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ESA EVENTS
The ESA runs a full program of Member and public events.
Show & Tells, Swap Meets, special events, lectures, an annual Symposium and Ephemera & Collectable Fairs.
Save the Dates – We look forward to welcoming you to an event soon.
Show & Tell
17 July
Theme: The USA, Americana
Visitors always very welcome
RSVP for catering: events@ephemerasociety.org.au
Rare Book Week
28 July
ESA member Debra Parry presents ‘Cartes de Visite, Cabinet Cards & Albums’
Venue: RHSV, 239 A’Beckett Street, Melbourne
Swap Meet
21 August
Bring a box of treasures or simply come along for a chat and light supper
Visitors always very welcome
RSVP for catering: events@ephemerasociety.org.au
ESA
JOURNAL
This issue is inspired by the ESA’s great travel ephemera collectors.
Enjoy the beauty, rarity and breadth of these collections.
ESA Membership benefit.
Limited stock available for purchase:
AUS $20.00 plus $10.00 postage.
Issue 9 March 2024 (44pp)
Designer: Susannah Low
- ‘Away with Ajay: a very private travel collector’, Amanda Bede.
- ‘Pleasure Programmes’ – Melbourne and Victoria vintage tourist booklets and brochures, Michael Aitken.
- ‘Airline Cards’ – airline playing cards, Wendi Bradshaw.
- ‘To the Blue Coast by the Blue Train’ – French tourist brochures, Kristen Thornton.
- ‘Blue Mountain Blue’ – tourism ephemera from the Blue Mountains, NSW, Susannah Low.
- ‘Undisturbed Area of Travel Ephemera’ – Please do not disturb signs, Susan Faine.
- ‘The 70s – Taking off Overland’ – Mimmo Cozzolino’s ‘adventure of a lifetime ephemera’ travel ephemera.
- ‘Australian luggage labels’ – snapshot, AJAY Collection.
WATCH THIS SPACE
ESA is turning ’40’ in 2027
Plans are underway for a year of celebrations with an exhibition, special events, publications and collectables.
Interested in being involved in the ESA 40th Anniversary?
Join the 40th planning sub-committee (fun team and mainly email corro)
Send us your ideas for ’40’ related ephemera and ESA anniversary celebrations
HELP WANTED – Seeking 40 different 40th birthday cards for the exhibition – please send an image to the ESA
40th Anniversary Contact: projects@ephemerasociety.org.au
