Grateful Dead Playing Cards
Formed in 1965, the Grateful Dead became a cultural institution that has spanned over half a century. Fusing rock and roll, folk, and jazz with avant-garde, visual, and literary traditions - they became one of the most popular, enduring, and influential bands in American history.
A World of Color The Outer Packaging
The box packaging is printed using antique letterpress machines dating back to the 1960’s - with six layers of vibrant color, embossed for a unique tactile sensation. The front face features the Skull & Roses at center, with custom composition surrounding.
The Back Design And the Aces
Featuring the unmistakable Steal Your Face logo in the middle, the back design of the Grateful Dead playing cards encapsulates iconic imagery that Dead Heads have come to know and love over many decades. The terrapins play their tune, and the dancing bears swing to every note. The aces also feature stunning full-art design, complete with logos and mascots that are cemented in the band’s history.
A Court of Colors Jacks, Queens and Kings
The court cards are simply jaw-dropping. Continuing the use of iconic logos and mascots - bears, terrapins, and skeletons are prominently featured in vibrant detail. Every inch of the deck is fully custom, including the font style and design of each individual suit.
These Grateful Dead playing cards from theory11 have 56 poker size playing cards using FSC-certified hemp-fiber paper. Each Grateful Dead deck comes with 2 Jokers + 2 Grateful Dead ad cards. Every aspect of the cards is 100% made in America and printed by The United States Playing Card Company, using FSC-certified hemp fiber paper on the tuck case packaging. The Grateful Dead cards are safely sealed within, with an ivory matte sticker seal featuring the Stealie skull.
Grateful Dead Playing Cards
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