My name is Sally and I first started collecting single playing cards in the 1950s when I was a little girl. They were called trading cards at that time but they were identical to playing cards but did not have any numbers of suits on the back of them as they do today. My original playing card collection disappeared when I became interested in boys as a teenager. I never lost my love of this wonderful collection and was delighted when my brother gave me an antique book in the early 1990s that mentioned a club for playing card collectors. I joined that club and began collecting playing cards again. My current collection numbers in the thousands and is so much larger and better than the collection I had as a child.
I trade cards with other collectors around the world. I have so many different single dog, cat, horse, pinup, people, paintings, airline, railroad, ship, advertising, and miscellaneous playing cards. I sell my extra cards on eBay. You can get a glimpse of the cards I have by checking out my eBay Store which is called Vintage Playing Cards and Old Books or you can search under my eBay Seller ID which is thousandsofcards.
I will write more about my collection soon and hope to hear from you about your collections as well. Collecting single playing cards is wonderful for anyone who is interested in an exciting yet relatively inexpensive hobby. This is also a great hobby for anyone who is homebound during the cold winter months or who is disabled and has to spend a lot of time indoors. I love collecting playing cards and so do all the other collectors that I keep in touch with.
Check out my cards -- you will be amazed at the wide variety of cards that are available to collectors. Happy Collecting, Sally
http://stores.ebay.com/vintage-playing-cards-and-old-books
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Hi Sally,
So glad you're blogging about your playing cards since I know that you are so knowledegable about the hobby. I love the few cards that I have, thanks to you.
This would be such a great hobby to start with a child. I hadn't thought about it before, but I think I will suggest that to my friends with younger children. You'd never be at a loss for what to give as a gift, that's for sure!
Can't wait to read more!
Susan
Thanks, Susan. Some of my playing card friends have taken their grandchildren with them to playing card conventions -- yes, there are yearly convention -- where the children have fallen in love with the cards. Their favorites, like mine, are the dog, cat, and horse playing cards. Everyone I know who collects playing cards -- regardless of their age -- loves this hobby and the wonderful people that they have met around the world through this hobby. I have been collecting playing cards for many many years and still find new cards to add to my collection all the time.
Sally
I'm glad that you have joined us on blogger! When are you coming to MySpace?
Maryt
SagHarborGifts
http://sagharborgifts.blogspot.com/ - trade links?
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