Jokers promoting cards. These jokers seem to tell mini-stories each of which is a promotion for playing cards. I've heard (from Tom van Berkum and others on the FB Joker Collectors Group on 2/29/2020) that these were the standard jokers of the Association of the American Playing Card Manufacturers, 1939-40s. They were printed by "Brown & Bigelow", "USPCC", "Western Publishing Co.", and maybe other printers.
First, a History Lesson.
There seem to be a total of six stories. The other four are "At Home", "Between You and Me", Distress Call, and "Society Note."
I hear that there are six different cards and I hear that there are six slightly different variations of each of these cards. I have all six of “Hear Ye”; five of the "At Home", “Between You and Me”, and “ Society Note”; and four of “Distress Call” and “History Lesson”.
But I do have many dupes of each of these so now that I know to look for six variations of each, I should take them all out and see if I can find them.
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Second: Hear Ye!!
There seem to be a total of six stories. The other four are "At Home", "Between You and Me", Distress Call, and "Society Note."
I hear that there are six different cards and I hear that there are six slightly different variations of each of these cards. I have all six of “Hear Ye”; five of the "At Home", “Between You and Me”, and “ Society Note”; and four of “Distress Call” and “History Lesson”.
Click for an Overview of the Taxonomy of Playing Card Jokers
I have several of these .. inherited a huge collection of very very old cards but unsure what to do with them... 🤔
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DeleteDid ya ever find out values? Because yea seem to be the thing to collect back in the 30’s
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