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The 'Ace Types' on the right identify the tax ace in John Berry , Taxation on Playing-Cards in England from 1711 to 1960, IPCS papers No. 3, Jan. 2001.
A1 is George III, No additional duty, 1765-1776
A1a same for smaller format cards
A8 (x) , George III, Exportation Ace (tax exempt), 1765-1828
plainbacks reference number and maker | Date Estimate | Ace Type |
A35 Blanchard | 1760 | A1 |
A3 Gibson | 1769-1776 | A1 |
A11 McEvoy | 1765-1776 | A1 |
A1 Blanchard (Faro) | 1765-1769 | A1a |
A4 McEvoy (Faro) | 1765-1776 | A1a |
A27 Hart (Faro) | 1765-1776 | A1a |
A14 Forgery "Blanchard" | c 1770 | A1 forgery |
A2 Hart (Exportation Ace) | 1765-1775 | A8 (x) |
A18 Fullerton (Dublin) | 1760-1772 | Eire |
A25 Hart | c 1768 | A1 |
A29 Hart | c 1790 | A8 (x) |
A31 Rowley | c 1765 | A1 |
A2 George III, 6d additional duty shown, 1776-1789
A2a same for smaller format cards
A8 (x) , George III, Exportation Ace (tax exempt), 1765-1828
plainbacks reference number and maker | Date Estimate | Ace Type |
A6 Gibson & Gisborne | 1776-1789 | A2 |
A26 Llewellyn | 1776-1789 | A2 |
A9 Gibson & Gisborne (Faro) | 1776-1789 | A2a |
A33 Hart (Faro) | 1776-1789 | A2a |
A3 George III, 6d additional duty shown twice, 1789-1801
A3a same for smaller format cards
A8 (x) , George III, Exportation Ace (tax exempt), 1765-1828
plainbacks reference number and maker | Date Estimate | Ace Type |
A7 Gibson | 1789-1801 | A3 |
A8 Gibson & Gisborne | 1789-1801 | A3 |
A36 Gibson & Gisborne | 1789-1797 | A3 |
A10 Hall | 1789-1801 | A3 |
A12 Brotherton | 1789-1801 | A3 |
A13 Gibson & Gisborne | 1789-1801 | A3 |
A15 Gibson | 1789-1801 | A3 |
A17 Hall | 1789-1801 | A3 |
A23 Hunt | 1799 | A3 |
A19 Fleming (Dublin) | 1790 | Eire |
A22 Unknown (from Genoa) | 1795 | A8 (x) |
A5 French (Exportation Ace) | 1800 | A8 (x) |
A24 Ludlow/ Wheeler | 1800 | A3 |
A21 H French | 1801 | A8 (x) |
A34 H Hardy | 1800 | A8 (x) |
A30 Hart | 1789-1801 | A3 |
A32 T Wheeler / Ludlow | 1800 | A3 |
plainbacks ref. and maker | Date Estimate | From |
E96 Pratviel | 1746-850 | Toulouse France |
E5 Lauret | 1760-80 | Nīmes France |
E16 D Miller | 1770 | Regensburg Switz. |
E84 F D Milher Animal Tarot | 1771 | Bavaria Germany (stamp) |
E97 Lauret | 1775 | Nīmes France |
E98 Lionet | 1775 | Provence, France |
E7 P A Keusters | 1768-89 | Brussels |
E77 Theatrical Tarock | 1780 | Brussels |
E85 Milchram, Trappola | 1782 | Graz, Austria |
E93 J T Dubois | 1790 | Liege, Belgium |
E94 Type PV3 | 1790 | Holland |
E95 Augerau | 1790s | Lyon, France |
E41 Felix Solesio | 1791 | Spain |