1700's Copper Plate Engraved William Warter's Proverbial 17th c. Playing Card

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Welcome Enter Here~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ William Warter's Proverbial Cards, which carry illustrations of old English proverbs. This rare copper plate engraved single card was published in 1698. William Warter was a London stationer whose shop was at the “Signe of the Talbott, over against Fetter Lane End of Fleet Street, London” at least as early as 1682. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The historic pack of playing cards was one of a series which appeared from about 1675 onwards which consisted of a set of pictures with captions relating to a theme of the day, with suitmarks and numerals in the corner, or in some cases, miniature playing cards as well. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Some of these interesting packs were educational, political, geographical and arithmetical, but the “Proverbial Cards” were simply for amusement. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The images on the cards are of historical interest as illustrations of late 17th century life. The proverbs are part of an traditional English popular culture! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The overall condition of the Museum grade Single is excellent for this period.There is slight Staining/Foxing as the actual condition is subjective. (Pictures) This is an incredibly rare historic card, proudly mounted in a thick 1/2 inch screw down protective case for years of enjoyment! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AS ALWAYS! FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Your historic cards will be delivered in an archival case if applicable. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please subscribe in our newsletter to the greatest card store as we are adding daily and offering huge weekly discounts to subscribed Ebayers! Don't miss out! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Collecting playing cards can be a very rewarding hobby. There is the excitement of the hunt for new decks, whether through collectors' meetings, internet auctions or at shows and flea markets where every new table may unfold the unexpected treasure. Even better, there is the enjoyment of fellow collectors, some of the most interesting people in the world! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Playing cards have been around a thousand years or more and are infinite in their variety. This makes individual playing cards and complete decks rich in history and every bit as collectible as coins and postage stamps.The Price Guide for Collectible Playing Cards is intended to be a basic resource for collectors of playing cards and decks of playing cards and to give at least some idea of what different decks of cards may be worth among other collectors. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Some advice for both buyers and sellers. “advice to buyers .... if you see a deck that you really want for your collection and you have an opportunity to buy it, and the price seems higher than the listed value, remember you may never find another .... and if you do, it will probably be for more. Even if you overpay slightly, it will not be long before the value will surpass the purchase price ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The demand for old and rare playing cards far exceeds the supply, and we have all experienced regret, on occasion, for not paying the additional dollars necessary to purchase a scarce deck that we have not had another chance to buy. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The prices of standard decks are more difficult to estimate than those established for popular categories such as transformation and insert cards, souvenir and railway cards and advertising decks. Non-standard decks usually have beautiful and/or interesting courts, can be of historical significance and often appeal to more than one group of collectors. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A final point. We believe that values for good decks will only rise. Scarce items only become scarcer, and as more people realize the joy of collecting playing cards and become serious collectors, the demand for old and scarce decks, especially ones in excellent or better condition, will continue to grow and dri... read more

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