Welcome to Card World

.... the virtual version of the Cartophilic Society, encouraging, and promoting card collecting for almost a century.

And also bringing collectors together, wherever they live, and whatever sort of cards they love. 

On this website you can find out about us and our activities, discover more about our Card World, and explore our ever growing archives.

A free newsletter is uploaded every Saturday morning too

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    What`s New .....

    🕰  24th March 2024  🕰

    Our regular round up of "goings on" that happen in between the newsletters and "Breaking News" at all times. 

    and you won`t believe what we found out about this cigarette card - which was featured in our newsletter as the diary card for Friday 29th of March

     

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    Regional Events

    Thursday 4th April
      North East Branch - from 6.30 pm at Dunston U.T.S. NE11 9JL

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Join Us ! And become a member of Our Society

A close-up of a selection of cigarette cards relating to flags and nations. Anyone can visit this website for free. However if you are a card collector, joining us brings many extra benefits and privileges .....

Join In ! Come meet us at our regional events

Carreras "Do You Know" And don`t forget our Annual Card Collectors Convention - on Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st April at the Five Rivers Centre, Salisbury, Wiltshire.
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News and updates

27th March 2024
Thinking of Streamlining Your Collection?
I am currently buying Cigarette & Trade Card Types, Sets and Collections. Please Contact Oliver Cleaver on 07899 300405 or by email at olivercleaver@hotmail.co.uk
27th March 2024
Hants & Surrey Auction - last bids 22 May 2024
Here is an auction catalogue from one of our Branches. And don`t forget if YOUR Branch runs auctions we will happily show your catalogues on here too.... along with pictures of some of the lots that are included within.
23rd March 2024
Tim Davidson Auction
Prices Realised from 27 March are now online
Latest newsletter:
23rd March 2024
Almost April, and I shall not be sorry to see the end of March, it has been tinged with sadness, and, worse, the prospect of more sadness. The pictures were hard to find, and I had to change my mind several times.

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Card of the day

Welcome to our Card of the Day teaser. Every night at about midnight a new front appears, so that you can test your card knowledge. The back appears about 8pm the following night. And all cards, plus facts about them, appear in our weekly newsletter, which is uploaded for all visitors to read every Saturday morning.

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And the answer is...
James Illingworth Ltd [tobacco : UK - Kendal] "Motor Car Bonnets" - untitled (1925) - I/2-13