Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Uncut Sheets


Description: These are the sheets of a deck just before they are cut up.  They have cut marks in them, but the cards are not fully cut out, and the corners are still square.  They look the same at first, but if you look in the upper right and lower left corners, you'll see slight differences.

Number of decks: 2

Open?: Yes

Poker Sized Surprise


Description: What an ordinary looking box. Not even a catchy name to them.  I don't know where I found them.  When you open them up, they hold a nice little surprise.  The face cards are quite nice.

Number of decks: 1

Open?: Yes

























Civil War Virginia



Description: I'm guessing I picked these cards up on that trip to DC with the Boy Scouts.

This has a really weird looking Joker that I've seen on a ton of my decks.

Number of decks: 1

Open?: No

African Lion Safari




Description: African Lion Safari is a animal preserve in Southern Canada.  We went up to Toronto to visit some friends for a few days, and spent some time there.  It's a great place, but I wonder what they do with the animals in the winter.  Lions aren't built for snow.

Number of decks: 1

Open?: No

The Happiest Celebration on Earth


Description: Another deck from the 2009 Disney vacation.

Number of decks: 1

Open?: Yes







Walt Disney World Clear


Description: This deck of cards is from a 2009 Disney vacation my family took.  I think.  It's another deck of clear cards.

The face cards are all the same, except for their suit, but are different from the normal cards, so I'm including them here, along with an example of a lower card, and a joker.

Number of decks: 1

Open?: Yes









Pepsi


Description: Your standard deck of playing cards with a product logo on the back.

Number of decks: 2

Open?: No

Holocaust Memorial Museum



Description: This has to be the most somber, meaningful deck in my collection. I purchased it at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. It is an amazing place to visit, but you have to give yourself a lot of time, because there is a lot to see, and it's all important.  And, be ready to be sad.

Each card from 2-10 features the emblem and name of a US military unit that liberated part or all of a concentration camp during WWII. The Aces feature a collection of those emblems.  The Jacks and Queens feature information about other Allied countries and what they liberated. Finally, the Kings feature flags of the Allied forces.

Number of decks: 1

Open?: Yes