By: Jason Maxwell
Submitted: 2010-11-29 04:35:37 | Word Count: 424
It is a fact that a lot of people purchase playing cards but not all are collectors. By the myriad types & styles of these cards in the market, starting a collection is not at all that complicated. Here are some tips on collecting playing cards.
Make your mind up what type of playing cards you want to collect. You have to have a theme about your collection like celebrity photos, cartoon characters, historic places, patterns & textures, etc. You dont have to limit yourself to certain subjects but having a theme creates a challenge or a basis to make it exciting. Keep in mind that the collection doesnt have to be costly, it is valuable only to the collector, which is you.
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Base your collection on shapes out of the ordinary such as playing cards shaped like an egg, or round-shaped, or even star-shaped.
Buy cards which are not usual like the Apollo II deck, cards printed with shocking adages or about history. A great addition to your collection would be anything that is rare.
Find cards that provide facts about history, informative lessons that add to the knowledge make your collection not only interesting but also an opportunity to learn something new. Opt for cards with a certain monograms like a Gothic monogram or a floral monogram or an ornate monogram.
Keep your options open though. You might find that your collection only leads to a blank wall. The theme you chose is probably very rare.
Sports themed playing cards, like baseball or football, are quite common, easily obtainable but a lesser challenge.
You can also find unusually sized decks like minutiae cards as small as 1” by 2” or giant sizes as big as 6” by 12”.
Always be on the lookout when on a vacation. Youll never know what crazy idea somebody from another country has come up with. People are interested to anything that is related to cultural differences. But most commonly you can find novelty/souvenir decks, from local tourist sites to fanciful courtesans, from literary commentary to historical recreations, from political satire to local surrealist art.
Do not hesitate to show your collection to friends and family. Tell them about its theme if you are very strict about it. And you will also discover that they would be most happy to give gifts that would add to your collection.
