Published March 09, 2026 Updated March 09, 2026

EPCS February 2026 Newsletter

De La Rue Pack c.1835 • Mistakes in Standard English Packs • An Unusual Happy Families from Chad Valley • Gilbert and Sullivan New Pack • Greco-Romano Playing Cards of Blue Funnel Line • Woman's Hour Playing Cards • The London Port Books - Part 1 • Worshipful Company Installation Cards: South Georgia 250 years • Hand-drawn Playing Cards • Speed 7th Edition: Motorcycle

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The English Playing Card Society's Newsletter

The Society publishes a 30+ page A4 Magazine (including colour plates) which is free to members. This is dispatched three times a year and 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. Click here to read a sample newsletter.

Benefits of Membership
  • We are a Society dedicated to the study and collection of "English Playing Cards", open to all, not just English people.
  • English Games are given equal footing alongside English Playing Cards.
  • A yearly Meeting.
  • Regular 'singles' sales.
  • The fellowship of members.
  • A regular Members Newsletter/Magazine; click here to read a sample newsletter.
  • Access to all back issues.
  • We are a good medium to publish research.
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