Colonial Playing Cards Blanket Born and raised in Queens

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Colonial Playing Cards Blanket Born and raised in QueensThis reproduction deck of 18thcentury playing cards includes 52 foursuited cards with plain backs, standard until the 19th century, when Thomas De La Rue & Co. introduced printed backs to discourage cardmarking. Playing cards date to the mid15th century, when importing foreign decks was often illegal, possibly because they depicted kings and queens of other nations. George Washington himself was a devoted card player, favoring games like whist during