Rare Card Back

A promotional Ace of Spades for Bicycles 808s.

The original Aviator box depicted Charles Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis; the modern box features a jet.

A sampling of decorative Aces. Left to right: A Squeezer from the New York Consolidated Card Co.; Ace from a deck of Recruits from the Russell Playing Card Co. (not Russell & Morgan); the “Triton” Ace from NYCC.

A sampling of various Bee backs. The blue card with the two large bees in the center is exceptionally rare; this example comes from the Steve Forte collection.

A collection of Bee cards. The bike-riding King holding the Ace (upper left) is a counter used in whist. Note that some Bee designs have white borders. The Joker showing the “Squeezers” image is much older than it looks.

A color Bicycle Joker.

These 45 backs represent just over half of the designs released by the US Playing Card Co. in their Bicycle line.

A diagram of the old factory floor of the USPCC plant, showing the various processes cards went through in their manufacture.

When Bicycle sells decks of seconds, they are clearly marked as such.

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A selection of Squezers packaging.

A sampling of various Tally-Ho backs.

A montage created fror the back cover of an issue of Clear the Decks, the publication of the 52 + Joker card collectors association.

The four cards in the extremely rare “war series” from 1918: Big Gun, Dreadnaught, Flying Ace, and Invincible.

Images and illustrations provided by: 52 + Joker, Leo Behnke, Steve Bowling, Tom & Judy Dawson, Jason England, Steve Forte, Joseph Pierson, and US Playing Card Company. 


Source: www.magicmagazine.com


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Cris Tang, Multi Talented Magician from Hong Kong.

Several years ago, I saw a gospel magic show at internet. I forgot what video. When I looking for that magician who perform that's show. I found at Facebook. His name is Cris Tang.


Cris have many years of experience for his magic shows, often involved in performing arts and education classes, including the birthday show (magic, balloon twisting and acrobatics), variety shows, children's variety show and children's theater, etc. 


And this is my short interview with Cris Tang. A professional magician from Hongkong.
(Me  and  CT: Cris Tang):


Me: Hi Cris... Your name is Cris Tang? Its you real name or your stage name?


CT: That isn't my full name. Cris is my nick name.


Me: When is your born, where and who is your family (i mean, are you ordinary family, busy family, Christian or non?


CT: 1988, HK, ordinary family and non Christian


Me: Wow... its only you who Christian? what about your brother or sister?


CT: no brother or sister~ only me.


Me: Why you like magic? Who teach you?


CT: Because I love the feeling of free. A business magician.


Me: What is your first trick and your first show?


CT: Twisting the Aces, my first show is in central.


Me: "Twisting the Aces" Wow? your show at central? What event?


CT: That is a funtion that More than hundred performers walk arround from Central to Causeway Bay. I was a clown in that funtion.


Me: Can we a believers using magic in church? And why?


CT: Sure, we can. Because our magic isn't come from Devil. And our purpose is sending god's message through magic.


Me: I ask that because until now, I still can find a peoples who dint like magic because they think magic (illusion) are same with magic (paranormal). What about your country?


CT: Some of HK people still have the same thinking. I just think... We aren't Pharisee. I should stop the old school thinking.


Me: What is you opinion about magic with Christianity? Is that magic are biblical?


CT: 70% magic, 30% message in a gospel magic. Because our mission is for build up the interest of spectators. Then, we can pass the mission to clergyman. People couldn't believe the salvation only through the magic tricks.

Cris Tang, Multi Talent Magician from Hong Kong.

Me:  I know people couldn't believe the salvation only through the magic tricks. But which trick that's you use to explain God purpose to save us and to pure our sin with illustration? And how big is your spectator's interest about what is your illustration ?


CT:  Floating table (dream), custome change (salvation), Silk into Mirror.( Devil eat our souls). I haven't count the number. Arround 10 - 20? may be. I am not sure. 
I love sharing.


Me: With magic gospel, we can communicate the message of God to th other nations and other language...


CT:  I just can say...God lets me to return through magic. 


Me: OK, Thank you Cris for your sharing...


CT: Nice to meet youNice to meet you. ^^


Me: Nice to meet you too. (^-^)  God bless you bro.


Want to know more about Cris Tang?
Just add his facebook at:http://www.facebook.com/cris.tang
or find more information at: http://magiciancris.wordpress.com/


You want to be the one who have multi-talented too ?
Ask God....!