During World War II, USPC provided spotter cards, which illustrated the characteristic shapes of tanks, ships and aircraft from the more powerful countries. Each suit is dedicated to planes from four of the primary countries: Spades - US, Diamonds - Germany, Clubs - Japan, Hearts - Great Britain. The airplane edition continues to be the more popular deck as there are a number of facsimile decks still being produced today from a number of companies. Unlike similar decks created for other military countries in Britain and elsewhere which were simple flashcards without playing card elements, these decks made by USPCC doubled as standard playing cards and were made available to both the military and the public. In fact, the USPCC even took out ads in magazines for them, including the 1943 ad from Collier\'s (see related scanned image). In addition, the US government established a network of civilian airplane spotters whose duty it was to lookout for any possible repeat of the Pearl Harbor attack, with numbers in this Army Air Forces Ground Observer Corps reaching about 1,500,000 volunteers, With that many members of the public involved, it becomes obvious the appeal this deck had and still does have. This PCDB entry is for the original deck released in the 1940s by USPCC. Facsimile decks have their own related entries.

 

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Medieval Playing Cards is the original deck created by Egor Klyuchnyk from Anomaly world studio in collaboration with Elephant Playing cards. Inspired by fearless knights, severe lords and gorgeous queens, Medieval is a fully custom hand-drawn deck with one way courts in the original old style of playing card decks. From the card stock to the construction of the tuckbox, Medieval is designed to transport you back in time with a contemporary twist! These new decks have been created to show all beauty of the Medieval Age and inspired by the great artist - Diego Velásquez. Through this deck we want you to feel this epoch, and experience its elegance and grandeur. Features of the decks: - Printed by Legends Playing Cards Company. - Thicker Robusto card stock for a genuine medieval feel. - Red wax-style seal. - Intricate custom numbered seal on the Limited Gold deck (if unlocked) - Authentic out-of-the box tuck flap packaging. - Beautiful and Intricate 2-way back design for both decks. - Unique coat of arms for each suit- subtle background design. Full Deck Scan: https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/262-medieval

This deck was made in the 70s and have a air cushion finish. They also have the jerrys nuggets ace

Akira Fujii collab with Circle K & Sunkus company for this promotional deck. All court cards are customized with Akira's infamous Card to mouth