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April 2009 Blog Posts (5)

Interview With Ephemera Dealer/Collector Cliff Aliperti

Just published my interview with fellow TEN member Cliff Aliperti at CQ -- would love to hear what you think!

Added by DPopTart on April 30, 2009 at 5:43am — 1 Comment

The First Ephemera Carnival Has Been Published!

The very first edition of History Is Ephemeral has been published -- check it out! And please submit for next month's carnival. :)

Added by DPopTart on April 29, 2009 at 5:33am — 3 Comments

New Ben Franklin Ephemera uncovered

A recent article from CNN in London reveals that "an American professor doing research in London stumbled across a series of previously unknown letters written by, to, and about Benjamin Franklin". The find is reported in William and Mary Quarterly, a journal of early American history and culture.

While the letters are hand-written copies, they are believed to have been made by a Mr. Thomas Birch, a transcriber of historical documents who was a friend of… Continue

Added by Tom Murphy on April 26, 2009 at 10:37pm — No Comments

Cross-Eyed Ape Joke Still Works After All These Years

I paid 50 cents for this fragile old piece of paper mocking a woman for the way she dresses. (At first glance, I was certain it was mocking the man; but the ape proffers a red dress with white hearts.) I'm not sure why I had to have it; but I did.

when you walk by people GAPE -- who picks…

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Added by DPopTart on April 24, 2009 at 3:40am — No Comments

Ephemera Blog Carnivals

The long story is here, but the short version is that because I'm addicted to ephemera & vintage stuff, I have two problems when I turn to Google for information (one is what’s missing, and the other is that I don’t know about something in order to find it) , I've started two blog carnivals:… Continue

Added by DPopTart on April 16, 2009 at 4:03pm — 2 Comments