thanks for comment. I do not have these. They are somewhat expensive. I collect these images from auction web sites.
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Not a USPCC item but this Grimaud playing card poster is interesting. Full color lithographed poster advertising Grimaud’s playing cards with images of the King, Queen and Jack of various suits, attesting to the Grand Prix awarded during the 1900 Paris Universal Exposition. Paris, ca. 1900. Framed to an overall size of 30 x 22 ins.
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Photograph of Charles Goren and Allison Stanley. Photo by Gene Neuber, staff photographer for The Cincinnati Times, 1957. Stanley was President of USPC in the 1950s and Goren was doing publicity for USPC. Measures 8 x 10 ins.
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USPCC and Russell Playing Card Co. postcards.
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Bicycle metal stand.
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