I have recently found the Concorde playing cards shown below:

I have more than one of these decks, and really only need one. They are in fantastic condition and contain two jokers. They appear, based upon Mike Petty's dating charts to be from 1980 (a blue "X" code). The Concorde was open then, so it's quite possible. The boxes have the card back printed on them, not the plastic windows seen almost exclusively now. I have never seen a deck that looked like these, but I am far from an expert on Aruba playing cards, so I have no idea about their scarcity. Still, they have not been put on the Caribbean Casino guide yet, so they can't be especially common. I would like to trade for other old decks of cards from the ABC islands. I will take all offers, though. If you are interested in trading, please send me a scan of your proposed traders.

Charles: Feel free to take the scan for the guide. I was waiting until I get a better scanner to send you a nicer scan, but you don't have to wait.

Michael Siskin