PLAYING CARDS - PAU (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) / Printed cardboa - Lot 113

Lot 113
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PLAYING CARDS - PAU (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) / Printed cardboa - Lot 113
PLAYING CARDS - PAU (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) / Printed cardboard (36 x 46 cm), printed by Jean Dupoux in Pau "Printer of Monseigneur l'Intentant": Gaspard-Henry Caze Baron de La Bove, Intendant of Béarn, had the decree of the King's Council of State posted in Pau on May 26, 1747 "which prescribes what must be observed to prevent fraud by Master Cartiers in the collection of duties on cards" - After having detailed what has been noted in terms of fraud (cut cards, After having detailed what was noted in terms of fraud (cut cards, false molding, cards made in fraud, subtraction of paper, declaration of 42-card decks while making three-card decks, declaration of foreign portraits while French, etc.) the Council declares "that it will be delivered of envelopes to the Masters Cartiers only for the quantity of plays of which they will have paid the right, that they will be held to present the aforementioned plays stuck in their envelopes to justify the use of the cartier paper which they will have made stamp - For the facility of the checks, In addition, all foreign portrait molds found in the homes of the Masters will be brought to the Farmer's office as was done for French portrait molds
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