It's image nerd time again. Your opportunity to buy rare views of
Richmond or other cities - Or Art Deco cards, Architecture, Cats, Dogs,
you name it, there is a postcard for it.
The Details:
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, 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 will be available at the show. The authors, Ray Bonis and Tom
Ray, will be present to sign copies [IF THE PUBLISHER HAS THE BOOKS BY
THEN, THAT IS].
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
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Ray Bonis
Special Collections and Archives
James Branch Cabell Library
VCU Libraries
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804-828-1108
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Ray Bonis
Special Collections and Archives
James Branch Cabell Library
VCU Libraries
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804-828-1108
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