There were also special aces for exported cards, as these were exempt from tax in this country.Ībove: From top left to bottom right: 1: an export stamp on a Blanchard pack, c.1760 2: A1, 1765-76 3: A2, 1776-89 4: A3, 1789-1801 5: A4, 1801-28 6: A5, 1804-28Įach new ace represents an increase up until the tax was at 2/6d per pack at the height of the Napoleonic wars (for details, see Berry's section 1, page 3). Here I'll give an example of each type with the dates they were used and follow Berry's numbering system. For a detailed account of the different forms of the ace and taxes, see John Berry's Taxation on playing-cards in England from 1711 to 1960, IPCS Papers 3, 2001. In 1765 the system of buying the AS from the Stamp Office was introduced. The tax was introduced in 1711, but at that time cards were merely stamped on a particular card, not necessarily the AS. To reflect their official status, and to avoid forgery (though this was less successful in the early days), the ace was decorative. The reason for this is assumed to be that in the 18th and 19th centuries the Government of the day collected tax revenues on playing cards by making the card-makers buy their aces from the Stamp Office, which were printed by the Government. The Ace of Spades in most English, American and standard English packs made in other countries is usually highly decorative, in contrast to, for example, the same card in standard Paris pattern packs.
Standard and Non-standard Playing Cards.
Collecting English Playing Cards & Games.They may even learn that they were meant to pass on this exact esoteric science to others for their benefit. This is the one card that can make huge gains in the spiritual world, so they must make sure not to close that side off and always look inside for answers. Therefore, the goal for this card is to turn inward. They can become workaholics even and forget about the spiritual side of life. This card usually finds relationships impossible and instead they focus on material gain and work. This usually means that they need to deal with a fear of abandonment and let people be who they are going to be in relationships. Most Ace of Spades are very sensitive as they have the 7 of Hearts as their first Karma card. For the 8 of Diamonds, they have the Ace of Spades in their Pluto position, which points to them working on a lifetime transformation that teaches them to be spiritually minded versus materially minded. It also is probably why Ace of Clubs have difficult relationship/dating experiences. The Ace of Clubs has the Ace of Spades as their Saturn card, teaching them that they need to go through these karmic lifestyle deaths and rebirths over the course of their life. For example, the 2 of Clubs has the Ace of Spades as its karma card, which gives the 2 of clubs a fear of death or just fear in general. If found in Saturn, it could signal a significant rebirth experience where you drop your ego and a part of you dies to make room for some large scale transformation.Ĭertain Cards have the Ace of Spades in a tough position. If found in Venus, it might speak to a secret lover. If you find this card in Jupiter, it may indicate a new job or lifestyle that will benefit you. The Ace of Spades is the ancient symbology of mystery and secrets, and it really represents an acorn that falls from the tree and then creates something out of nothing, in this case, that something is a light of consciousness and new awareness. You’ll also notice that of all the Aces, the symbol on this card is bigger, almost to represent the large scale change you can make with it. It is the most powerful of Aces and even the creator of our card system -the Magi’s were Ace of Spades as it rules esoteric knowledge.
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