TheCard Mine   -  Useful Links




The links below have been split into two categories, the first for sites featuring Collectibles and the second for Entertaining and Useful Sites.

You can either go directly to the description of each site or scroll down this page to view the complete list.

Link Exchange: If you run a site based on the collection of similar material to the Card Mine and you would like to exchange links, please drop me a line as shown on the Contact Page.
 

Collectibles

Cartophilic Society (GB)

Card Times Magazine

Murray Cards

 
Picture Postcard Monthly

Annual 2-day Festival of Cards

CigaretteCards.co.uk

 
World Poster Stamps

Cream of Cards

Roy Davis - MCC Auctions

 
The Dinosaur Fan

Trade Card Collector Study Grp

T. Newman Cards

 
Franklyn Cards

Shakespeare Trading Co.

The Trade Card Place

 
The Postcard Shoppe

VintagePostcards.org

Kensitas Silk Flowers

 
TeaCards.Com

Victorian Trade Cards

Paper Collectors Marketplace

 
Cardcreations

Scout & Guide Memorabilia

Auctionhammer

 
OzFairs.com

Top Draw Cricket Cards

Military Silks

 
Ephemera Catalog

Bath Antiques Online

German Cards

 
'My Scrap Album'

A to Z Sports Cards

Playle's Online Auctions

 
Scottsdale Baseball Cards

Great Collectibles.com

Cards and Caps.com


 


The site contains details of the History of the Society, Branch Meetings, Publications, Auctions, News, How to become a Member and a Links Page.
 

Packed with informative and lively articles on card collecting, plus a full run down of the auction scene, a diary of club meetings and fairs, up-to-date news on new issues, spotlight on collectors and features on favourite cards. CARD TIMES is the UK’s premier independent magazine for the hobby of cigarette card and trade card collecting.
 

Stocks of over 25 million Cigarette & Trade Cards together with accessories, albums & literature. The World's leading Auctioneers of Cigarette Cards.
Monthly magazine for Postcard Collectors. Fair/Auction Diary (3 months ahead) + features, adverts etc.
 

Festival of Cards - The Annual Bath & West International Festival of Cards (formerly the Yeovil Fair) is held at the Royal Bath and West Showground, Shepton Mallet, England each February. This massive 2-day event will be held under one roof and be attended by 140 dealers in Postcards, Cigarette & Trade Cards, Stamps, Postal History, Ephemera & Accessories.

The Ephemera Catalog is a Direct Sale Mail-Order Service for all types of Ephemera.


(Lee Towersey) - Cigarette Cards - Bought, Sold & Found. Also Framing, Storage Binders and a lot more related to card collecting.
World Poster Stamps Poster Stamp specialist site run by Charles Kiddle.
The Trade Card Collectors Study Group (Albert Van den Bosch).
Franklyn Cards One of the best resources for cigarette cards in Cyberspace.
T. Newman Cards - Cigarette Cards, Trade Cards & Silks. Site contains a list of available sets for sale.
Boy Scout & Girl Guide Memorabilia a British site run by John Hoggarth specialising in wide range of Scout & Guild Memorabilia & Collectibles.
a British site specialising in Cricket Cards
Roy Davis - MCC Auctions specialises in collectable paper items in Very Good to Excellent condition.
The Trade Card Place is run by Ben Crane and is a recommended site for all who are interested in Victorian Trade Cards used to advertise American goods and services during the late 1800s.
The Shakespeare Trading Co. - An English web site devoted to collectors of Cigarette Cards, Stamps, Postcards and other Ephemera.
TeaCards.Com - This site is primarily about Red Rose/Brooke Bond cards as issued in Canada and the US. The site contains sections on Card & Album images, Facts, Sales and Links.
'My Scrap Album' features Victorian Greeting Cards, Valentines and Scraps.
Cardcreations features English Premier League Football Trade Cards, Other Sporting Trade Cards, PG Tips Tea Cards, Cigarette Cards and other Collectibles.
Victorian Trade Cards.com is an excellent site which includes an updated 'Classified Wants' section
Creamofcards - weekly auctions of cigarette cards and trading cards on eBay.
A to Z Sports Cards
The Dinosaur Fan is run by Mike Riley and is an excellent site for anyone interested in the subject. The site contains a checklist of known Dinosaur cards + much, much more.
Paper Collectors Marketplace is a monthly magazine for buyers and sellers of all types of paper memorabilia including Trade Cards, Cigarette Cards, Postcards and Sports memorabilia.
(Stuart Arnold) contains information about German cigarette and trade cards
Auction Hammer - The On-Line Guide to UK Auctions
- an Australian Antiques & Collectibles site
Playle's Online Auctions. Buy & Sell postcards, Cigarette Cards, Trading Cards, Stamps, Coins, Antiques & Collectibles.


Scottsdale Baseball Cards
Bath Antiques Online provide an eclectic offering of art, antiques and collectibles including Trade Cards & Ephemera
The Postcard Shoppe are dealers of vintage postcards and antique postcards for the casual buyer and the serious post card collector.
VintagePostcards.org Your old antique postcards shop. Thousands of vintage postcards, with an emphasis on roadside America, vintage real photos (RPPC) and topicals.
 

Military Silks bringing you the best in military themed cigarette silks and cards.
 

Kensitas Silk Flowers is a site run by Don Wearmouth containing many illustrations & information.
 

Greatcollectible.com - Online Antique and Collectibles Shopping Directory
 

Cards and Caps.com Australian Football, Cricket & non-sport Cigarette Cards, Scanlens Cards, Post Cards, Woolworths & Coles Swap Cards and Football records.
Entertaining and Useful Sites

The Universal Currency Converter ™  is run by Xenon Laboratories.

To use the Converter you type the Amount, the Starting Currency and the Target Currency in the appropriate boxes and Submit the conversion request. Hey Presto, back comes the value in the Target Currency. It is as simple as that!

This really is an invaluable tool for anyone buying or selling cards from/to contacts in other countries.


The Amazing Art Site is packed full of Hidden Object Puzzles, Optical Illusions, Impossible Structures & Upside-Down Images.
Html Goodies is the place to go if you feel that you would like to build your own Web Site but don't know what is involved or where to even start. It is an absolute gold-mine of information, tutorials and resources.
Starting Point is a free search and directory site that lets you navigate through the clutter of the Internet intelligently.                                  

 

    
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