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Second only perhaps to the printing press itself, no other machine has created more ephemera than the typewriter. From personal correspondence to shipping and receiving -- and everything in between. Almost magically, the typewriter is making a comeback, even in this age of instant electronic communication. F… Continue

There aren't too many postcards available in the world today that contain a real 3D laser hologram. There are other types of 3D postcards, such as lenticulars that have been around for decades. But postcards with holograms are a true rarity. Believe me, I look for them all the time (including postcard shows!). So,… Continue

Last weekend I attended POCAX 2009, a postcard event put on b… Continue

Hello everyone. Art Groten is my latest guest on The Ephemera Show. Although Art is the incoming 2010 President of The Ephemera Society, we focused on "Art the Collector" for this installment. Just stop by the web site to listen to this latest show. Tell your friends!

Looking out from the stage area to the rolling hills that held a "sea of people".

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This week marks the 40th anniversary (1969-2009) of the Woodstock music and arts festival, held in Bethel, New York. I thought it was time to visit the site, which now houses a 30-million dollar museum and cent

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