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Item Condition: New (Other) / Mint Condition.
Tuck Box: Pristine, gift-grade condition. The outside box is securely preserved inside its original factory cellophane wrapper. (Note: Only the top was split to view the contents, leaving the protective wrap mostly intact on the box).
The Court Cards (The Royal Faces): Unlike conventional playing cards, the royal courts in this deck feature real, meticulously detailed caricatures of the key figures driving or opposing the White House during the Great Depression.
The Kings: Feature President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) himself, depicted wearing his signature political expressions.
The Queens: Feature First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, beautifully stylized for the era.
The Jacks: Feature Vice President James Nance "Cactus Jack" Garner, a central power broker during FDRs First Hundred Days.
Aces & Suits (Alphabet Agencies): The standard pips and aces are replaced by thematic acronyms representing the sprawling federal "Alphabet Agencies" born from the First New Deal between 1933 and 1934.
Ace of Spades: AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Administration)
Ace of Hearts: CWA (Civil Works Administration)
Ace of Clubs: NRA (National Recovery Administration)
Ace of Diamonds: RFC (Reconstruction Finance Corporation)
Card Backs & Extras: Back Design: Features a dense typographic repeating pattern showcasing 25 distinct alphabet agency acronyms, surrounding a large, central "NRA" text block.
The Joker: Emblazoned with the official graphic art for the National Recovery Administration's Blue Eagle, grasping a gear and lightning bolts alongside the timeless American motto: "We Do Our Part".
