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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Thomas De La Rue Mickey Mouse Deck Of Playing Cards With Interesting Box Feature
« on: October 16, 2016, 12:34:18 PM »
So I did a bit of research to find out that a deck of La Rue & Co Ltd Mickey Mouse playing cards from the 1940s has been sitting on my window ledge for almost 2 decades. They have never been played and are in amazing condition although the 3 of Clubs, 7 of Clubs and the 9 of Hearts have small tears on the top middle section, and the 6 of Hearts has a scratch down the middle. So I'm guessing these are worth quite a bit.
However, I noticed something really awesome about the box. At first glance it looks just like a regualr box, with images of Mickey Mouse with the slogan "You cannot lose if you always use Mickey Mouse playing cards". On the front it also says "Made in England by Thomas De La Rue & Co Ltd with the consent of Walter E. Disney". The dox is quite damaged on the sides.
The back of the box is very interesting. I thought the back of the box was falling apart but it wasn't. What appeart to be the back of the box was actually a playing card that was stuck/ glued to the back. Looking at the underneath of the card I could see part of the card underneath which was the Ace of Spades. The back of the card is identical to the rest of the deck but the other side wasn't similar to the others at all. I had already gone through the cards and found that there was a full deck including the Ace of Spades.
I did some research and found that the Ace of Spades stuck to the box was identical to that of cigarette cards that were designed by De La Rue that circulated in 1933-1934 as a part of the Wills Scheme. This is the site where I found the card: http://www.wopc.co.uk/uk/mardon/wills-scheme-page-2
If you scroll to the bottom, it is the second card on the left. The design in the middle, the shape of the "A" and Spade symbol that can slightly be seen attached to my box are identical to the one in the picture.
So my questions are:
Why was this card glued to the box? How rare is this card/box (as the back has the same design from the 1940s deck but the front has the same design from the 1933-1934 design) and how much would it be worth if sold? How much is the complete deck of cards as well?
Any more info you can provide on this deck of cards and box will be extremely appreciated =)
However, I noticed something really awesome about the box. At first glance it looks just like a regualr box, with images of Mickey Mouse with the slogan "You cannot lose if you always use Mickey Mouse playing cards". On the front it also says "Made in England by Thomas De La Rue & Co Ltd with the consent of Walter E. Disney". The dox is quite damaged on the sides.
The back of the box is very interesting. I thought the back of the box was falling apart but it wasn't. What appeart to be the back of the box was actually a playing card that was stuck/ glued to the back. Looking at the underneath of the card I could see part of the card underneath which was the Ace of Spades. The back of the card is identical to the rest of the deck but the other side wasn't similar to the others at all. I had already gone through the cards and found that there was a full deck including the Ace of Spades.
I did some research and found that the Ace of Spades stuck to the box was identical to that of cigarette cards that were designed by De La Rue that circulated in 1933-1934 as a part of the Wills Scheme. This is the site where I found the card: http://www.wopc.co.uk/uk/mardon/wills-scheme-page-2
If you scroll to the bottom, it is the second card on the left. The design in the middle, the shape of the "A" and Spade symbol that can slightly be seen attached to my box are identical to the one in the picture.
So my questions are:
Why was this card glued to the box? How rare is this card/box (as the back has the same design from the 1940s deck but the front has the same design from the 1933-1934 design) and how much would it be worth if sold? How much is the complete deck of cards as well?
Any more info you can provide on this deck of cards and box will be extremely appreciated =)