NICE SETS OF STAMPS COMMEMORATING EPHEMERAL ADVERTISING CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL POST OFFICE. We don't usually consider ourselves stamp collectors but I like to look at them and encourage … [Read more...]
Monash Rare Books’ Librarian – over and out
OVERALL HE HAS BEEN A GREAT SUCCESS AND LEFT A GREAT LEGACY. Richard Overell, the Monash University Library Rare Books' Librarian, has retired; giving up a dream job of adding books and other … [Read more...]
Blotters
WHAT IS THE CORRECT TERM FOR THIS LARGELY OBSOLETE ITEM - BLOTTING PAPER OR BLOTTERS? This type of ephemera presents a wonderful surface for advertising. We pick up some of the themes from the … [Read more...]
End of the home and away season and start of the finals
THE START OF SPRING IS THE END OF THE HOME & AWAY SEASON OF THE AFL AND SO A RELIEF FOR SOME SUPPORTERS. Here is a subdued badge and ribbon from the 1950s. Here is a nice badge and … [Read more...]
Half price sale – children’s books and other childish ephemera
WE CAN ALERT MEMBERS AND WEBSITE USERS TO A GENUINE 50% OFF SALE OF EVERYTHING AT MICK & IRENE STONE'S CAMBERWELL BOOKS. SALE STARTED SATURDAY 30 AUGUST, 10.00 AM. The shop is being sold, and … [Read more...]