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The Victor E. Mauger 1876 Centennial ExpositionMasterpiece Collection — An Elite Archive for the Serious Collector
Presenting a highly collectible, museum-grade set for thededicated playing card collector. This carefully put-together lot features thelegendary 1876 Centennial Exposition Deck—celebrated by historians as a toppiece of World\'s Fair history and the very first commemorative deck in Americanhistory. Originally designed by Victor E. Mauger to mark the 100-yearanniversary of the Declaration of Independence, this complete modernrestoration by Home Run Games beautifully brings nineteenth-century Americanheritage into a high-end modern set.
THE SELECTION & EXCLUSIVE ITEMIZED REGISTRY
This masterfully assembled set features ultra-low printruns, custom display pieces, and pristine commemorative items as shown in thelisting photos:
·Deck 1: Standard Edition White Tuck (Blue Back) — Features theclean white legacy emblem tuck box. This is the core Standard Edition releasefeaturing the historic blue card backs.
·Deck 2: Limited Edition Wrapped Deck (Blue Back - Serial292/1000) — A pristine, wrapped limited edition deck featuring thecustom blue card back, individually numbered and authenticated withhand-stamped seal number 292 of 1,000.
·Deck 3: Limited Edition Wrapped Deck (Red Back - Serial201/1000) — A highly collectible, wrapped limited edition deckfeaturing the custom red card back, individually authenticated withhand-stamped seal number 201 of 1,000.
·Deck 4: Original Release Wrapped Deck (Red Back - Serial016/500) — An ultra-rare, signed and numbered printing from astrictly capped 500-deck tier. It features a custom red card back and is cut tothe original, larger 1876 footprint (90mm x 62mm) instead of a modern pokersize.
·Deck 5: Replica Red Back Deck in Imperial Orange Tuck — Enclosed inthe heavily textured, vibrant orange commemorative display box featuring theintricate gold foil Mauger star emblem and a vintage tax-stamp-style seal. Thisis the official Mauger Replica edition featuring a custom red card back.
·Item 6: Silver Archival Metal Ace of Spades (No. 201 of1000) — A heavy, silver-finished solid metal certificate cardcelebrating the 1876 Mauger Centennial Exposition Limited Edition release.
·Item 7: Gold Archival Metal Ace of Spades (No. 016 of500) — A premium gold-finished solid metal certificate cardrepresenting the highly restricted 500-print-run elite tier.
DESIGN HISTORY & EXCLUSIVE DETAILS
·The Historic Quadruplicate Indexing: True to the original1876 patent, these cards feature full corner numbers in all four corners(\"Quadruplicates\") and use the unique historical four-color suitsystem (Black Spades, Red Hearts, Yellow Diamonds, and Blue Clubs).
·The Iconic Ace of Spades: Features the historic 1776–1876centennial banner alongside the classic Latin phrase \"NunquamRetrorsum\" (meaning \"Never Retreat\" or \"No Revoke\").
·Premium Quality Production: Every line of the original1876 artwork has been carefully redrawn by hand for perfect accuracy. Printedon heavy, casino-grade linen-textured paper stock for a smooth, high-qualityfeel and excellent handling.
·Full Deck Inventory: Each deck contains a complete56-card layout (52 standard cards, 1 authentic historical Joker, 1double-backed display card, and 2 custom art gaff cards).
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