Hello friends, whom I have been ignoring for at least months... don't think it is years. 

 

I think of TDM as my home base, especially a Conver version. And I've finally managed to make some progress with Thoth. 

 

But lately, I find myself going back to good ol' RWS... RWS has been my daily driver for a while.

 

I have dozens of great TDM decks... I have not dozens, but tens (?) of mind-blowing art decks. 

 

I don't have a great RWS deck. I have ones I like, I have ones that talk to me.. but not one that makes me (and it, I hope) feel special and spiffy. They're all mass market. 

 

So.... FINALLY!

 

The point of my post... 

 

I am on the hunt for an early RWS deck with no copyright symbol. Blushing Fool, blue box... all that... I don't have a preference. I am looking for a "special" RWS deck. Vintage, no copyright symbol/text. 

 

As I said, I have been so absent and unresponsive, and here I am, asking for help.  I understand that.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7f189Z0v0Y&list=RDR7f189Z0v0Y&start_radio=1

 

This one from Königsfurt-Urania is not exactly vintage, but the colours are a bit muted and the copyright info is on the back. 

 

 

I looked on eBay and found a couple on eBay. I have one of them that I bought in 1968. It's got an ankh on the back and printed by University Books in NY. No copyright or text information on the cards. Can't post a link, but if you search "RWS ankh" you can find it. If you like the Frankie Albano colors  from the same era, there's one on eBay too, with a gold sun on white background that says it's printed in Italy. Doesn't look like it has any copyright or text on the fronts or backs. Don't know about the current reprints. (Mine was also printed in 1968, in LA, CA.) Good luck.

 

Edited February 14Feb 14 by tag Jorrit
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