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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Re: Need help finding out year of deck
« Last post by Chuqii on December 03, 2023, 11:23:17 PM »
1986

H date code and lack of registered trademark symbol on the cards and $2.00 book would make this 1986.

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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Need help finding out year of deck
« Last post by larryfishy on November 30, 2023, 11:57:31 AM »
H1608 has the blue seal. Rider back. Thank you!
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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Re: Ask the Experts at 52 Plus Joker
« Last post by larryfishy on November 30, 2023, 11:32:25 AM »
Can someone help me find out the year this deck is please?
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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / L25a Chicago Card Co. "Floral"
« Last post by torcams on November 28, 2023, 05:42:56 PM »
I was recently able to pick up a single joker from the Chicago Card Co.'s Floral series, noted in Hochman as L25a.

This deck and L25 have long captured my interest since I recall the Dawsons and Wally Mach referring to the unusual and special courts which Judy described as "perhaps her favorite of the standard American courts"

Does anyone have an example of L25 or L25a with these courts?  I'd love to see some images of them.  I see the kings on the WWPCM.
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Playing Card Plethora / Re: Every David Blaine Deck Released
« Last post by Zurgery on November 28, 2023, 02:11:00 PM »
Images of all decks and posters added
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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Steamboat 999 Brick Box Tax Wrapper
« Last post by johns7076 on November 24, 2023, 10:00:59 AM »
Getting to the end of selling my accumulation and not sure how rare this box and wrapper are. I know sealed decks are common and these are not original to the Box.
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Playing Card Plethora / Every David Blaine Deck Released
« Last post by Zurgery on November 23, 2023, 04:33:56 AM »
Hi,

I have listed every single deck David Blaine has made/released
There are 4 tabs:

1st tab: All Decks Including Signed and Different Seal
2nd tab: All Decks Without Signed and Different Seal
3rd tab: All Posters
4th tab: Other Memorabilia

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1P-vubve0nuC3v04tCWofItEcflCylYkOfulpTHtwwvo/edit?usp=sharing

I'm pretty sure this is everything.
Let me know if I've missed anything or needs changing.

Thanks
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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Re: Playing Card Collection
« Last post by johns7076 on November 20, 2023, 06:06:00 PM »
John, since that first post I have sold off most of my decks on ebay and elsewhere. I still have about 20 decks that I may or may not keep. Doubt there are any jokers in the lot that you would find interesting. I can send you pics of what is left if you want.
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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Re: Playing Card Collection
« Last post by JohnEdelson on November 19, 2023, 01:00:09 PM »
John, I'd be interested in talking to you about them. I'd want to see more of the decks, specifically the jokers.
Here's some info on the old decks that I have that I was organizing. 

https://www.amusedbyjokersami.com/2023/11/more-old-american-decks.html
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Playing Card Plethora / Monkey King Playing Cards by Alpha
« Last post by EndersGame on November 14, 2023, 11:01:51 AM »
Monkey King Playing Cards by Alpha

https://tccplayingcard.com/products/silent-playing-cards-by-alpha

Released: on November 9, 2023
Shipping: by November 15, 2023

This project was originally going to be funded on the Kickstarter platform in early-November.  Instead the creator has decided to go ahead and create these luxury custom playing cards, making them available for order on the TCC Playing Cards website between 9-15 November, so that they can be shipped to supporters by November 15, 2023. 



This project was inspired by the Monkey King, a beloved and influential mythological figure in China, which originates in the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West.  This classic novel describes how Sun Wukong attains supernatural powers through Taoist practices, but after a rebellion gets imprisoned beneath a mountain by the Buddha.   Five hundred years later he embarks on a special journey to the West to retrieve Buddhist sutras, which he undertakes along with a monk and two other disciples.  The Monkey King characer has been reimagined in numerous forms across literature, drama, and film, and even today is a symbol of wit and courage in East Asian culture.

Monkey King Holo deck

The tuck box is the stunning centerpiece of this beautiful deck, with an elegant plaque that says Monkey King, set inside a rich design that incorporates detailed elements like overhanging eaves, coiled dragons, scriptures, sacred relics, cloud patterns, and mythical beasts, all accentuated by the embossing.



Involved in the design and creation of these custom decks is the well-known Chinese creator of luxury decks: Ark Playing Cards.  So it's no surprise that a special feature of the Monkey Deck tuck box is that it has a pop-out feature opening up to show a larger display. 



The four Aces picture the four stages of the Monkey King's journey.



The court cards depict different figures that are part of the story, including Buddha and his followers, elves and monsters, and powerful demon kings.





The Joker is a magical staff that the Monkey King wields, and can shrink or grow according to need, and even make copies of itself.  When not used, the Monkey King shrinks it to the size of a needle and keeps it tucked behind his ear.

The style of the artwork on the faces merges traditional architecture and woodblock printing, which is especially evident on the number cards.



The cards have a metallic gold foil, which show a rainbow of colours depending on how they are hard up to the light.



Journey to the West Standard deck

Also available is a standard deck which has some different features.  While it doesn't have holo foil, it has a different tuck case.



The design of the card backs has been changed, as well as the colours of the card faces. 



There are modified aces that depict four main protagonists from the story, and the two Jokers combine to form a diptych that shows the White Dragon and White Dragon horse.



Journey to the West Box sets

The above two decks are also available as part of special box sets, both with limited edition numbered sets for collectors. 

The Black Box Set (limited to 800 only) includes both decks in a deluxe black box with an individually numbered seal. 



The Wooden Box set (limited to 300 only) includes both decks in a deluxe wooden box with an individually numbered seal.



The two decks in these box sets are slightly different than the Holo deck and Standard deck, with one being black and gold holo, and the other silver and gold.





In the case of the Wooden Box set, the cards have the additional luxury of gold gilded edges.

As with all the decks that have involved Chinese playing card designer ARK Playing Cards, words and pictures really can't do justice to the looks and quality, until you have the actual deck in your hands, but you will find some more images over on the project page.



Link: https://tccplayingcard.com/products/silent-playing-cards-by-alpha
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