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
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    Regional Events

    Middlesex Branch returns on February 5th. 

    They meet at St. Hilda`s Church Hall, Woodthorpe Road, Ashford, Middlesex TW15 3JY - 9.30 until 3pm, and admission to this event is FREE. 

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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.

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What's going on?

views from the regions welcome to 2022. Our meetings are already up and running. Why not come along?
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News and updates

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22nd January 2022
Loddon Auctions
The catalogue for their next sale, 26th and 27th January, is online
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17th January 2022
Around the Auctions
Well those seven original artworks for Godfrey Phillips Ltd`s 1936 set of Famous Footballers, each measuring 19.5cm x 10.3cm sold at Gorringes Antiques Auction in Lewes, East Sussex, for a very healthy price, have a guess and then
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12th January 2022
Our 2022 Convention is Coming!
Saturday 30th of April and Sunday 1st of May. Hemel Hempstead Leisure Centre, Park Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 IJS 
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Latest newsletter:
22nd February 2022
Welcome to another week of card filled fun, hopefully a spot of learning, some links to follow to another world, and also a lot of me talking about things I like (without ever remembering that there is only a week to write it all in !) Hopefully I have not left too much of a scent of all that mid
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Card of the day

Every day in this space we will show you a different card. If you know what it is, or have any information about the subject then contact us!

All Cards of the Day appear in our weekly newsletter, available every Saturday.

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C504-290 [tobacco : UK] W.A. & A.C. Churchman "Footballers" (November 1914) 27/50
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C504-290 [tobacco : UK] W.A. & A.C. Churchman "Footballers" (November 1914) 27/50
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