REMINDER TO JOIN US FOR A FRIENDLY CHAT THIS FRIDAY AT THE CAMBERWELL LIBRARY MEETING ROOMS. The format is a simple one: - meet fellow collectors; - sit around the table talking about items … [Read more...]
Queen’s honour for Honor Godfrey
ALL COLLECTORS AND ESPECIALLY MEMBERS OF THE EPHEMERA SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA INC will be very pleased to see and hear that our founder Honor Godfrey has been awarded an MBE for services to English … [Read more...]
Happy ending for James
YOU MAY RECALL THAT JAMES SOUGHT HELP VIA THIS WEBSITE; HE WAS LOOKING FOR JAYCEE DIARIES. James advises that: Some great news! I am now the proud owner of a 1979 edition of the ‘Australian … [Read more...]
Pop up books at the Book Collectors’ meeting in October
CORRIE ALLEGRO'S FINE COLLECTION OF POP UP BOOKS WAS ON DISPLAY AT THE RECENT BOOK COLLECTORS' MEETING. Here are some photographs, apologies about the quality. Next time, come and see the real … [Read more...]
Continuing on a political theme
WITH A PRIME MINISTER'S DEATH IN MIND, WE LOOK AT SOME OTHER EPHEMERA FROM THAT PART OF THE COLLECTING WORLD. This is a photograph of the scale model. It shows the two curved walls unifying the … [Read more...]
It’s time
IT'S TIME TO THINK ABOUT POLITICAL EPHEMERA, WE SHARE A QUOTE AND LINK TO A STORY WRITTEN BY JAMES COCKINGTON IN 2007: The most memorable of recent times is the 1972 "It's time" campaign, which … [Read more...]
Mopping up at home
BLOTTERS ARE A FAVOURITE TYPE OF EPHEMERA - WHY? MADE OF PAPER. REFLECT ABSOLUTELY THE TIME WHEN THEY WERE PRODUCED (LOOK AT THIS SET). THEY ARE OBSOLETE WITH ALL with THE EXCEPTION OF KING CHARLES IT … [Read more...]
Collecting bug brings order to the fair
OPPORTUNITY AT THE FAIR TO SEE A MEANS OF SHOWCASING YOUR COLLECTION ON LINE - DEMONSTRATIONS About Philip Moorhouse Philip has been collecting most of his life, and a passionate collector … [Read more...]
Ephemera & collectables’ fair 19/10/14 fully booked
WE ARE FULLY BOOKED WITH A WAITING LIST FOR THE OCTOBER FAIR (and we have had to turn away some inquiries). We are not going to move venue We are all happy with Parkview Room but we are looking at … [Read more...]