I know costs will govern this, but I think a tuck that's as minimalist as this could really work with some embossing?

It's hit the 30,000 goal!

I've just backed the 2 reserve gold, 2 reserve platinum and 1 of the unlimiteds. $99 CAD incld shipping over here :-(.

However it means I can play with one of each and keep 2 of the reserves sealed which is nice. $10CAD per deck isn't too bad I guess!

Hi Guys,

I recently acquired a deck entitled 'Correspondances' that I found interesting. It has taken a fair amount of google translating and researching for me to understand the full concept behind the deck so I though I'd share my findings with you. If anyone has any information / corrections please let me know.

The deck carries the name Baptiste Paul Grimaud who was a card maker in the 19th Century, however this deck was manufactured in 1985 by France Cartes. I believe the Grimaud family continued to have involvement in card making or at least the name was used by France Cartes up until later in the 20th C. However I cannot find any record of the name still being used.

The deck is based around Parisian life and focuses on the Metropolitan rail system. Conveniently there was (at the time) 52 stations on 13 lines of the Metropolitan network and these are represented on the 52 cards and 13 indexes / numbers of the deck. More interestingly the artists (Laurence Caiazzo / Pica-Cicero-Scop) say to have taken into consideration for the design of each card; the station itself, the traditional meaning of the colour and suite, the symbolism of the number and the culture, activities and historical significance of the architecture and inhabitants of the area.

Additionally the 2 jokers are 'dedicated to the city' and 1 represents a new proposed station at the time (Saint Michel) and the other represents the symbolic and geographic center of Paris (Column Astrologique du Catheine de Medici).

I love finding decks that have an interesting story behind them. One of the best parts of collecting is learning something new about history / culture and influence into design work. Especially if it is of architectural and social significance. Please, if anyone has any more information about this deck or those involved in its creation please let me know. I have attached images to this post (and the next) and will be continuing with research on each station to see how the artist has interpreted all of the considerations above.

Image links below:
Clubs: http://imgur.com/TkxnGHr
Diamonds: http://imgur.com/LGWEBPs
Hearts: http://imgur.com/MK1i0mE
Spades: http://imgur.com/QqWy9f4

EDIT: I see this got moved to vintage - apologies I will try get the right board next time! - Tom

Hi Guys,

I'm new here (you'll find me in the introduce yourself board), and wanted to join the discussions. I would love to share my collection which I am documenting on a website which is currently private. However, as the images on there are hosted online and contain much card artwork I am concerned about sharing the site due to copyright infringements. At the minute the site is more of a personal library so I am not concerned, but if I start sharing the link online am I likely to get into trouble for scanning / uploading the card images?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Tom