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Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:07:48 -0500
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The 32nd Annual show and Sale, Old Dominion Post Card Club, Friday 
November 13, 2009 (10 to 6), Saturday November 14 (10 to 5), at the 
Comfort Inn, 3200 W. Broad St. Richmond 804.359.4061

Members will display 25 to 30 exhibit panels which will be evaluated by 
a team of three judges and the public. The judges are Tom Boyd, long 
time post card collector and dealer from Florida; Maynee Cayton, with an 
academic background in art and printmaking, she has been owner of 
Bygones Vintage Clothing in Richmond for over 30 years; Charles 
McGuigan, founder, Publisher and Editor of North of the James, a sixteen 
year old Richmond monthly magazine, is a renaissance man with 
broad-based knowledge in history, writing, world affairs, art, politics, 
etc.

20 to 25 nationally known post card dealers will be present with 
millions of picture post cards for sale. Their stock will cover every 
era of post card history, from the late 1800's to the present. Every 
topic under the sun will be well represented in their offerings. 
Thousands of cards will be only 25 cents each. Most will be under $3.00 
each. A few rarities will go for hundreds of dollars. Something for 
everyone.

This year the show coincides with the release of a much anticipated 
book, Greetings from Richmond 
<http://www.amazon.com/Greetings-Richmond-Ray-Bonis/dp/0764333682/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256930596&sr=8-1>, 
<http://www.amazon.com/Greetings-Richmond-Ray-Bonis/dp/0764333682/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256930596&sr=8-1> 
which explores Richmond's neighborhoods and architecture through early 
20th Century picture post cards. The 145 page book includes the 
reproduction of 240 post cards in full color. Each card is accompanied 
by fully researched text. Greetings from Richmond 
<http://www.amazon.com/Greetings-Richmond-Ray-Bonis/dp/0764333682/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256930596&sr=8-1> 
will be available at the show. The authors, Ray Bonis and Tom Ray, will 
be present to sign copies. A limited number of Old Dominion Post Card 
Club T-shirts, designed to appeal to both post card collectors and the 
general public, will be available at the show. Show entrance fee is a 
$3.00 donation, good for both days.

For more information: contact Ernie White 804.262.5230 or Jim Adams 
804.750.2535 or John Whiting 804.746.4710. Show and club details, 
including newsletters, history, etc. can be found at: www.olddominionpcc.com

-- 
Ray Bonis
Special Collections and Archives
James Branch Cabell Library
VCU Libraries
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804-828-1108

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