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- Deck of "Rite Aid" Poker Playing Cards - Blue 'Aviator' back
- These were made by the U.S. Playing Card Company when it was in a transitional ownership period (the company would be acquired several times in its history: starting with Diamond International in 1969, Jessup & Lamont in 1982, Frontenac in 1989, and then a return to self-ownership in 1994 before finally becoming a subsidiary of Jarden in 2004). The date code on the Ace of Spades is #G2815 but there is no company name noted. These cards were made in 1985. - Rite Aid is the largest drugstore chain on the East Coast and the third largest drugstore chain in the U.S. / Rite Aid Corp., Harrisburg, PA