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The Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards

The Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards was founded by Royal Charter in 1628.

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EPCS June 2023 Newsletter

EPCS June 2023 Newsletter Members Only

Coronation • Who Were Rowley & Co. • Research Archives by WCMPC • Winstanley Queen of Clubs • Kirk's London Cries Revisited • Pub Quiz Snap • Street Cries Snap • Jarvis Porter • Ogilvy Game • Precedence • Rock Brothers and Pope Joan • A Fight Between Cardmakers • Brexit - the Real Deal • A French Mystery • Crown the Queen • Transformation Cards

EPCS March 1985 Newsletter

EPCS March 1985 Newsletter Members Only

Bendigo Easter Fair • Beautiful Britain (part three) • The Popish Plot (part one) • The Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards (part two) • Nursery Rhymes • The King of Hearts • J.S. Fry & Sons Advertising Packs • Sporting Card Games Part II: Association Football • Ephemera • List of Games by C.W. Faulkner

EPCS May 1985 Newsletter

EPCS May 1985 Newsletter Members Only

A Georgian Game • Beautiful Britain (part four) • The Popish Plot (part two) • The Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards (part three) • Collecting Theme: Horse Racing • The Queen of Hearts • Sporting card games: 3 Lawn Tennis • The Scout Movement • Nursery Rhymes

EPCS May 1989 Newsletter

EPCS May 1989 Newsletter Members Only

Charlie Chaplin • Adolf Hitler • An interesting Discovery • Worshipful Company • VETO: The Exciting Election Game • Joseph Reynolds & Sons • Mistitz or Metamorphosis Valentines The Muddied Menagerie • William Hancock • Non Revoke • Universal • De La Rue • British Gas • Imported (Part 1)

EPCS May 1990 Newsletter

EPCS May 1990 Newsletter Members Only

Hurricane and Spitfire • Anniversaries • Hurry-up Misfitz • HMS Pinafore • Hieroglyphic • Isle of Man • Royal Mail Stamps • 1985 Worshipful Company Pack • Thomas De La Rue • Elaine Lewis • Paramount Film Star Pack • Advertising • British Brewery • OXO

EPCS May 1991 Newsletter

EPCS May 1991 Newsletter Members Only

Royal Residence: Buckingham Palace • Alf Cooke and Universal • Rupert Bear • SPELIT Lyon's Tea • Steamship SS Great Britain • 1980 & 1981 Worshipful Company Packs • CWS SNAP • Thomas De La Rue • OXO • Primrose Day • Harrods • Tonic to the Nation • The Festival of Britain 1951

EPCS May 1999 Newsletter

EPCS May 1999 Newsletter Members Only

Queen of Hearts: Alice in Wonderland • Bath Abbey: Quincentenary • G.H. Elliott: Anne Bradford • Tennis Snap: Dudley Ollis • Isle of Man Packs • Cricket Snap: The Times • Cambridge Evening News: Pneumatic Cards • Oliver Cromwell Anniversary • New Issues: Eight Packs • English Standard Card Manufacturers • Piquet Pack • Happy Families Book • Dickens Quartette Game • Card Collector: John Cooper • Tax Wrapper: Mudie & Sons • Special Master Aces • Worshipful Company Packs • Nursery Rhyme Snap • Fairy Snap: Globe • Third Music Sheet: Four Aces Postcard • RNLI: 175 Years • Billy Mayerl School • Guinness Bicentenary • Story Behind the Card • Ephemera

EPCS November 1990 Newsletter

EPCS November 1990 Newsletter Members Only

Cunard Shipping Line • Isle of Man • 1982 & 1983 Worshipful Company Pack • Hignett Bros • Circular • SNAP • WW1 • Deakins Political • Thomas De La Rue • FLEETS of Liverpool Happy Families • Noddy

EPCS October 2002 Newsletter

EPCS October 2002 Newsletter Members Only

Football Cards • Worshipful Company Commonwealth Games • Cavalier Playing Cards (cont) • Whist & Party Cards • Rare Goodall • Poets at the Card Table • Great Bezique Race 1868 • Crested Backs Masonic • Odd Wads • British Brewery Cards • Cope & Timmins • The Royal Game of Omnibus • Spears Old Maid • Woodland Happy Families • Historical Dominoes • Marto • Phew! • South African Cards • The Same Whichever Way • The Back Side

Even More Trial and Error 2016

Even More Trial and Error

“Even More Trial and Error” produced by the Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards, United Kingdom, 2016.

Great Mogul Playing Cards 1741

Great Mogul Playing Cards

The origins of the 'Great Mogul' brand playing cards.

Heraldic playing cards 1888

Heraldic playing cards

Reproduction of Richard Blome’s Heraldic playing cards, 1684, presented to lady guests at WCMPC Summer Meeting in 1888.

Past Masters’ Association Presentation Pack 2013

Past Masters’ Association Presentation Pack

The Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards Past Masters’ Association Presentation Pack, 2013.

Silk Inlaid Playing Cards for Charles I 1628

Silk Inlaid Playing Cards for Charles I

Silk Inlaid Playing Cards for Charles I

The Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards

The Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards

The Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards was founded by Royal Charter in 1628.

Trial and Error 2015

Trial and Error

Trial and Error produced by Lance Whitehouse, Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards, 2015