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The "Between YOU and ME" Joker

The card is dated 1939 and attributed to the Association of American Playing Card Manufacturers. Judging by the association name and the topic of the Joker is that the loveliest decks on the market at the time were inexpensive ones one would imagine that it was a banding together of smaller card makers but I could be wrong.

Anyhow, there were at least three variations of this Joker and Extra Joker that I've come across and very well could be more. 

The text is as follows"

                                "Between YOU and ME

                                ...said Queenie this morning at breakfast.                                                                    'I used to think that the Duchess was just                                                                    too, too smart and modish. But no more.                                                                      You should have seen the scuffed-up,                                                                          dog-earred cards she used at her party                                                                        yesterday. Someone ought to tell her,                                                                          the poor dear. And the loveliest decks                                                                          so inexpensive these days!'

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