Yesterday…
Last updated 20 March 2021
Well here we are, steaming steadily towards our Century, for The Cartophilic Society was founded in 1938. And whilst we are starting to look forward to that happy event, we must also take some time out to remember, and to celebrate, all of those collectors, writers, researchers, and dealers who we met along the way, and who helped to make “today” possible. This landing page is actually a doorway into that amazing past, and it is full of wonderful things and amazing characters. So please step through, by clicking on any bold headline, and enjoy your journey. And if there are things you remember that we don`t seem to, do tell us at: https://card-world.co.uk/contact
C.S.G.B. & Card Collectors Archive
last updated January 15, 2021
this section tells the story of our Society, and of how we arrived here. You will find the story of the cards we collect on lots of other sites, but we believe this is the only place you will find the stories of the many people who created our hobby.
Branch Archives
last updated January 20, 2021
Here you will find the stories of our regional branches, where local collectors used to gather together, when life was normal, to chat, share stories, and swap or buy cards. Hopefully reading of their past will keep them in our hearts until we can all meet again.
Convention Archives
last updated January 05 2021
This link will take you to the tales of our Annual General Meetings and Card Conventions. At first, they were simply a chance to discuss future plans with all members who could travel into London; nowadays it is a grand event with over a hundred dealers. There is also a link to a gallery of the commemorative cards we have issued at each event.
Magazine Archives
last updated 15 February 2021
this section tells of our adventures in print. It is currently under construction, and though it already includes the start of a “Card-World” cover gallery, the intention is to eventually have a list of all our magazines, and sample images of past issues.
Postal Auction Archives
last updated January 05, 2021
the links below will take you to all our past auctions. It’s a fascinating read and when completed will be invaluable for new collectors.
CSGB Postal Auction Archives – 2014
CSGB Postal Auction Archives – 2015
CSGB Postal Auction Archives – 2016
CSGB Postal Auction Archives 2017
CSGB Postal Auction Archives 2018
CSGB Postal Auction Archives 2019
P.A.565 January 2020
P.A.566 March 2020
P.A.567 May 2020
P.A.568 July 2020
P.A.570 November 2020
Latest News
May 12 1803 – birthdate of Justus von Liebig
A tribute, by Patrick Marks The nineteenth century saw a huge level of development in the food industry, with inventions from making cocoa more useable by Cornelius Van Houten to the development of products using the essence of meat, namely Liebi
Enter the Twilight Zone
Today is Twilight Zone Day. The strangest thing about the day is that it is May 11 every year, but I have looked everywhere and not found any site that claims to be able to tell you why. Maybe it is just a date plucked from thin air, in a superna
Around the Auctions
two specialist cigarette and trade card auctions coming up, and both catalogues are already online for you to browse, and ponder.. Tim Davidson Auctions of Nottingham is May 18th and 19th - whilst Reeman Dansie of Colchester is on May the 20th
