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Vintage Postcard Collecting

For many 20th century Americans there was nothing more exciting than opening the mailbox to find a postcard from a loved one who was...

What Makes a Newspaper, Magazine, or Periodical Valuable?

Three things make a paper document valuable: Rarity, Historical Value, and Condition. Rarity Over time many items made from paper are either just thrown away or...

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ALL NEW FREE GIFTS with purchase of $35.00. Alvin Metal Cutter

A Guide to Buying and Selling Ephemera: Online and Offline

A BRIEF GUIDE TO BUYING ONLINE   Other articles by Jonathan Smalter Experienced collectors and dealers know it is ideal to examine items in person before making...

12 Things You Might Not Know About MAD Magazine

Before the Internet, memes, SNL and Instagram the main source for influential, satirical media was Mad Magazine. Over 66 years the magazine published 550...

Ephemera: Newspapers, Magazines, Documents, Manuscripts, Sheet Music to name a few.

Stored paper products need protection from sunlight, airborne pollutants, innate acids, vermin, accidental spills, crimping and tearing. That’s a lot of issues to address...

Don’t Collect Then Neglect!

It’s easy to get so caught up in the process of accumulating things - after all, that’s the fun part! - that...

If you have wet books that need drying out – here’s...

https://www.treehugger.com/green-home/how-save-wet-book.html Book collectors – if your books need some cleaning and repair we have supplies to help with that. We also have some great videos...

Cards of the past that would NOT fly today!

This article comes from Daily Mail Collected items show the trends, interests and thought processes of people in the...

Early Christmas Cards

From a simple Christmas greeting It seems like Christmas cards have been around forever. However, the first Christmas card is credited to artist and illustrator...

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Don’t Collect Then Neglect!

It’s easy to get so caught up in the process of accumulating things - after all, that’s the fun part! - that...

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HOLIDAY-THEMED EPHEMERA