CHOCOLATE EATERS AND WRAPPER COLLECTORS ALERT. We have received a request for assistance from a fellow albeit champion collector: Dear Sir or Madam, I am member of the British Ephemera Society … [Read more...]
Redhead alert
WEEKEND OF-7 APRIL, 10-6, At the State Library of Victoria an exhibition of Ms Redheads through the ages + a free bbq on the front lawn. This event is supported by the Australian Match Cover … [Read more...]
Newspapers 1950s and 1970s for sale
I have many old newspapers for sale, 1950s to 1970s. Message from collector Robert Kendall. My phone number is 0423SPACE 922 SPACE390. Or email RobertLOWERCASELkendellSIXSIXZERO660ATgmailDOTcom … [Read more...]
Travelling for ephemera – Ephemera dreaming
NOT TRAVEL EPHEMERA, BUT RATHER SPENDING ON TALKING ABOUT EPHEMERA. If you could book a flight to a hub of ephemeral activity, where would you go? What about Old Greenwich, Connecticut on 14-17 … [Read more...]
Shopping in Ballaarat
TALKING SHOP: BALLARAT IN BUSINESS AND CITY LIFE, historic photographs, advertisements and ephemera, exploring the shops and businesses of Ballarat’s past, and contemporary photographs from The … [Read more...]
Book fair this weekend 3-4 November 2018
THIS WEEKEND, 3MBS has a huge book sale at the Abootsford covent. The highly popular 3MBS Music & Book Fair is back! Over the weekend of 3-4 November, the Community Room at the Abbotsford … [Read more...]
Find it at the fair
OUR COLLECTABLES & EPHEMERA FAIR IS ON SUNDAY 19 MAY 2019, starting at 8.30 for members and 9.15 for the general public. Some of the stallholders, there are more than 30, have given us a peek … [Read more...]
Calendars – social history – $?
These pages are from a remarkable calendar devoted to German war crimes, each month recording its own tragedy. The manufacture was simple with the calendar strung up to the wall or door … [Read more...]
Why is this valuable? what is it worth?
Blotters – technical developments in the production of paper and writing instruments Blotting paper was first used in Britain in the 15th century. It became widely used in the 19th century. … [Read more...]