There is only one card with a ¾' tear (no other rips or tears), and I found no writing on the cards.
As shown in the photos, the game cards are in good to very good condition with some play wear and creasing. This children's card game was made by Whitman in the late 1940s or early 1950s! It is marked as card game No. Vintage 1940s-1950s Whitman 'Old Maid' Card Game 3009! Complete Deck in Original Box!DescriptionUp for auction is a Vintage 'Old Maid' Card Game ! This is the complete deck of forty-three cards (twenty-one pairs and the Old Maid card) with the instructions and advertising cards in the original box! The individual cards are normal playing-card size with red patterned backs, measuring about 3½' x 2¼'.