Worshipful Company Packs of Playing Cards to 1900

1884 Single Deck Yellow

Crossed sword and mace of the City of London.
Centre shows House in old London tenanted be the Company prior to 1712 and ribbon worded Health Exhibition, London

Ace of Spades bears four suitmarks superposed and Goodall & Son.
No numerals or court card indices are included on the cards.Background colour: YELLOW SINGLE
Official Box/ Un-Boxed: OFFICIAL BOX
Number of cards: 52/52
Condition: USED TO PLAY PIQUET – 20 CARDS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION – 32 CARDS LIGHTLY PLAYED WITH
Notes: REISSUE WITH WOOLEY ACE OF SPADES

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REF: MOS1884_PY

£750.00

1887 Double Deck - Blue & Pink

Arms of the Company and the City of London.
Hand of Cards. Royal Crown, and the words Jubilee 1887 in celebration of the Golden Jubilee of H.M. Queen Victoria.
Ace of Spades bears four suitmarks superposed and Goodall & Son.

Background colour: BLUE AND PINK
Official Box/ Un-Boxed:DOUBLE OFFICIAL BOX
Number of cards: 52/52 and 52/52
Condition: BLUE IN PLAYED WITH CONDITION. PINK IN PLAYED WITH CONDITION

First Class / Air Mail Postage: to UK – £3.70 / to Europe – £6.85 / to Other – £11.15
Insured is an additional £4.50 to any Country.
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REF: MOS1887_DP
0051

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1888 Single Deck Green

1888 ARMS OF THE COMPANY WORSHIPFUL COMPANY PLAYING CARDS

Arms of the Company supported be men in armour and dated. Ace of Spades with portrait of the Master. Made be the Worshipful Company, (probably Woolley & Co.). Design by Marcus Ward & Co.
Sea-green coloured background.

Single deck of cards MINT as issued in
1888 by the Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards.
Housed in its original green telescopic box this deck is complete
with 52 cards plus the sample cards.

First Class / Air Mail Postage: to UK – £4.45 / to Europe – £8.00 / to Other £10.95 Insurance is an additional £5.00 to any Country for the first £250.00 We combine postage and only charge our costs.

REF: WCS_JS 1888

£700.00

1889 Double Pack - both colours

Arms of the Company surrounded with lilies of the valley and forget-me-nots, and dated.
Made by the Worshipful Company, (probably Woolley & Co.).

– White background with Ace of Spades with portrait of George Clulow.
– Blue background with Ace of Spades with portrait of George Clulow as Master of the Worshipful Company.

Background colour: White and Blue
Official Box/ Un-Boxed: Double in official box
Number of cards: 52/52 for both packs
Condition: White in slightly played with condition. Blue in near mint condition.

First Class / Air Mail Postage: to UK – £3.70 / to Europe – £6.85 / to Other – £11.15
Insured is an additional £4.50 to any Country.
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REF: MOS1889_DP

£1,250.00

1890 Single Deck Cream

Arms of the Company and the Fives of each suit of cards surrounded with forget-me- nots and dated.
Ace of Spades with portrait of the Master. Made by the Worshipful Company, (probably Woolley & Co.).

Background colour: Cream
Official Box/ Un-Boxed: Official Box
Number of cards: 52/52
Condition: Pack used for Piquet. 20 cards in very good condition.
32cards in played with condition.

First Class / Air Mail Postage: to UK – £4.45 / to Europe – £8.00 / to Other £10.95 Insurance is an additional £5.00 to any Country for the first £250.00 We combine postage and only charge our costs.

REF: MOS1890_PC

£500.00

1893 Single Deck - Green

The design shows the Arms of the Company, the City of London and the Master, together
with the dome of St. Paul’s Cathedral and the date.
The Ace of each suit decorated with a wreath and coloured flowers and the name Chas. Goodall & Son.
The court cards represent the Royal costumes of four reigns in English history.
Clubs = Plantagenet. Diamonds = Tudor. Hearts = Stuarts. Spades = Hanoverian.

Background colour: GREEN
Un-boxed
Number of cards: 52/52
Condition: Used Rated 5/10

First Class / Air Mail Postage: to UK – £3.70 / to Europe – £6.85 / to Other – £11.15
Insured is an additional £4.50 to any Country.
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REF: WCS_JS_1893_GP

£175.00

1893 Double Deck - both colours

Background colour: GREEN & PINK
Official Box/ Un-Boxed: Official Double Box
Number of cards: 52/52 and 52/52
Condition: Green in very good condition – Pink in Near Mint Condition.

First Class / Air Mail Postage: to UK – £3.70 / to Europe – £6.85 / to Other – £11.15
Insured is an additional £4.50 to any Country.
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REF: MOS1893_DP

£1,000.00

1894 Single Deck Cream

Arms of the Company supported by men in armour and dated.
Arms of the City of London and Master above, and Tower Bridge and the dome of St Paul’s cathedral below.
Designed and made by Goodall & Son, Ace of Spades with portrait of the Master.

Background colour: CREAM
Official Box/ Un-Boxed: Official Box
Number of cards: 52/52
Condition: In Near Mint Condition

First Class / Air Mail Postage: to UK – £4.45 / to Europe – £8.00 / to Other £10.95 Insurance is an additional £5.00 to any Country for the first £250.00 We combine postage and only charge our costs.

REF: MOS1894_CP

£650.00

1897 Double Deck - both colours

Mephistopheles and Pierrot standing back to back holding hands of cards.

Background colour: Cream and Pink
Official Box/ Un-Boxed: Official Double Box
Number of cards: 52/52 for both
Condition: Both are in near mint condition

First Class / Air Mail Postage: to UK – £3.70 / to Europe – £6.85 / to Other – £11.15
Insured is an additional £4.50 to any Country.
We combine postage and only charge our cost

REF: MOS1897_DP
0022

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