A charming vintage travel card set designed for playing anywhere. The compact black faux leather wallet opens to reveal a complete deck of playing cards, a small writing pad for keeping score, and its original pencil, all neatly arranged in dedicated compartments.

🔹 Vintage pocket playing card set in original black faux leather wallet case
🔹 Complete 54-card French-suited deck with 2 Jokers
🔹 Includes original notepad and pencil
🔹 Practical travel companion with dedicated compartments
🔹 Snap-button closure
🔹 Closed case size: 10.5 × 7 cm (4.13 × 2.76 inches)

The case is cleverly designed, making it ideal for holidays, camping, train journeys, or evenings with friends. A delightful example of mid-century travel accessories that combines practicality with classic design.

Condition

Complete with original deck, two Jokers, score pad, and pencil. The faux leather case shows visible wear consistent with age and use, particularly around the edges and fastening, as shown in the photographs. The cards remain in very good condition.

🪶 Collector's Note

Pocket playing card sets like this were popular throughout the second half of the twentieth century, offering an elegant way to carry a full deck while travelling. Complete examples retaining their original pencil and score pad are becoming increasingly difficult to find, making this a charming addition to any collection of vintage gaming accessories.

Official French postage stamp booklet celebrating Grimaud, the legendary French playing card manufacturer founded in 1848.

Issued by La Poste, this elegant booklet reproduces twelve beautifully illustrated playing cards from Grimaud's Louis XV Collection, featuring richly decorated court cards and aces inspired by eighteenth-century French design.

The booklet contains 12 self-adhesive permanent ("Lettre Verte") stamps, each depicting a different playing card from the collection. The refined artwork, gold ornamental borders, and premium presentation make this an attractive collectible for both philatelists and playing card enthusiasts.

Specifications

🔹 Official French stamp booklet
🔹 Theme: Grimaud – Collection Louis XV
🔹 Publisher: La Poste (France)
🔹 Contains 12 self-adhesive permanent stamps
🔹 Features artwork from the Louis XV Collection playing cards
🔹 Made in France

Condition

Excellent condition. Complete booklet with all 12 stamps intact and unused. Please refer to the photographs for details.

🪶 Collector's Note

Founded in 1848, B. P. Grimaud became France's most celebrated playing card manufacturer, producing some of the country's finest playing cards for more than 150 years. This official commemorative booklet pays tribute to that remarkable heritage by transforming Grimaud's elegant Louis XV Collection into postage stamps. A charming crossover collectible that appeals equally to philatelists, playing card collectors, and admirers of French decorative arts.

🔸 Title: Tarotronic – Electronic Tarot de Marseille Divination System
🔸 Creator / Concept: Keith R.
🔸 Year: Circa 1980s
🔸 Place of origin: France
🔸 Type: Electronic divination device / tarot interpretation console
🔸 Publisher / Distributor: Hachette Filipacchi Télématique
🔸 Manufacturer: Horomedia
🔸 System: Autonomous electronic tarot interpreter
🔸 Compatible with: Tarot de Marseille (physical deck optional)
🔸 Arcana covered: 22 Major Arcana
🔸 Functionality: Draw cards manually or electronically, enter selections, receive on-screen interpretations
🔸 Interpretation themes: Love, money, destiny, general guidance
🔸 Interface: LCD screen with keypad controls
🔸 Language: French
🔸 Power: 4 × LR03 batteries (not included)
🔸 Dimensions: Approx. 13 × 8 × 3 cm
🔸 Box: Original illustrated cardboard box
🔸 Made in: France

Contents

Tarotronic electronic device (fully functional)
Original cardboard box
Instruction leaflet (French)
Padded tarot storage case

Condition

The electronic device is in excellent vintage condition, appearing almost unused and fully functional.
The original box shows visible signs of storage wear, including edge wear and surface marks, as clearly shown in the photos.
All components are original and authentic.

🪶 Collector’s Note

Tarotronic is a remarkable artifact from the early age of electronic divination, created at a time when tarot tradition briefly intersected with consumer technology. Developed in France during the 1980s, this device translates the symbolism of the Tarot de Marseille into programmed interpretations delivered directly on screen.

Produced under the Hachette Filipacchi Télématique label, Tarotronic embodies the retro-futuristic optimism of its era and stands today as a rare survivor of experimental esoteric technology. Complete sets in working condition have become increasingly scarce, making this an especially desirable piece for collectors of tarot, vintage electronics, and French occult history.

Both a functional oracle and a striking display object, Tarotronic represents a unique chapter in the evolution of divination tools.

A quirky and collectible Marseille tarot set comes in a sardine-style metal tin – a tongue-in-cheek nod to the city’s seaside spirit.
This unique Marseille tarot deck comes inside a real sardine-style metal tin, a playful homage to the city’s maritime soul.

Created by Anne Le Dantec and published by Altapo Vigno (Marseille, 1995), this humorous deck reimagines the traditional Tarot de Marseille with modern characters, local expressions, and comic flair.

🔹 Limited to 5,000 numbered copies (this is No. 1600)
🔹 Includes 78 cards + 2 rules inserts in French
🔹 Cards measure 6 × 11 cm
🔹 Packaging: metal sardine tin (opened for photos)
🔹 Condition: Cards like new, tin shows light wear consistent with age

A cult classic among collectors — part art piece, part tarot parody — and a genuine slice of Marseille’s creative humor.

🪶 Collector’s Note

This edition bridges the traditional Tarot de Marseille with the city’s pop culture and coastal identity — a perfect mix of wit, design, and symbolism.

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Discover this authentic Bleu Parfumé Daloz box, an attractive example of early 20th-century French commercial packaging. Produced by E. Daloz of Dole (Jura), the box originally contained perfumed laundry blue ("bleu à laver"), a whitening agent traditionally used to brighten white linens during washing.

The beautifully printed label proudly mentions the 1887 patent and the Grand Prix awarded at the 1900 Paris Exposition, reflecting the advertising style of the Belle Époque. With its elegant typography and decorative graphics, this survivor is a wonderful example of vintage French household advertising.

🔹 Original Bleu Parfumé Daloz box
🔹 Manufactured by E. Daloz, Dole (Jura), France
🔹 Originally contained perfumed laundry blue for whitening linens
🔹 Attractive Belle Époque advertising label
🔹 References the 1887 patent and 1900 Paris Exposition Grand Prix
🔹 Empty original cardboard box

Condition: Good antique condition with expected signs of age. The box displays wear, edge rubbing, small tears, staining, and losses to the paper covering, all consistent with over a century of storage. The advertising label remains largely intact and displays beautifully. Please examine the photographs carefully for the exact condition.

An appealing addition to any collection of antique French advertising, household products, Belle Époque ephemera, or vintage packaging.

🪶 Collector's Note

Before modern detergents and optical brighteners, laundry blue was widely used throughout Europe to restore the brilliance of white fabrics by neutralizing yellow tones. The French company E. Daloz, based in Dole (Jura), became well known for its Bleu Parfumé Daloz, a perfumed laundry blue promoted as both effective and refined.

This beautifully printed box, dating from the early 20th century, reflects the elegant advertising style of the Belle Époque. Its references to the 1887 patent and the Grand Prix at the 1900 Paris Exposition illustrate how manufacturers proudly displayed awards and innovations to distinguish their products. Today, surviving examples are appreciated by collectors of French advertising, antique packaging, and domestic history.