Standard playing cards (John Seller, London, c. 1661) (Q14045)

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Q14045

maker

John Seller

card type

standard playing cards

Suit system

French-suited

number of cards

52

place of origin

London

publication date

1661 (circa)

Described in

A Catalogue of the Cary Collection of Playing Cards in the Yale University Library vol. 1–4 (1981) (cat. no. ENG 114, Bd. 1, 122)

Collection

Cary Collection of Playing Cards (Beinecke Library) (inv. ENG 114)

Source

A Catalogue of the Cary Collection of Playing Cards in the Yale University Library vol. 1–4 (1981)

Rights status

work in the public domain

Cards

• 
  Diamonds-Jack (French)
• 
  Spades-Ace (French)
• 
  Clubs-King (French)

Tax stamps

At the time of this pack (1661), London belonged to the territory of Königreich England. No playing-card tax system is recorded for this territory at this time — so there are no tax stamps to look for here.