JULY WAS A MONTH RESERVED FOR AUSTRALIANNESS A CENTURY AGO. These badges from the collection of ESA member EJ are of interest given our debates about Australia Day and the necessity for it to be … [Read more...]
Prettier than twitter – postcard highlights from the ESA exhibition
* 1905 was an important year for Australian postcard writers – it was the year when the divided back was introduced and message s could be written on the verso. Rentoul Outhwaite's contribution … [Read more...]
Australian greeting cards, (recently purchased)
ARE GREETING CARDS EPHEMERA? The answer used to be a resounding 'yes'. Is that still so? In light of today's more common and much more ephemeral means of communication, emails, SMS, twitter, the … [Read more...]
Birds
HERE IS A SELECTION FROM OUR LIBRARY OF OUR FEATHERED FRIENDS. … [Read more...]
Christmas comes to the Outback
YES, CHRISTMAS APPROACHES, WITH SOME DELIGHTS FOR THE EPHEMERIST..Christmas cards, Christmas wrapping paper and tape. This time last year we posted a beautiful article by Michael Aitken about … [Read more...]
Ask Ian S. for very old to current day sports and swap cards
SUNDAY 19 OCTOBER 2014, STARTS AT 10 FOR PUBLIC, 9.15 FOR MEMBERS. At the Parkview Room, Camberwell Civic Centre, 340 Camberwell Road, Camberwell - best entry from near corner of Reserve & … [Read more...]
Flock of ephemera
BIRDS, OFTEN AUSTRALIAN, ADORN HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, CARDS, PACKAGING. Once again we have drawn on the Society's library of images from other posts. … [Read more...]