Online auction - Lot 125
[French suits]
"Panama. Souvenir playing cards".
Cincinnati, The U.S. Playing Card Co., [ca. 1915]
Starting bid: €
60
€ 80 / 120
Bidding via DrouotLot description
Single figure, photogravure on coloured background, 8,8 x 6,3 cm, round corners, 53 cards + 1 score card + 1 map of the Panama Canal, gilt edges. 1 descriptive leaf. Back: view of a ship crossing the canal with a caravel appearing in the smoke above it.
In original cardboard slipcase (worn, split). Good condition.
Each card shows a view of the construction of the canal or its surroundings.