Trade cards, Cigarette cards, Labels, etc.

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Historical Conquest: The Journey Through Time is an adventurous card game where players can create personalized societies with key players from history and battle them one against another. Each card is complete with: fantastic illustrations of people, places, events in history; abilities in the game according to the abilities they had in real life; and a full summary of their actual history.

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Poster - DRUPA - International Fair Print & Paper - 1951



The first DRUPA (Druck and Papier) was in 1951, although pre-war, there were many industry trade fairs held in Leipzig under the name 'Bugra' (Buch and Grafik). Post-war the name changed to DRUPA and the trade fair relocated to Düsseldorf

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Posada in his workshop (homage to Posada)
Leopoldo Méndez ca. 1956



With this print, Méndez expressed his admiration for José Guadalupe Posada, who is often described as the father of printmaking in Mexico. Posada is shown holding an engraving tool as he watches police on horseback attacking workers. Behind him can be seen a compositor at his frame.

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Jacob Perkins, printer's sample for the World's Inventors souvenir album (A25) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes



Jacob Perkins

The 1840 Penny Black, the world's first adhesive postage stamp, was printed in intaglio (recess or line-engraving) on flat-bed presses, by Perkins, Bacon & Petch. The method of printing by die and roller transfer was introduced into the security printing field by Jacob Perkins.