»The Beggar’s Opera« (John Bowles, London, 1730) (Q3906)

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Q3906

maker

John Bowles

card type

standard playing cards

Suit system

French-suited

Figure type

single-figure

number of cards

52

place of origin

London

publication date

1730

Described in

Alle Karten auf den Tisch (1990) (cat. no. 264)

Collection

Sylvia Mann Collection (inv. 5586/66)

Source

Alle Karten auf den Tisch (1990)

Rights status

work in the public domain

Cards

• 
  Hearts-King (French)
• 
  Hearts-Queen (French)
• 
  Hearts-Jack (French)
• 
  Hearts-6 (French)
• 
  Hearts-2 (French)
• 
  Diamonds-King (French)
• 
  Diamonds-Queen (French)
• 
  Diamonds-Jack (French)
• 
  Diamonds-10 (French)
• 
  Diamonds-7 (French)
• 
  Spades-Ace (French)
• 
  Spades-King (French)
• 
  Spades-Jack (French)
• 
  Spades-3 (French)
• 
  Spades-2 (French)
• 
  Clubs-Ace (French)
• 
  Clubs-Queen (French)
• 
  Clubs-Jack (French)
• 
  Clubs-7 (French)
• 
  Clubs-2 (French)

Tax stamps

At the time of this pack (1730), London belonged to the territory of Königreich Großbritannien. No playing-card tax system is recorded for this territory at this time — so there are no tax stamps to look for here.