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& Modern Advertising & Themed Playing Cards - A collection of 17 individual decks and multi-deck sets of playing cards spanning several decades, featuring corporate advertising, pop culture, and souvenir themes. The assortment includes multiple airline decks from United Airlines in red and blue variants and an Eastern Airlines bridge-size deck. Maritime and travel themes are represented by a Royal Caribbean Cruise Line deck and a deck featuring a square-rigged ship illustration. Advertising and corporate items include a 1994 Coca-Cola deck by The United States Playing Card Company, a Cunningham's 21 Drug Stores World Wide Pleasure deck, and a promotional deck for Lew Birmelin / Shaw-Barton of Mansfield, Ohio. A double-deck presentation set in a clear plastic case features United Hard Chrome and United Grinding and Machine Co. Themed and pop culture items include a Kennedy Kards deck featuring political caricatures from the early 1960s, a miniature Disney Mickey Mouse deck in a plastic travel case, and a Best Friends by Ruth Maystead dog-themed deck dated 2003. Art and decorative sets include a double-deck set with Edgar Degas-style ballet dancer motifs, a Remembrance bridge deck in a gold-toned box, and a Cartamundi Classic deck. Standard decks approximately 2.5 x 3.5 inches Bridge decks approximately 2.25 x 3.5 inches.