ABOUT THIS DECK
The Soviet Kaliningrad company ‘Torgmortrans’ provides a wide range of ship chandler services in Kaliningrad, Svetly, Baltiysk and Pionersky ports. ‘Torgmortrans’ has been supplying ships in Kaliningrad since 1946.
Included in the inventory were Souvenir Playing Cards that were printed at the Leningrad colour Printing Plant Leningrad, Obukhovskoy Oborony Ave., 110 in the 1970s. Under the brand name of ‘Morflot.’
The Ministry of the Maritime Fleet (Minmorflot; transl. Министерство морского флота СССР) was a government ministry in the Soviet Union. The Merchant Maritime Fleet of the USSR is abbreviated ‘Morflot’ (transl. Морфлот).
All Soviet merchant fleet organizations and establishments were subordinate to the Ministry of the Maritime Fleet, abbreviated Minmorflot (transl. Минморфлот).
Until 25 May 1939, functions of the Minmorflot were carried out by the People's Commissariat of Water Transport, which was responsible for maritime and river fleets.
The structure of the People's Commissariat of Maritime Fleet as a separate people's commissariat was confirmed by a decree of the Council of Ministers on 25 May 1939. On 15 March 1946, the People's Commissariat of the Maritime Fleet was renamed the Ministry of the Maritime Fleet by decree of the Supreme Soviet, along with all the other people's commissariats, which also became ministries.
On March 15, 1953, Minmorflot was united with the Ministry of the River Fleet, becoming the Ministry of the Maritime and River Fleet.
By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council dated August 25, 1954, the Ministry of Maritime and River Fleet was re-established on August 25, 1954, when the Ministry of Maritime Fleet and Ministry of River Fleet was redivided.
Minmorflot was liquidated on December 26, 1991, due to the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
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01/19/24
Even though this deck of cards is around 50 years old and in used condition, the cards themselves are bridge size and of a reasonable quality. They still spread well; however, Riffle and Faro shuffles are almost impossible.
The deck is a complete deck of 55 cards which includes 2 jokers and 1 blank-faced card. The faces are quite pretty.
This is a ‘hard to find’ deck with only 2 listed in collections on Portfolio 52, one of which is mine, I haven’t been able to put a $ value on the deck, even though 1 sold on Buyworthy (No longer in business), I wasn’t prepared to pay to be a part of the site, so I have no idea what it sold for.
If you find one for your collection, buy it.
