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What's WILD! at
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Playing Card
Collectors' Organizations
For Americans,
there are two main organizations located in the USA: 52 Plus
Joker, and the Chicago Playing Card Collectors. Many serious
playing card collectors also belong to the International Playing
Card Society, in Britain and the English Playing Card Society in
England. Newt's Dad and/or Newton's Novelties belongs to and
supports all four.
If you are considering the hobby
of collecting playing cards these organizations are a great way
to get started. They provide insight, education, and just pure
love for the hobby.
52
Plus Joker
Chicago Playing Card Collectors, Inc.
The International Playing-Card Society
English Playing Card Society, Inc.
Other Slick Places on the Web about Playing Cards:
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Ante Up
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Publication:
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"Clear the Decks"
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Society aims:
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52
Plus Joker was formed to cater to the interests of American
antique deck collectors. Its purpose is sharing information
and stimulating interest in the collecting of playing cards
and related items. As many of our members have playing card
interests which go far beyond this narrow range, we hope to
appeal to all interests by not restricting the activities of
the Club to American decks.
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Activities:
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Publishes bulletin, publishes membership roster, holds annual
convention, holds postal auctions.
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Contact:
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Janice Miller (Secretary/Treasurer)
52 PLUS JOKER
670 Carlton Drive
Elgin, IL 60120-4008
U.S.A.
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Phone:
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+1-(847) 697 - 5819
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E-mail:
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illhawkeye@msn.com
- Website:
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http://www.52plusjoker.org
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Publication:
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C.P.C.C. Bulletin
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Society aims:
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Chicago Playing Card Collectors, Inc. was founded in 1951 as a
not-for-profit corporation in the State of Illinois. The club
has 3 objectives:
1. to encourage and promote the hobby of playing card
collecting
2. to acquire and disperse knowledge on the subject
3. to foster an interest in this fascinating and educational
theme.
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Activities:
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We
publish a Membership Directory yearly. This directory extends
the privilege of trading with members all over the world. In
addition, we publish a quarterly CPCC Bulletin (Lib. of
Congress # 67-30326). We also have decks, books and catalogs
available through the Bulletin and mail auctions which feature
cards, decks and literature on the subject of playing cards.
General meetings are held in Chicago on the third Sunday of
each month (not January, June, July, August or September). Our
big card convention is held in September, alternating between
Chicago and other cities around the USA. Club meeting and
convention activities include card-trading, auctions, talks
and exhibits of cards and card-lore.
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Contact:
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CPCC, Inc.
c/o Betsy Behrendt
1319 East Sanborn
Palatine, IL 60067
U.S.A.
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Phone:
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+1-(770)-992-7478
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http://www.cpccinc.org/
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Publications:
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"The Playing-Card"
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Society aims:
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Founded in 1972 to promote the study and collection of
playing-cards and card games worldwide.
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Activities:
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Publishes journal/newsletter, membership list, occasional
monographs and pattern sheets of standard cards. Holds annual
convention (generally in a European city and in association
with another playing-card society) and quarterly meetings in
London at which talks are given and the trading/exchange of
playing-cards takes place. Awards annual Modiano Prize for a
recently-published article or monograph which has contributed
to the knowledge of some aspect of the origins and history of
playing-cards or card games and their rules.
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Contact:
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Mrs Barbara
Clark
3570 Delaware Common
Indianapolis IN 46220-3787
E-mail: brew@iquest.net
USA
- Website:
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http://www.pagat.com/ipcs/
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Publication:
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The Society publishes a well-illustrated, A4 Newsletter which
is free to members; this is dispatched three times a year and
comprises well over 100 pages yearly. This builds up into a
reference source, with an index, containing information which
is not readily available through any other source. Members are
invited to contribute articles to the Newsletter.
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Society aims:
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The purpose of the Society is to bring together collectors,
researchers, manufacturers, museums and libraries, and all
persons interested who wish to increase their knowledge of
English playing cards and card games, their makers and
designers. An informative, well illustrated and readable
newsletter is published quarterly (see below) together
with details of meetings, auctions, new publications and
recent discoveries. A list of all members and their individual
interests is produced once a year..
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Activities:
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Stay Tuned.
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Contact:
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EPCS
c/o John Sings
P O Box 29
North Walsham
Norfolk
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Phone:
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+01692650496
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http://www.wopc.co.uk/epcs/index.html
You can also check our the host site for The English Playing
Card Society at
http://www.wopc.co.uk
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More Slick Playing Card Places |
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World of
Playing Cards - An awesome place where you can explore
about playing cards, their history, design and manufacture,
and see many different cards from around the world.
Pagat's Card
Game Web Site - Brings
you rules and information about card and tile games from all
parts of the world. Great resource!
The Card
House - Consider themselves to be one of the best in
playing card information. I would probably have to agree with
them.
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D. J. McAdam Encyclopedia of Playing Cards -
The intention of this site is to
list all known major varieties of playing cards, including
both out-of-print decks and decks that are currently in
print. Although this site leads you to one of our main
competitors, you will not only love the information you get,
but enjoy shopping at Mystery Games.
Gunther Anderson's Card Collection - We used Gunther's
list of manufacturers to get started in the selling of playing
cards. Nice site to get ideas on how to set up your
collection.
The Bob Lancaster Gallery of Unusual Playing Cards - A
celebration of playing cards, especially those with
non-standard Jacks, Queens and Kings. An excellent resource.
PJ Madsen's Virtual Playing Card Museum - A cool virtual
museum on the internet!
Andy's
Playing Cards - An interesting site with numerous
illustrations of playing cards, links, and an article on the
history of playing cards.
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poker terms please
check this out.
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