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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20060822113545
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001209191-06-046966
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20060820
FILED AS OF DATE:		20060822
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20060822

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PUBLICARD INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000081050
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT, NEC [3577]
		IRS NUMBER:				230991870
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			PA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		620 FIFTH AVENUE ROCKEFELLER CENTER
		STREET 2:		7TH FLOORR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10020
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2126513102

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		620 FIFTH AVENUE ROCKEFELLER CENTER
		STREET 2:		FIFTH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10020

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PUBLICKER INDUSTRIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FREUND HARRY I
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000924413

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-03315
		FILM NUMBER:		061048018

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		620 FIFTH AVENUE ROCKEFELLER CENTER
		STREET 2:		7TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10020
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2129693220

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		620 FIFTH AVENUE ROCKEFELLER CTR 7TH FL
		STREET 2:		C/O BALFOUR INVESTORS INC.
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10020
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Mr. Freund disclaims beneficial ownership of the 5,454 shares of PubliCARD Common Stock held by his wife.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Shares are held by the Balfour Defined Benefits Pension Plan (the &quot;Plan&quot;), of which Mr. Freund is a Trustee and Plan Administrator and in which Mr. Freund is a participant.  Mr. Freund disclaims beneficial ownership of 5,850 shares of Common Stock held by the Plan (based on Mr. Freund's proportionate interest in the Plan of approximately 55%).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Options have been granted pursuant to an agreement with PubliCARD under which PubliCARD had agreed to reissue 500,000 options which were cancelled on February 16, 2001 for 500,000 options with an exercise price equal to the closing market price of PubliCARD's Common Stock on such reissuance date.  Pursuant to the agreement, one-third of the options vested on August 20, 2001, with the balance vesting quarterly over the following twelve quarters.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Options have been granted pursuant to PubliCARD's 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Options have expired.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">Options have been granted pursuant to PubliCARD's Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

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        <signatureName>/s/HARRY I. FREUND</signatureName>
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