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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

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.

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?

23rd January 2022 : Lincolnshire and Hants & Dorset dates now added. Is YOUR Branch or Club here ? If not, please get in touch with the details

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News and updates

24th January 2022

This week`s theme

This week our “Cards of the Day” are in honour of “Desert Island Discs”, which started with a simple idea by Mr. Roy Plomley, who wondered, idly, what records famous people would like to play on a desert island to amuse them. He wrote to the BBC and they also liked the idea.