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BEL-001: Van Genechten, advertising deck for Van Der Elst (tobacco), 1938. Beautiful courts, artist unknown. Complete with 52 cards, a joker and a blank card, in excellent condition with bronzed corners. Comes in a plastic box.

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BEL-002: "Cartes de Luxe". Printed in chromolithography and published by Leonard Biermans (Turnhout) in 1877. Somewhat special designed suit signs, no indices. Complete with 52 cards, in excellent- condition, with shiny gold corners. No box.

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BEL-003: Printed by Cartamundi and published in England by the Strand Association Ltd for Almabani in 1980. Arabic figures on the courts and joker. French suits, but with Arabic indices on the courts and numbers on the pips. Complete with 52 cards, an extra ace of spades, 2 identical jokers and extra card, all in excellent condition. Comes in the original box, which is in good condition.

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BEL-004: "M 11", printed and published by Mesmaekers from Turnhout in the 1930's. Courts with version of the Cartes Imperiales pattern. Dutch indices and Dutch scenic aces. Not often seen in 2 colours. Complete with 52 cards and a joker, in very good condition. Only KS has a wrinkled corner (see image). Comes in the original box, also in very good condition.

BEL-005: "La Bonaventure", printed and published by Mesmaekers c 1935. Courts with standard Belgo-Genuese pattern. Each card has a red or black bar at the bottom. To be used as a fortune telling deck. Complete with 32 cards, in excellent condition, and an explicative booklet of 126 pages, in French though. Comes in the original box, which is in excellent condtion too.

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BEL-006: "Mediaeval", maker unknown, Belgium, c1941. Non-standard courts, dressed in mediaeval style. Complete with 52 cards and the rare joker. Comes in a plastic box.

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BEL-007: "African Art", printed by Carta Mundi and published by the US Games Systems Inc. in 1994. Courts with different African figures. Special pips in each suit with masks, fabrics, tigers and lizards. Complete with 52 cards, 2 jokers, title card and a 32 page booklet. All in excellent+ condition. Comes in the original box, which is in excellent+ condition too.

BEL-008: "l'Histoire", printed by Cartamundi and published by l'Histoire magazine in France for their 30th anniversary in 2008. Different important leaders, women and philosophers and the courts. Complete with 52 cards and 3 jokers, all in excellent+ condition. Comes in the original box.

BEL-009: "Valor", printed by Carta Mundi and published as an advertising deck for Valor Reposition in Versailles (France) in 1993. There's a French caption on each card, except tthe jokers. Complete with 52 cards, 2 joker and 1 extra card, all in excellent condition. Comes in the original box.

BEL-010: "Medieval Heraldry", printed by Cartamundi and published in the UK by Heraldic Times Ltd. in the early 1990's. Courts show the same figures, but dressed differently in each suit. The suits are dedicated to England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Complete with 52 cards, 2 jokers and a blank card, all in unused, near mint condition with shiny gold edges all around. Comes in a special presentation box, which can't be send as letter.

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BEL-011: "Calendrier 1983". Private print, published by the APC S.C. in cooperation with "Les Signes du Zodiaque", an esoteric library in Liège, Belgium, in 1983. Limited and numbered edition of 500 copies. This is # 99.
Complete with 52 somewhat larger cards, joker and numbered title card. All in unused condition. Comes in the original paper wrapper. RARE!

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BEL-012: "Daveluy I", printed and published by Daveluy from Bruges, c1870. 50/52 cards, missing the S5 and C7. Cards are in good+ condition. No box.

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BEL-013: "Lenormand" fortune telling deck, published by Geûens-Seaux (successor of Daveluy), 1895-1900. Text in French. Complete with 36 cards, in very good+ condition. Comes in a plastic box.

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BEL-014: "Lenormand" fortune telling deck, published by Geûens-Willaert (successor of Geûens-Seaux), c 1910. Same images as BEL-013, but with text in Dutch. Complete with 36 cards, in very good condition, but.... all cards have been glued on a white sheet, leaving small damage on the backs.

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BEL-015: "Paris Exhibition 1900", printed and published by Geûens-Willaert in 1900. Luxury pattern with a set of Parisian aces. Complete with 52 cards, all in excellent condition. No box.

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BEL-016: "Cartes Belges B", printed and published by Brepols&Dierckz Zoon, c1880. Complete with 32 cards, in very good- condition. Comes in a plastic box.

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BEL-017: "Cartes Superfines No 10", printed and published by Mesmaekers Frères c1890. Luxury pattern with a set of Swiss scenic aces. Complete with 52 cards, all in excellent+ condition. Comes in a plastic box.

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BEL-018: Printed and published by L. Biermans, c1890/1900. Pattern resembles the Dutch pattern, but with a different set of queens. Accompanied by a set of German scenic aces. Complete with 52 cards, in very good condition. Some cards seem to be slightly larger, but all the backs are the same. Comes in a plastic box.

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BEL-019: Advertising deck for Belga cigarettes, printed by Van Genechten and published c1950. Courts with Belgo-Genovese pattern. Cards are in unused, near mint condition. They come in the original wrapper.

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BEL-020: "Circus Transformation Cards", printed by Carta Mundi and published by the artist Frank Robert Schick in 1988. Complete with 52 cards, 2 jokers and an extra card. They are in unused, near mint condition, with shiny gold edges. They come in a too big, special wooden box, together with an explicative booklet and a special designed guard.

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