1981 \'NEW ORLEANS CARNIVAL\' p/cards. Designed for 1925 Mardi Gras, HARRY WALLACE


1981 \'NEW ORLEANS CARNIVAL\' p/cards. Designed for 1925 Mardi Gras, HARRY WALLACE

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1981 \'NEW ORLEANS CARNIVAL\' p/cards. Designed for 1925 Mardi Gras, HARRY WALLACE:
$56.60


\'NEW ORLEANS CARNIVAL\' p/cards. Published by The Historic New Orleans Collection. New Orleans. USA. 1981
This one-off edition reprinted in celebration of Mardi Gras.
The original terrific set of cards designed in 1925 for the Mardi Gras by HARRY D. WALLACE.The Court cards are beautifully coloured, artistic versions of the standard faces, and each of the four suits represents a different Mardi Gras figure.
Spades: PROTEUS, a sea god who has the power to change his form at will.
Hearts: COMUS, the god of festivity and revelry.
Clubs: MOMUS, the Greek god of satire and mockery.
Diamonds: REX, the king of the Mardi Gras.Ornate design on the special ACE OF SPADES - shows two carnival figures holding up a mask with the wording \'Mardi Gras New Orleans\'
52 + 1 Special \'YE CARNIVAL JOKER\' (copyright by Harry D. Wallace New Orleans + 1 card introducing the deckReverse: Exquisitely decorative with gold.
89 x 58
MINT condition
Original box

1981 \'NEW ORLEANS CARNIVAL\' p/cards. Designed for 1925 Mardi Gras, HARRY WALLACE:
$56.60

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