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Four issues of
The Playing-card
The IPCS has been publishing its flagship magazine since 1972.
This is the primary, but not only, publication of the IPCS.
As well as write ups of New Issues, National Societies News and Meetings, this is the research home of members’ contributions covering manufacturers of playing cards and discussions of card games plus much more.
Archive
we maintain
over 50 years worth
of Back Issues
The world greatest Archive
of Playing Card Research
Contributors are continuously
publishing their research
in The Playing-card
Topic covered are makers from
all the world, card games
and discussions on the history
of card games.
A searchable datebase
of all past issues
from August 1972
The IPCS
hosts an annual Convention
working closely
with the local
Society in that Country
These Conventions are
not to be missed
Besides the fellowship of these meetings they comprise of a period of trading and swapping playing cards, a series of talks on related subjects, a Convention Dinner, a Society AUCTION and, often, a well organised trip to a local place of interest.
The ICS
maintains a
discussion forum
This forum is for discussions between IPCS members. If you are a registered user of the IPCS members’ area you can read and post messages here on any playing-card or IPCS-related topic.
If you have any questions or problems with the forum, please post your question here or send an e-mail to webmaster@i-p-c-s.org.
When you have a hobby that is done very much in isolation it is stimulating to exchange views with fellow collectors.
You can see others members’ interests in the membership Listing.
FELLOWSHIP
Correspondence is so much easier these days.
There are frequent local National Society Meetings and IPCS will keep you informed of these.
There is a Calendar and Exhibition page on the website.
We aim to be able to supply printed versions of The Playing-card and our many IPCS Publications – due to the popularity we, unfortunately, do run out.
We do maintain a complete index by subject and author to ease the search for a subject.
The IPCS
maintains a stock of
back issues of
The Playing-card
along with other
IPCS Publications
These are available to
Members and Non-members
[ at a premium ]
Our inventory of Books and Papers can be found at
https://www.i-p-c-s.org/wp/books-and-papers/
Printed Publications to a UK Address – £20
Printed Publications & Digital to a UK Address – £25
Printed Publications to a European Address – £34
Printed Publications & Digital to a European Address – £39
Printed Publication, by Airmail, to a non-European Address – £44
Printed Publication, by Airmail plus Digital to a non-European Address – £49
Blois Convention - The Dinner
