I just finished typing a long story behind these cards and when I loaded the picture my story was gone, anybody know why the BB does that?

Anyhow, Chris and I purchased this deck in LV during the convention but not from a dealer at the convention. The seller was clueless!

FRONT PANEL READS:

I. HARDY
CARD MAKER
to his MAJESTY & the
PRINCE OF WALES

BACK PANEL READS:

L10 penalty
Selling any Playing
Cards unlabeled
L20 penalty selling or
Buying any Label or
Wrapper used before

Seller or Buyer
of Label or Wrapper
used before informing
will be indemnified

SIDE PANEL READS:

FOR EXPORT ..N FIFTY POUNDS PENAL
TY IF RELA..ED AND TWENY POUNDS
IF SOLDE OR USED UN GREAT BRITAIN

The spaces without letters are obliterated sections!

ANY IDEAS ON AGE, VALUE AND WHAT THEY WERE USED FOR! BY THE BY, THE OBVERSE SIDE OF ALL THE CARDS ARE BLANK! THE CARDS ALMOST APPREAR AS IF THEY WERE HAND DRAWN!!