Potter and Potter Auctions: Puzzles, Games, & Playing Cards, 21926, Chicago
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- February 19, 2026 - February 19, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | [PIN-UP]. Two decks and a set of playing cards |
(ca. 1950s) | USD 100.00 - 150.00 | USD 218.75 | ||
| 82 | [PIN-UP & EROTICA]. Group of 16 decks of playing cards |
V.p. (American and European) | ca. 1950s-80s | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 406.25 | |
| 83 | Philibert "Memoires De Casanova" Pack of Playing Cards |
Paris | ca. 1960 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 250.00 | |
| 84 | J.I. Austen Beauties No. 505 Playing Cards |
Chicago | ca. 1895 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 281.25 | |
| 85 | Cuban World War II erotic satire deck of cards |
Cuba | ca. 1940s | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 1,062.50 | |
| 86 | [NATIONAL PARKS]. Group of 6 packs of playing cards |
V.p. | ca. 1890s-1900s | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 250.00 | |
| 87 | [HAWAII]. Hawaiian Souvenir Playing Cards |
Honolulu | 1901 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 125.00 | |
| 88 | [WORLD'S FAIR]. Group of 4 Chicago World's Fair souvenir decks |
1893 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 250.00 | ||
| 89 | [LITHOGRAPHY]. NAEL Playing Cards |
Cincinnati | 1915 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 125.00 | |
| 90 | [RAILROAD -- SOUVENIR]. Group of six souvenir decks |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 406.25 | ||
| 91 | [RAILROAD -- SOUVENIR]. Collection of 18 Southern Pacific Lines souvenir playing card decks |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 187.50 | ||
| 92 | Illinois Central Floridan Railroad playing cards |
Circa 1930 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 156.25 | ||
| 93 | [CHINA]. The Forbidden City. Pekin & Chinese Views |
Los Angeles | 1901 | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 218.75 | |
| 94 | The American Indian Souvenir Playing Cards |
Los Angeles | 1903 | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 156.25 | |
| 95 | Indians of the Southwest Souvenir Playing Cards |
Kansas City | ca. 1912 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 112.50 | |
| 96 | The Burro Souvenir Playing Cards |
Denver | 1904 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 125.00 | |
| 97 | USPC "Movie Souvenir" Playing Cards |
Cincinnati | 1916 | USD 50.00 - 100.00 | USD 187.50 | |
| 98 | Michigan Souvenir Playing Cards |
Cincinnati | ca. 1900 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,875.00 | |
| 99 | [HOTELS]. Mackinac Island Grand Hotel / Planters Hotel St. Louis Advertising Playing Cards |
Circa 1890s | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 100 | Canada Souvenir Playing Cards. Two decks |
London | ca. 1900s | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 375.00 | |
| 101 | [PACIFIC NORTHWEST]. Group of 4 souvenir decks |
(San Francisco) | -1902 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 125.00 | |
| 102 | Texas Souvenir Playing Cards |
ca. 1900 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 75.00 | ||
| 103 | Four Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand souvenir decks |
New Zealand | later 20th century | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 125.00 | |
| 104 | Pair of USPC playing card decks |
ca. 1912 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 343.75 | ||
| 105 | USPC Helmet No. 119 Playing Cards |
Cincinnati | ca. 1908 | USD 125.00 - 175.00 | USD 87.50 |
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Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.