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De La Rue

De La Rue introduced letter-press printing into playing card production and his patent was granted in 1831. He produced his first playing cards in 1832.

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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 1993 Newsletter

EPCS May 1993 Newsletter Members Only

40th anniversary of the Queen's Coronation • The Card & Dice Office • Evasion of Stomp Duty in the Early 19th Century • Lexicon • Nursery Rhymes • Game of Parliament • Happy Families • De La Rue

EPCS May 1994 Newsletter

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D-Day • Winged Eros • Bovril • Ephemera • Bridge • WW1 • Bancks Brothers • Medieval Heraldry • Snap • Golf • Walt Disney

EPCS May 1995 Newsletter

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VE Day • John Jaques & Son 1795-1995 Bicentenary • Musical • Brewery • How to Ink and Take Impressions • W.H. Willis • Culbertson Triplicates • Simpson Piccadilly Francois • De La Rue Dominoes

EPCS May 1997 Newsletter

EPCS May 1997 Newsletter Members Only

Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria 1897 • Gambling at cards in Georgian Bath • Misfitz • Hokey-Pokey • Goodall Canada • Wei-Hei-Wei Regiment • Noah's Ark • 1938 Comic by Birds Custard • WWII • Edward Hall • Politics • Flowers of Britain • Garden Birds of Britain

EPCS May 1998 Newsletter

EPCS May 1998 Newsletter Members Only

Micky 1928-1998 • Abolition of Duty on Playing Cards • Nursery Rhyme Snap • Transformation • Titanic • Royal British Legion • Fakes and Forgeries • Multum in Parvo "Good Shilling Card Games" • Floral • Josiah Stone • Elvis • Grand Prix • Modern Art • Impressionist Portraits • Yorkshire • Mexico • Whist Rhymes • Spitfire • Valentine Games

EPCS November 1984 Newsletter

EPCS November 1984 Newsletter Members Only

Garter Ace 1804-1828 • Beautiful Britain • The Queen of Diamonds (The English Court: Part 5) • De La Rue Stamps • Deakin's Political Playing Cards • Great Guns A Jaques Game • Gollywogg • The Soldier's Almanack

EPCS November 1985 Newsletter

EPCS November 1985 Newsletter Members Only

The King of Spades (The English Court: Part 10) • Fragments from France • Games Packs Theme: Wireless • Beautiful Britain (Part 5) • Owen Jones and his card back designs • Metropolitan Vickers, War Games • Remembrance Day

EPCS November 1988 Newsletter

EPCS November 1988 Newsletter Members Only

History of The Olympic Games • Lexicon • Collecting Theme: Whisky Distillers • Cosmos Happy Families • Joseph Revnolds & Sons • Happy Couples by H.A. Mullord Bros • Kings and Queens of England Misfitz • Samples of De la Rue and price lists • 50th Anniversary of RAF SNAP • P&O Steamship 'CHINA' • Culbertsons Own Self Teaching Playing cards for Contract Bridge

EPCS November 1989 Newsletter

EPCS November 1989 Newsletter Members Only

Peace 1902 & 1918 • Anniversaries • The Game of Transport • Boer War Pack • Salmon & Gluckstein • H.M.S. Pinafore • Froth Blowers • Mount Egmont • Lake Matheson New Zealand • Happy Families Johnson Bros • Reynolds • De La Rue

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 November 1991 Newsletter

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World Rugby Cup 1991 • Royal Residence: Windsor Castle • CWS SNAP • OXO • Thomas De La Rue • W.D. & H.O. WILLS • Capstan Cigarettes • Selfridges • Allied Breweries • Army & Navy • Ethiopian

EPCS November 1993 Newsletter

EPCS November 1993 Newsletter Members Only

150th Anniversary of Nelson's Column • Fortune Telling • RAF 75th Anniversary • C-Operative Wholesale Society • Conundrums • 65th Birthday of Mickey Mouse • De La Rue • Walt Disney Packs • Nursery Rhymes • Mother Hubbard • Higgnets Bros • Sunlight Geographic • Bystander • Goodall's National • Iranian

EPCS November 1995 Newsletter

EPCS November 1995 Newsletter Members Only

John Jaques & Son 1795-1995 Bicentenary • Dr Livingstone • Irish Scenery • Parole • Golden Question • Battleships & Battlecruisers • Brewery List • Stamps • James English • Rupert the Bear • Waddy Productions • Colmans Mustard • Michelin • OXO

EPCS November 1997 Newsletter

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Tribute to Diana Princess of Wales • Battle of Cambrai 1917 • Goodall Transformation • BEZIQUE Music • Golden Wedding of The Queen & Duke of Edinburgh • Jackspack • Cotswold Happy Families • I can't believe it's not butter • Animal Snap • Hall & Son • Tit-Bits • LEXICON (French Edition) • Dickens Mystery • Jazz • Floral • Radiant • Game of Animals • Isle of Man (Part 10) • William Kimberley Royal National Patriotic • Millennium Projects • Waddington American War of Independence

EPCS November 1998 Newsletter

EPCS November 1998 Newsletter Members Only

Comic Adventure of Dame Trot & Cat • Fiftieth Birthday of HRH Prince of Wales • King George IV as King of Hearts • Exciting Find in Shanghai • 80th Anniversary of WWI End • King of Spades by Bruce Bairnsfather • Fragments From France by Bruce Bairnsfather • De La Rue Exportation • Wedding of Queen Victoria & Prince Albert • Nursery Rhyme SNAP • Dick Whittington Story • Axminster 100 & National Museum York • Happy Families • Elaruna • Arpak No Revoke • Girl Guide SNAP • Logical Challenge: Cards on the Table • Royal Fabric Playing Cards • Ephemera: Campo, Zuil and Draft

EPCS November 2006 Newsletter

EPCS November 2006 Newsletter Members Only

Lucky Shots • EPCS 25 • Promotional Miniatures • Suffragette • Victorian Instruction Cards • Historical Memento • Livery Companies • WHOT • Car-Soc • De La Rue 1835 • Sforza Page of Staves • Iranian Patience Pack • Urania’s Mirror (Ad) • Victoria Casino 21st • The Telephone • Bits • Splash Page Special • Game of Animals (Ad) • CWF & USPCC • Gypsy Leah’s Card Fortune Book • Barclays Imperial Russian Stout • Thought-Reading by Cards • Theatre Adverts • Prince of Wales Wedding Pips • Prince of Wales Wedding Courts

EPCS November 2007 Newsletter

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Doctor Who • Great Galumphus • The Zoo That Never Was • James English & Co Road • Magicians Autograph Pack • Rules of The Road • Card Football • Mathemax • Karuta • De La Rue Mouldings • DLR Service • Hats Off! • Carrochi • Zovello (part 3 of 3) • Samuel Lewis • Royal Geographical Whist • Questions, Answers, Questions • Jack Hylton • Tax Wrappers 1883-1960 Review • Fancy Goods Journal Advert • Signboards of Playing Card Makers • Porter’s Ale House • Christmas Cards