Postage Paid was the March deck featured in the Kings Wild Shorts playing card subscription.
The Postage Paid deck was originally inspired by Joseph
Pierson. Joseph has one of the most extensive and diverse playing card
collections in the world. On Joseph's Instagram feed, he posted images of
playing cards from the early 20th century that were written on and sent as
postcards. Using cast-off playing cards was a common occurrence before the post
office made the minimum size of a parcel 4"x 6". This collection of
playing card "postcards" sparked the idea Jacksons brain as he wanted
to see the rest of the cards in the incomplete deck Joseph had managed to piece
together over the years.
Jackson set to task and created his own deck of postcards
playing cards, using Joseph's unique deck as the springboard for the
idea.
Each card in the Postage Paid deck and also in Joseph's
postcard collection features a stamp and also postal address of the recipient
of the card.
As a special feature of the deck, Jackson asked all of the
Kings Wild Shorts subscribers to send in a fictitious address that meant
something to them so that they could be immortalized within the deck in their
own special way.
Each card also has a traditional style "postage
paid" stamp, cancelling out the postage stamp. All 50 states are present
with a city representing the state.
Each deck will be placed in a plastic protective case
designed specifically for playing card storage then shipped in a box. Let me
know if you would like to purchase additional plastic cases.
Let me know if you have any questions or would like to see
more pictures. I’m working to reduce my collection so have a look through my
other listings as I can offer a discounted price for multiple purchases.