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Welcome to Card World

Card World is the home of the Cartophilic Society of Great Britain - an organisation dedicated to supporting and promoting the hobby of cigarette and trade card collecting.

Through this website you can find out about us and our activities, discover more about the world of card collecting or explore our archives.

About the CSGB

Regional Events

Our next branch meeting is on Sunday 5th December from 2 pm until 4 pm. This time it is Winchester and Solent Branch, at Botley Market Hall, High Street, Botley, near Southampton SO30 2EA. And if you cant make that, just click for our other dates and venues! There are several Christmas events, and we already feature some 2022 dates for your diary.

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New to card collecting?

Learn more about cartophily - the hobby of card collecting - in our 'Collecting' section.

Read about the origins of the cartophily and check out our handy FAQs for new collectors.

Collecting

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A close-up of a selection of cigarette cards relating to flags and nations.

Why not join us and benefit from our friendly and knowledgeable community!

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What's going on?

Or why not visit your local branch in person? There`s one near you!

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News and updates

25th November 2021

Thanks to Jefferson Burdick

I am delighted that yesterday and today we featured two American cards, because today we are celebrating one of the top American card collectors of all time.