Vintage 1940s-50s Whitman Card Game Lot – Animal Rummy, Rummy, Old Maid x2

Vintage 1940s–1950s Whitman Card Game Lot – Animal Rummy, Rummy, Old Maid x2


Description:


Offered here is a delightful lot of four original Whitman Publishing Co. card games, spanning the 1940s through the 1950s. Each set features whimsical mid-century artwork and colorful lithography that capture the golden age of family card games in America. These authentic Whitman decks show the publisher’s evolving art style — from realistic animal illustrations to playful postwar cartoon designs.


Included in this lot:

1. Rummy Card Game – Lion Cover (c. 1942–47)

• “My Card Game” spine, roaring lion artwork on red/yellow box.

• 44 animal cards + Rules for Rummy Card insert.

• Early pre–“Animal Rummy” issue; vivid mid-century art, box fragile.

2. Animal Rummy – Fox Cover (Whitman 3012:15, c. 1949–53)

• Dancing fox in green hat and belt, bright blue box.

• 44 cards + rules card.

• Whitman’s postwar “Small Box” edition, cheerful cartoon styling.

3. Old Maid – A Peter Pan Card Game...