Plessey UK Magnetic Payphone Cards

Payphone cards produced by Plessey in the UK were used in trials around the world including in Mexico, Great Britain, Brazil, Bahrain and Finland and showcased at Conferences and Exhibitions in the late Eighties.

The payphone cards pictured below were issued by Plessey UK and were used at trials, conferences and exhibitions in the UK and elsewhere to showcase the companies magnetic card technology.

While fairly large quantities of Plessey promotional and trial cards were printed, very few of them were actually encoded. Cards that were encoded contained 1000 units of £0.10p per unit, making them £100 cards, although Plessey Payphone cards were never placed on sale to the general public to use within payphones.

Pictured above - Plessey card PLE003 - Improving Customer Service - 18th to 19th June 1987.

Plessey UK, later known as GPT UK produced magnetic technology based trail and public telephone cards for the following countries around the world: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda ,Ascension Islands, Bahrain, Barbados, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Canada, China - Shanghai, Shenzhen, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominica, Finland, Great Britain (Mercurycards), Greece, Grenada, Ireland, Isle of Man, Jersey, Macau, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Russia, St Helena, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America.

UK Plessey Cards

The cards below, issued by Plessey, UK, have been used at conferences and exhibitions in the UK and subsequently elsewhere. To view a larger image simply click the picture of the card below.

Overseas Plessey Cards

The cards below, issued by Plessey, UK, have been used at conferences and exhibitions around the world. The first three cards are Brazilian issues, then China and finally USA. To view a larger image simply click the picture of the card below.

Plessey Payphone cards to look out for

Plessey card Buckingham Place (PLE006) was also released with a reverse print for "Press Luncheon, Ritz Hotel, London" as pictured below. The card is catalogued with cat no. PLE006b. The regular PLE006 card has a black reverse and features the text "Plessey Payphone Card - 1000 units" on the front/face of the card. The PLE006b card has no text on the front/face of the card.

Pictured above - Plessey Payphones Ritz Hotel London Press Luncheon back print (PLE006b).

Pictured below - Plessey Payphone card View of Rio de Janeiro (PLE009) Black/White specimen card.

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Last updated: 8th January 2024