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USA: Vintage & Modern Posters, Bloomsbury Auctions, New York - http://tinyurl.com/yafhdry

USA: Vintage & Modern Posters, Bloomsbury Auctions, New York This will take place on Thursday 12 November at 2.00pm. Viewing times are as follows: Saturday, 7 November, 10:00am to 5:00pm Monday, 9 November, 9:00am to 5:00pm Tuesday, 10 November, 9:00am to 5:00pm Wednesday, 11 November, 9:00am to 5:00pm Thursday, 12 November, 10:00am to 12:00pm http://tinyurl.com/yafhdry Continue

Added by Tall Stories - Fine Books for... on November 8, 2009 at 1:30am — No Comments

Diamond in the rough...

Today I was wandering around town and I found a second hand bookstore about 5 miles from my house. I stopped and went inside and started to look at the "antique" labeled section. The store owner then pleasantly came over and greeted me. He then asked if I was looking for anything specific. I said "no Im a ephemera collector but I've been known to collect books from time to time". The owner smiled and stated he had two boxes of 19th century Canadian Parliament sessional packets. The items were th… Continue

Added by Paul Batchelor on November 5, 2009 at 8:23pm — No Comments

Ephemera Wins Citizen Media Award

On October 30, I won a Citizen Media Award at BlogAsheville annual charity event. My five-year-old ephemera blog, which has received nearly 500,000 page views, was voted The Most Under-Rated Blog based in Asheville.The votes were tabulated by the Mountain Xpress, the weekly independent news, arts, and events newspaper. The well-attended charity event was held in the Pump Gallery at t… Continue

Added by martyweil on October 31, 2009 at 1:45pm — 1 Comment

Ephemera Carnival News

The History Is Ephemeral carnival, the only blog carnival devoted to ephemera, has been getting major props! The carnival has been picked up at the History Carnivals Aggregator (with yours truly being asked to participate) and the History Is Ephemeral carnival has been regularly mentioned at George Mason University's Cliopatria's Blog -- including a… Continue

Added by DPopTart on October 30, 2009 at 8:36pm — 1 Comment

Best-ever Political and Americana Auction Open for Bidding at Heritage Auctions

There are many fabulous lots in the upcoming Heritage Auction #6032, November 17-18, including two of the rarest Currier & Ives "Grand National" banners, a hitherto-unknown 1860 Breckinridge portrait campaign flag, a very nice James Montgomery Flagg "I Want You" WWI poster, and others too numerous to mention. This is our finest and deepest Americana auction to date. Here are links to just a few of the 1000+ lots: "Rose… Continue

Added by Michael Riley on October 30, 2009 at 10:12am — No Comments

10 Scrapbook compilation collection .....

This came with the property we moved into 5 years ago. Can someone point me in the right direction on having these potentially appraised ? 300 plus prints and other snippets from about 60 + years ago ... and most likely the same person put them togethor. I do not want to break this collection up ... nor do I want to sell it at an auction to have broken up by a new owner. There is a enough in this collection to fill a small gallery - and the color quality of the prints is amazing. Thanks for you… Continue

Added by Chuck Gretschmann on October 30, 2009 at 6:28am — No Comments

African American Cabinet Card Collection for Auction

Hello Fellow Ephemera Collectors! I wanted to give everyone the heads up that our November 14th sale features several lots of African American cabinet cards, including one group of subjects who have been identified as ministers and affiliates of the A.M.E. Zion Church. Please follow the links below to view these items on our website www.brunkauctions.com: Lot 487: http://www.brunkau… Continue

Added by Megan Best-Brunk Auctions on October 26, 2009 at 1:48pm — No Comments

Laser Hologram Postcard

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

Added by Frank DeFreitas on October 26, 2009 at 4:26am — No Comments

Free Appraisal Fair This Weekend in Dallas, Texas

For those of you in the North Texas area, Heritage Auction Galleries is having a free appraisal fair October 24-25 at their Dallas Headquarters located at 3500 Maple Avenue. Experts in many fields, including Coins, Currency, Art, Militaria, Jewelry & Timepieces, Americana, Sports Collectibles, and Comic Books, will be there for verbal evaluations. Qualified consignments will be accepted and cash advances are available. Detailed information can be found here:… Continue

Added by Michael Riley on October 22, 2009 at 8:15am — No Comments

South Jersey Postcard Club Show

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

Added by Frank DeFreitas on October 22, 2009 at 7:30am — No Comments

Art Groten on The Ephemera Show

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! Continue

Added by Frank DeFreitas on October 15, 2009 at 5:18am — No Comments

Ephemera Carnival #5

The 5th edition of the carnival has been published -- I'd appreciate it if you would post/tweet etc. -- especially if you were included in this month's carnival :) And please submit your posts for the next edition! Continue

Added by DPopTart on August 31, 2009 at 12:57pm — No Comments

The Magic Chest

It was a hot August afternoon in Texas. I was out for a Friday afternoon drive when I came across an indoor garage sale. I thought to myself "Great. Cold air conditioning. As I was looking over the assorted items I happened to wander into the garage. In one corner sat an large antique wooden chest covered with dust. Out of curiosity I opened it and the adrenalin started pumping. Underneath a carefully folded 48 star American flag was a story. It was a story that began with a marriage in 1880 and… Continue

Added by Ray Kirchmeyer on August 29, 2009 at 10:30am — 3 Comments

Online Selling: Alternatives to eBay

While eBay fees rise and their marketing efforts focus on the big mega-mall sort of sellers, and Etsy limits sellers to vintage and handmade goods, it's important to note there are a few new marketplaces in "Beta" that I'm working with (disclaimer! lol) that are worth checking out... Collectors' Quest has a new Marketplace & Twolia has Shops. Collectors' Quest is dedicated to collectors and so… Continue

Added by DPopTart on August 25, 2009 at 10:30pm — 1 Comment

My Trip to Woodstock

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

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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Added by Frank DeFreitas on August 11, 2009 at 7:58am — 2 Comments

Looking for collectors to Share their Collection on the VintageMeld

Hey gang, I'd posted a couple of these over here, the one about the Spark Plug collector and the other on the Judy Garland collector, but I've since widened my net from customers and am looking for anyone who'd like to share their collection on my site, the VintageMeld. Added bonus if you have your own site, http://vintagemeld.com has a Google Page Rank 4 and your site would definitely be getting linked to in the post, so I might be able to pass some good Google juice your way. The main theme… Continue

Added by Cliff Aliperti on August 7, 2009 at 10:08am — No Comments

Interview With Ephemera Collector Frank DeFreitas

Just a quick note to let you all know that my interview with Frank has been published -- so go check it out! Many thanks to Frank for sharing his knowledge (I'm so in love with how collections can indeed be useful!) Continue

Added by DPopTart on August 6, 2009 at 2:48pm — 2 Comments

Xylography: the last wood engraver in Germany

I couldn't help thinking of our modern-day computer graphics this morning while reading this short article on the last wood engraver in Germany. This could be something similar for us in the year 2109 . . . as the last computer artist sells their studio equipment to a museum (if it takes that long this time around). Coming from the printing trades myself, and at age 53, I was born into the new era of automation and computerization that swept the industry. I started off with paper tape machines… Continue

Added by Frank DeFreitas on August 2, 2009 at 9:20am — 2 Comments

Looking For...

Last call for this month's History Is Ephemeral Carnival -- pls submit something! (And continue to submit things -- it's monthly!) Also, I'm currently looking for ephemera on the following topics/themes for articles & posts I am working on (so check your sites & inventory & let me know if you have something & I'll try to include it in my article) eugenics corsets & linger… Continue

Added by DPopTart on July 24, 2009 at 3:36pm — 3 Comments

Circopedia - All about the circus

If you have not yet visited Circopedia you are missing a fantastic site... especially if you have an interest in both the Circus and Ephemera.

Cirque d’Hiver
Located in the heart of Paris, between the Place de la République and the Place de la Bastille, at the edge of the historical Marais, the Cirque d’Hiver is the world’s oldest… Continue

Added by Tom Murphy on July 18, 2009 at 5:12am — No Comments