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They each display scribbled notes which indicate that they were used as vouchers in place of cash on board ship, as IOUs or promissory notes, as calling cards or simply as post-it notes to write notes or jot down calculations!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}' class=\"EOP SCXW80141883 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003eThese playing cards were unearthed during the process of cataloguing the Prize Papers which consist of a huge collection of documents and small objects from the period between 1652 and1815. During this period European powers would engaging in capturing, or prize-taking, enemy ships and any papers or small objects found on captured ships would be held as evidence. And so the Prize Papers collection came into being.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003eThe Prize Papers Project is a collaboration between the University of Oldenburg, Germany, and the National Archives of the UK, partly funded by the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Germany\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Passenger Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34376162410627,"sku":"PP03","price":2.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0364\/6285\/4275\/products\/PP03.jpg?v=1614097819"},{"product_id":"king-of-diamonds-greetings-card","title":"'King of Diamonds' Greetings Card","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW205718167 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW205718167 BCX0\"\u003eThis unique and beautiful greetings card is one of a series made exclusively for The National Archives by Passenger Press. The cards feature images from gorgeous playing cards from the eighteenth century which were found among papers of the French merchant ship\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW205718167 BCX0\"\u003eL'Aimable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJulie\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand were presumably used by sailors aboard ship to entertain themselves. They are approximately 6x4 inches in size.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW205718167 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW205718167 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW80141883 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW80141883 BCX0\"\u003eAnother intriguing thing about these playing cards is what you find on their backs. They each display scribbled notes which indicate that they were used as vouchers in place of cash on board ship, as IOUs or promissory notes, as calling cards or simply as post-it notes to write notes or jot down calculations!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW80141883 BCX0\" data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003eThese playing cards were unearthed during the process of cataloguing the Prize Papers which consist of a huge collection of documents and small objects from the period between 1652 and1815. During this period European powers would engaging in capturing, or prize-taking, enemy ships and any papers or small objects found on captured ships would be held as evidence. And so the Prize Papers collection came into being.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003eThe Prize Papers Project is a collaboration between the University of Oldenburg, Germany, and the National Archives of the UK, partly funded by the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Germany.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003eEach card comes with a gold coloured envelope and is cello wrapped. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Passenger Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34376170569859,"sku":"PP04","price":2.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0364\/6285\/4275\/products\/PP04.jpg?v=1614098094"},{"product_id":"ace-of-spades-greetings-card","title":"'Ace of Spades' Greetings Card","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW205718167 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW205718167 BCX0\"\u003eThis unique and beautiful greetings card is one of a series made exclusively for The National Archives by Passenger Press. The cards feature images from gorgeous playing cards from the eighteenth century which were found among papers of the French merchant ship\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW205718167 BCX0\"\u003eL'Aimable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJulie\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand were presumably used by sailors aboard ship to entertain themselves. They are approximately 6x4 inches in size.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW205718167 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW205718167 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW80141883 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW80141883 BCX0\"\u003eAnother intriguing thing about these playing cards is what you find on their backs. 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The cards feature images from gorgeous playing cards from the eighteenth century which were found among papers of the French merchant ship\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW205718167 BCX0\"\u003eL'Aimable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJulie\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand were presumably used by sailors aboard ship to entertain themselves. They are approximately 6x4 inches in size.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW205718167 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW205718167 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW80141883 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW80141883 BCX0\"\u003eAnother intriguing thing about these playing cards is what you find on their backs. 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