There are a wide variety of playing cards, tarot cards, fortune telling cards and card games from about 20 different countries around the world so hopefully there is something for all tastes and budgets..

I would like to introduce myself. My name is Martin Jarvis and I live in the county of Worcestershire, England. I have been a collector of playing cards for nearly 30 years. During that time I was a member of both the IPCS and the EPCS.  I have recently taken the very difficult decision to sell my collection and it will be at Stroud Auctions, Gloucestershire, England on 8th May at 10.00am. See www.stroudauctions.co.uk

There will be approximately 250 lots in the auction. The collection is mainly pre-1900 and of course is predominantly English. However, nearly one third of the lots are from other countries around the world, the largest sections being France and Germany together with a few from USA to include Harlequin transformation deck and Library of Games by Russell Manufacturing; etc.

The catalogue will be online in the next 24 hours and the auctioneers welcome live online bidding, live telephone bidding or alternatively commission bids and also offer an in-house packing and postage service, very useful for distant bidders.

Thank you for looking.
Martin