PENCIL IN FRIDAY 17 FEBRUARY, 6PM, AT THE CAMBERWELL LIBRARY MEETING ROOM. All welcome, friendly chat with about 10 others about 5+ of your recently collected or material on a theme or of current … [Read more...]
National geographic maps – worth anything?
ESA RECENTLY FIELDED A QUESTION ABOUT THE VALUE OF OLDER NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAPS. My own guess was $0 but that's not quite right. Luckily I asked our member and map seeker Gerry Dorset, and he … [Read more...]
President’s annual report 2021-22
THE 2021-22 ESA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING WAS HELD BY ZOOM ON 8 DECEMBER 2022. WE HAD A QUORUM. THE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER REPORTS WERE ACCEPTED. IN CASE YOU COULDN'T COME HERE IS The president’s annual … [Read more...]
Travel plans?
THERE IS SO MUCH TRAVEL EPHEMERA, and here is a nice selection of luggage tags. Superseding the baggage label, just as air travel superseded travel by sea, these tags don't function as a mini … [Read more...]
Ian Atkinson’s stall – in the foyer – variety +++
IAN A. ALWAYS HAS A HUGE VARIETY OF GREAT EPHEMERA - What about the 19th century voter's registration forms? one that got away. Here a few samples for 18 September 2022. Where: Parkview Room, 340 … [Read more...]
ESA Zoom about Australian chocolate and confectionery packaging
MONDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2022 AT 7.30 PM, take up this invitation to a tour of some early, rare and remarkable Australian confectionery and chocolate packaging - all welcome. Time: Sep 12, 2022 07:30 PM … [Read more...]
Contemporary ephemera: phonecards
Iconic cards from the 80s or priceless keepsakes? Clearly, it’s a collector’s thing. By ESA member Wendi Bradshaw. At a recent social event I caught up with a good friend and we got to reminiscing … [Read more...]
Travel to talk about travel
Ephemera 43: The American Ephemera Society's 2023 Annual Conference, Show, & Sale From Here to There: The Ephemera of Travel March 17-19, Old Greenwich … [Read more...]
Reminder for Show & Tell
Our last show & tell meeting was on Friday 17 June 2022, 6-8pm. Please consider coming along to show new or topical material. There will be talking, questions, answers, ideas and connections. … [Read more...]