FOUND IN VICTORIA, IN AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIG, can anyone assist or direct the National Trust to someone who can assist? If you can assist or more information would assist you, let us know via the … [Read more...]
First Show & Tell of the year
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 Superseding the baggage label, just as air travel superseded travel by sea, these tags don't function as a mini … [Read more...]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...]