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I came across an article about collecting forgotten bookmarks, those scraps found in between old used books and decided to share some of what I’ve found.

Details from super spark plug collector Joe Cook about collecting plugs, sharing his collection through his mini-museum inside his home, and how he takes his display on tour to various conventions and meet-ups. Lots of photos!

Kitsch Slapped just published the first edition of the History Is Ephemeral Carnival containing 10 blog posts from ephemera collectors and bloggers.

A follow-up to a previous post about World War II era Bus Passes featuring Movie Advertisements. With actual Prices Realized plus strategies for both buyers and sellers on eBay.

Taking a deeper look at an article about collecting matchcovers that was published in the August 1950 issue of The American Magazine and then seeing where the hobby stands today.

Marty Weil pointed me to Frank DeFreitas’ report on the Ephemera 29 event in Old Greenwich, CT. I try to answer the question, “What is vintage?” and why.

What started out as a post specifically about several World War II era bus passes featuring movie star images turns into a definition of ephemera, collectibles, and value.

To paraphrase Bill Smith from his interview on the Auction Wally Show from earlier this evening, Vintage Newspapers is a collecting niche still ripe for expansion.  Whether you be buyer or seller, collector or dealer, if you have a nose for what’s collectible you can still find some really wonderful deals online, and in the [...]

Welcome to my brand new site about vintage collectibles.  We’re going to talk about various trading and tobacco cards, ephemera items and old magazine back issues here with the subject matter concentrating on early film stars but not limited to them.
In fact, while many of the items offered for sale by VintageMeld.com are movie cards [...]