PJMadsen's Playing Card Museum


	Where do you buy UNUSUAL Cards? These days the INTERNET itself is a great source, where Bob Lancaster has an incredibly useful site with lots of Contacts. For NEW (unused) cards R Somerville of Edinburgh has a wonderful shop, but if you are not lucky enough to get there he has additionally got a great site on the Net. For Out of Print cards try HG Images, they have a LARGE selection and run a friendly service. They have an informative Catalogue with lots of lovely images. This LONDON Gallery has an extensive choice of both NEW and Out of Print cards: InterCol , 114 Islington High Street. In the gallery all cards are laid out in easy to view albums.


	I have found a few places of my own, which are not on the net and these are listed below. London: "Playing Games", 33 Museum Street, WC1A. Tel 0171 323 3080. "GOSH" , 39 Great Russell Street, WC1 Tel 0171 636 1011. (the above 2 shops are around the corner from each other) London Bridge Centre, 369 Euston Road, WC2 Tel 0171-388 2404. Vienna: "Piatnik" Schottenfeldgasse 19, 1070 Wien, Tel 524 04 37. Theyer & Hardtmuth - Card-Shop, Weihburggasse 4, 1015 Wien. Budapest: "TOMO" (Toyshop), Margit Körut 5, Tel 388 41 22 (Piatnik). Geneva: "Joueur" (the "Player"), rue Versonnex 19, Tel 736 4856. Barcelona: El Corte Inglés, there are 2 stores near Las Ramblas and both have a good selection. In the USA a good source is "The Museum Company".


	More GENERAL places to LOOK: In Europe I tend to look in Department Stores and Book Shops (especially Germany and Scandinavia). Often Castles, Palaces and Museums stock unusual cards in their gift shops (France).


	How do I display my cards? I use a ring binder, and place the cards in plastic pockets. I have found these 2 products from AVERY, which seem to work quite well: I use a Heavy Duty EZD View Binder, and fill it with Trading Card Pages (TCP10P). There are 9 pockets on each sheet, and 10 sheets in a pack. As I mainly collect packs with non-standard courts, I do not generally displays the PIP cards. So a double spread of pockets (18) suits my purpose perfectly. It gives me a couple of pockets to display the backs, Jokers, Embellished Aces or any information cards which might be included in the pack. I use a 3" thick folder which displays around 80 packs. My current collection numbers approx 300. The above mentioned Avery products are available from Staples.