LONG HELD VIEWS ARE OFTEN RECORDED IN EPHEMERAL WAYS. The Palm Sunday rally in Melbourne on 29 March 2015 (and around Australia) saw many marching with homemade signs, likely not to survive … [Read more...]
Card fair 3 May 2015
SUNDAY 3 MAY 2015, AUSTRALIAN CARTOPHILIC SOCIETY'S FAIR. 10 AM to 3 PM, at the Moorabbin Masonic Hall (corner of Rowans Road and Isabella Street). They will be selling: postcards, trade cards, … [Read more...]
Symbols of Australia– still available
Buy the book - 'Symbols of Australia' by Mimmo Cozzolino & Fysh Rutherford The first and only book on the visual history of Australian trademarks from the 1880s to the 1950s showing the marks and … [Read more...]
Missing members
BRAD BATTERSBY, BEAU FIELD, DAVID RICKARD - you are paid up members but we don't have your full contact details eg full address. Can you get in touch so we can correct your details? Mandy Bede 03 9428 … [Read more...]
Another Swann auction – posters – gorgeous
Here is the link to the next Swann poster auction 3D catalogue. There is a bibliography and artist index near the back. … [Read more...]
Show & tell meeting, Friday 13 Feb 2015
LAST SHOW & TELL 13/2/15, AT CAMBERWELL LIBRARY MEETING ROOMS. About 12 members gathered at Camberwell Library Meeting Rooms. It was a treat. We saw and discussed the following: - a bound set … [Read more...]
Extreme collectors (another TV show on collecting)
Thanks to member Robert for alerting us as follows: EXTREME COLLECTORS 2 episodes, tonight 8.30 on Ch ONE 1 . Good Collectors show their collections in detail in a friendly environment, and have it … [Read more...]
Are you free on 25 February 1939?
ESA MEMBER RICHARD FELIX COLLECTS OLD AND CURRENT DIARIES. Richard has more than 600 diaries including one for 1939 and 2015. There is nothing written in his 1939 diary (he prefers the diaries not to … [Read more...]
About the Ephemera News 50 ephemera
ABOUT THE NUMBERS, 1 TO 50 When we thought about marking the 50th issue with 50 ephemeral items we asked members for some help. Those who helped out so long ago include: Irene Stone, Mick Stone, … [Read more...]