Paul Bostock
- United Kingdom • Member since May 07, 2024
Paul has been a collector of playing cards since his early teenage years, the mid 1970s. In the last 20 years or so he has specialised in standard English cards and their story. His collection, including many other English Standards, are featured on his website plainbacks.com. Paul is currently editor of Clear the Decks, the Journal of 52 Plus Joker, the American club for playing card collectors, and is a member of the IPCS Council, an EPCS member and a Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing cards, a City of London livery company.
English Standard cards - - - and stuff I just like Currently about 1300 sets of cards, roughly as follows by age 100 up to 1800 England/ France (some other European) 250 1800-1900 England Europe USA 600 20th century Mainly England, otherwise 'international standards from 'everywhere' 350 Newer eg Kickstarter, limited editions, New Independent artists etc