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1988 Adobe Playing Card Info
« on: May 26, 2015, 10:58:38 PM »
 

jphj012

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Good evening everyone. I have started to collect playing cards recently and recently acquired this rare 1988 Adobe Playing Card for a steal! All I have to stay is the colors are vibrant and its a very odd and unique deck. I know Adobe has manufactured this deck in 1988 as a promotional item to advertise their Illustrator and PostScript software. Nevertheless, this is a cool piece. I doubt these are fake (unless someone else can prove me wrong) and happy to own this unique piece. Enjoy the pictures.
 

Re: 1988 Adobe Playing Card Info
« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2015, 11:05:50 PM »
 

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I've actually seen images of this deck elsewhere.  It is a rather rare find these days!

Due to the age of the deck, I'm moving the topic into A Cellar of Fine Vintages - I hope you don't mind!  Generally, that's the home for all decks over 20 years old.
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Re: 1988 Adobe Playing Card Info
« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2015, 11:44:19 PM »
 

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No problem. I apologize if I have posted in the wrong section.
 

Re: 1988 Adobe Playing Card Info
« Reply #3 on: May 27, 2015, 08:54:06 AM »
 

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This is a great deck and hard to find. One of the suits [Spades] and one Joker were designed by Ruth Kedar, a member of 52+J. She went on to design a full deck which is spectacular called Duolog.

Looks like your deck is complete. It is worth well over $100 mint.

Nice find!
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Re: 1988 Adobe Playing Card Info
« Reply #4 on: May 29, 2015, 09:46:15 PM »
 

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That is a great find !  I have met many collectors who would love to add an Adobe deck to their collection.  While not a deck of "classic" or common design, it is very cool and quite rare.  Tom's suggestion that it may be well worth more that $100 mint, seems to be correct, if not conservative.  If the deck is currently in mint condition, take good care of it.
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