Ephemera collector and dealer Robertino Poposki, pictured at a recent Ephemera Society fair with uncut sheets of Italian playing cards from 1830, printed in the 1920s and ’30s, one priced at £125.
Ephemera Society member Robertino Poposki has been awarded the silver prize in the ephemera class at the Spring Stampex 2018, organised by the Association of British Philatelic Societies.
Described as “old and curious playing cards”, his display at the London event on February 14-17 included facsimiles of 17th century French tarot cards by master playing-card maker Jacques Vieville.