The first of two decks of playing cards in memory of Henryk Roznetal during his service in the Royal Air Force. Playing cards produced by Universal Playing Card Co Ltd, Leeds and London were used by British soldiers of various specialties fighting on the fronts of World War II. On the example of decks from the collections of many museums (eg Imperial War Museum in London), it can be seen that depending on the service performed, the backs of cards could differ from each other. Yes, the cards assigned to the airmen were decorated with the Royal Air Force logo, and the cards dedicated to the armored units of the (Royal Tank Regiment) most often featured a tank and the formation logo. The deck contains 53 standard rectangular cards made of coated paper (in the colors of clubs, diamonds, hearts and spades), which are placed in a rectangular package. Both the packaging and the cards themselves are decorated with colorful printing with a predominance of shades of blue. The obverse of the package is dark blue at the bottom. The color gradually fades to brighter tones (gradient) towards the top. The package reads "THE | NEW | BOND | FABROC FINISH | PLAYING CARDS ”. The font with which the lettering was made differs for each of its parts. However, all letters are in one color - navy blue. An additional decorative line in two colors runs along the longer edges of the front field. In the darker part the line is of the lightest tone (from the bottom, below the fawn height), in the lighter one in the darkest. On the sides of the packaging is the full name of the manufacturer "Universal Playing Card Co Ltd, Leeds | and London ”in two colors (the lightest shade on a dark background and the darkest shade on a light background). One of the cards (one of the 2 jokers) has been stuck to the verso side of the package. Thus, 53 cards are eaten inside the package. The card is stuck to the package with the recto side. It means we can see her decorative back. The back of each card is in two shades of blue (darker and lighter). In the center there is the Royal Airf force emblem (a laurel wreath with the word RAF in the center, with wings on the sides and the crown of King George VI on top). The border of two shades runs through the center, along the reverse side of each card. It is irregular, arranged in a geometric pattern of "broken" lines at an angle of 90 degrees. The edges of the lines have been additionally decorated with golden lines, making the whole leave extremely visually effective. From the recto side, the figures on the waist are standardized. They do not have any military emblems or additional decorations.
Marta Frączkiewicz
