STRENGTH Card

[Stan K. Beest]

Hello,
Not sure if this is exactly the right forum for this, but I have a question specifically about the Strength Card in one of my RWS Decks.
I have a University Books RWS Tarot in a 2-part maroon slipcase, so it is presumably from the very first run in 1960. It even has 2 ad cards - one for the deck ($5.00) and one for the "Pictorial Key" Book ($7.50). And the pink Ankh backs of course. But strangely the Strength card is badly misprinted: one of the colors is completely offset so there is a double image. I cannot find any info about this online, so I'm wondering if anyone here knows anything about this. If this question is way off base for this particular forum, please let me know, and my apologies.

Thanks,
Stan K. Beest

[JudyK]

It even has 2 ad cards - one for the deck ($5.00)...

I'll give you $5.00 for it!!!
But I'm afraid I don't have an answer for you. I have a generally badly printed copy of it from its "Carol Publishing" days (all I could afford ).

[JudyK]

Actually, I just dug mine out to have a look at the Strength card and it's out of alignment, too. Is yours like this or worse? Maybe that's just how they be.

[Stan K. Beest]

Oh no, mine is much worse!
Check it out:

[JudyK]

OMG! That's awful. Something really went wrong there. How did that get past quality control?? I'm so sorry. Were you aware of that, umm, "problem" before you bought the deck?

[Stan K. Beest]

Sadly no. But it probably explains why the price was not too out-of-control. Not cheap though!
It looks like the result of eating the wrong mushrooms...

[Stan K. Beest]

Yet all the other cards in the deck are perfect, so go figure

[JudyK]

Sadly no. But it probably explains why the price was not too out-of-control. Not cheap though!
It looks like the result of eating the wrong mushrooms...

I'm glad you have a sense of humour about it. Have you checked eBay for single "replacement" cards? There's a seller on there now, located in the US, that has a Strength available - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/University-B ... 2859147908

[Stan K. Beest]

Thanks for the tip!