FIND YOUR CHRISTMAS WISHES COME TRUE IN A ZOOM PRESENTATION about all things Father Christmas. Even if you have been bad all year, you are welcome to this talk. Topic: Garry James - Father … [Read more...]
Looking for Christmas cards in the colonies
THE NATIONAL TRUST (VIC) IS LOOKING FOR NORTHERN HEMISPHERE PUBLISHED CHRISTMAS CARDS CIRCULATING IN THE COLONIES, 1880s TO 1900. There will be an exhibition at the end of the year looking at … [Read more...]
2022-2023 Annual report from ESA president
WHAT HAPPENED IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS AND WHAT SHOULD WE BE DOING IN THE FUTURE? FAIRS: September 2022 and May 2023 (and September 2023) In September we had a good array of stalls with regular, … [Read more...]
lost in Melbourne laneways
THE ROYAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF VICTORIA (RHSV) IS PLANNING AN EXHIBITION ABOUT MELBOURNE LANEWAYS AND IS LOOKING FOR SOME MATERIAL..... Background: The RHSV is republishing Weston Bate’s 1994 book … [Read more...]
Show & tell meeting (+very short AGM)
Yes this Friday 27 October 2023 6pm at the Camberwell Library meeting rooms. 340 Camberwell Road Camberwell Vic. THE AGM WILL BE VERY VERY SHORT and followed by a show and tell. … [Read more...]
What is it worth?
THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST FREQUENT AND OFTEN MOST DIFFICULT QUESTIONS WE GET ON THE WEBSITE: Thanks to ESA member Philip Moorhouse for these wise words endorsed by the Ephemera Society of Australia's … [Read more...]
the September 2023 ephemera fair
HELP – my cards were accidentally sold!
CAN YOU HELP SAM SHEPHERD? Two greeting cards were accidentally sold at the Maldon. Sam would love to recover the cards - sentimental value as given to her by a friend - or replace them with something … [Read more...]
Look pleasant please
TIDYING UP, LOOKING FOR SOMETHING ELSE - I CAME ACROSS THE VERSO OF A POSTCARD - I WAS FOCUSED ON THE KOOKABURRA TALKING WHEN I WAS SCANNING. This happens to be number 1 in a series of 36. The … [Read more...]