Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Eight Souvenir


A Collection of Eight Souvenir and Standard Playing Card Decks - This lot comprises eight individual decks of playing cards, primarily focused on travel souvenirs. The collection includes a deck titled Souvenir from Corfu featuring colour photographs of the region in a blue cardboard box. A Greek-themed deck titled Museum of Greece depicts ancient columns and museum scenes. A plastic-coated deck titled Souvenir from Peloponnese features a coastal scene with a fortification and is marked with the manufacturer name Hattalis. A gold-toned box contains professional playing cards produced by Toubis, featuring a Greek website and an Athens-based telephone number. The maritime-themed Favourable Winds deck features an illustration of a sailing ship and is marked as made in China. An Egyptian-themed Pharaonic Playing Cards deck displays illustrations of historical figures including King Tutankhamun and Nefertiti. The group also includes a souvenir deck with a coastal landscape featuring a cutout window showing the ace of hearts and a final unbranded deck housed in a translucent white plastic oval-shaped travel case. The cards are manufactured from plastic-coated cardstock.