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June 2017 CSGB Postal Auction – Now Accepting Bids
I am writing these notes a week before the Convention, so will not be able to comment on the event, but I expect it to be a great success as usual. I hope that all who attended had a great time and managed to find some of the elusive cards on your wa
April 2017 – Hants & Surrey Branch Auction – Now Closed
Christmas is not usually the time for huge success in our auction – there is always the excuse(!)that there are too many other priorities at this time of year. However, our overall success was not much less than usual, with 480 bids being placed
May 2017 CSGB Postal Auction – Now Closed
Well here I am, writing my jottings for the Convention Auction. I know it is a cliché, but where have the last 12 months gone? The days and weeks seem to have flown by! I would like to take this opportunity to thank the vendors who supply the mat
Welcome to Card World
Welcome to Card World – the online home of the Cartophilic Society of Great Britain! For the last 80 years we have been dedicated to researching and supporting card collectors around the world. Although the website is brand new we have decades of world class research sitting behind it that we are happy to share with anyone that has a question about the hobby or a particular card they’re struggling to identify!
We have a wide range of reference books for sale on cigarette cards and trade issues and if you sign up to be a full member you can make use of our library which boasts one of the finest ranges of books on cigarette cards in the world! As well as the research though we really focus on people and getting together to buy, sell and discuss cards. To do this we have local branches scattered throughout the UK where you can meet like minded people and in many cases take part in a members only auction.
On the site we’ve included a forum to give anyone (not just members) the chance to ask questions and participate in discussion. The file limit has been increased to a decent 4Mb now so any of those higher resolution images you want to share shouldn’t be a problem! As well as the forum we are building a gallery where you will see cards listed alphabetically by issuer. No subject is really off limits and we are slowly adding card after card for you to look through and enjoy. If there is a series you can’t see in there and you have always been intrigued as to what cards from the set look like – just get in touch and we’d be more than happy to scan one in for you.
Please feel free to have a look around and we hope you’ll learn more about the hobby. Whether you’re a complete beginner or a seasoned collector we hope there’ll be something here for everyone.
