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Hobby Playing Cards: Table of Contents

Why Collect Playing Cards?

Collect What, Collect How?

Suits and Patterns
   The French Suit System
       The Anglo-American or International Pattern
       The Berlin Pattern
       The Vienna Pattern
       The Swiss-French Pattern (traditional)
       The Swiss-French Pattern (modern)
       The Lombard Pattern
       The DDR Pattern (French)
       The Netherlands Pattern
       The French or Belgian-Genoese Pattern
       The Piemont Pattern
       The Swedish Pattern
       The Russian Pattern
       The Casino Pattern (Trente et Quarante)
       The Tuscany Pattern
   The German Suit System
       The Prussia Pattern
       The Saxony Pattern
       The Bavaria Pattern
       The Salzburg Pattern
       The Prague Pattern
       The Wurttemberg Pattern
       The Franconia Pattern
       The Tell Pattern
       The DDR Pattern (German)
   The Swiss Suit System
       The Swiss-German Pattern (traditional)
       The Swiss-German Pattern (modern)
   The Italian Suit System
       The Venice Pattern
       The Triest Pattern
       The Trento Pattern
       The Brescia Pattern
       The Bergamo Pattern
       The Bologna Pattern
   The Spanish Suit System
       The Romagna Pattern
       The Piacenza Pattern
       The Naples Pattern
       The Sicily Pattern
       The Sardinia Pattern
       The Castilian Pattern
       The Mexican Pattern
       The Catalan Pattern
       The French Catalan Pattern
       The Cádiz Pattern

Games
   Patience
   Tarot
       Rider Waite Tarot
       Crowley Tarot
       Marseille Tarot
       Tarot "Industrie und Glück" (Industry and Fortune)
       Piemont Tarot
       Bologna Tarot
       Sicily Tarot
   Fortune Telling Cards
   Black Peter
   Happy Families
   Learning Games
   Various Card Games

Other Criteria for Collecting
   Variants
       Different Manufacturers
       Variations
   Advertising
   Non Standard Cards
   Souvenir Cards
   Joker

Where do I find Interesting Playing Cards?
   Stores
   Second Hand Shops and Flee Markets
   Auctions
   Clubs and Associations
   Other Collectors
   Dealers

What Should I Be Aware of When Buying?
   Completeness
   Condition

How Do I Maintain an Overview?
   Record
   Storage

Literature

Glossary
   Used Abbreviations
   Expressions
   Single / Double Faced
   Tax Stamp (rubber stamp)
   Tax Stamp (seal)