D. J. McAdam
Encyclopedia of Playing Cards

Dog Playing Card, by Susan D. McAdam

 

The index below provides links to various pages on this website related to playing cards, with particular emphasis on the collection of playing cards as a hobby.  Following this is a listing of various individual playing card decks, with links to other pages (either on this website or other websites) offering additional information on, and a graphic depiction of, the specific deck mentioned.  Dates shown are copyright dates.  

Bee Playing Cards - Information and Identification Guide

Bicycle Playing Cards

Bridge and Poker Playing Cards - Difference in Size

Care of KEM Plastic Playing Cards

Elf Playing Cards

Four Color Decks of Playing Cards

Gem Playing Cards

Piatnik Playing Cards - A Brief History

Playing Cards from Postal Authorities

Second Quality Angel Back Playing Cards

Squeezers Playing Cards

Sterling Playing Cards

Triton Playing Cards

Valuing Old Decks of Playing Cards

 


Advertising Playing Cards

Art & Artists Playing Cards

Bicycle Playing Cards

 
We have a special page devoted to Bicycle brand playing cards - please click here.  Includes Bicycle Bridge Size Playing Cards and Braille Playing Cards.

Christmas Playing Cards

Congress Playing Cards

 

Cultural & Ethnic Playing Cards

Fortune-Telling Playing Cards

Fournier Playing Cards

 

Historical Playing Cards

Imperial Playing Cards

KEM All-Plastic Playing Cards

 

Literary Playing Cards - Works, Authors and Literary Characters

 

Military & Patriotic Playing Cards

 

Non-Standard (unusual shapes, etc.) Playing Cards

 

Performing Arts

 

Piatnik Playing Cards

 

Pictorial Playing Cards

 

Proverbs Playing Cards

 

Reproduction & Facsimile Playing Cards

 

Sports-Related Playing Cards

 

Squeezers - old-time brand, also known as Bulldog Squeezers

Tarot Cards



Other Reference Sources

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International Playing-Card Society
6 Reynard's Copse
Highwoods
Colchester  C04 4UR
United Kingdom
The premier organization for playing card collectors.  Their journal, The Playing-Card, is published bimonthly.

 

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