ESA 46: An opportunity to understand the future of collectible paper
- by Bruce E. McKinney
The Ephemera Society’s annual Fair in Connecticut will soon be staged at the Hyatt Regency, in Old Greenwich, Connecticut. The event opens Thursday March 19th, concluding Sunday March 22nd. Conferences will be held the 19th and 20th. Their widely followed public fair featuring 60 dealers offering ephemera to buy, is held Saturday and Sunday 3/21-22. Note: a late afternoon preview is open to Society members on Friday, 20th at 5:30-7:30 PM.
To encourage annual membership, the Ephemera Society provides early access to their events. Basic membership is $80 for those who reside in the United States. Non-US members are asked to pay $95. During Saturday and Sunday their Ephemera Fair is open to the browsing public for a nominal charge.
When they were first organized (in 1980), the very notion of ephemera seemed both obscure and remote. Today this society is thought to have 750 members. The field they encompass is quickly emerging as a primary focus for dealers, auction houses, institutions and collectors. While it is thought of as a specialist’s category, for young collectors its generally low prices provide inexpensive access for the young and casual collectors.
The Ephemera Society provides events for the interested to both browse and meet the leading dealers in the field.
Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Reaffirms the US Treaty of Friendship and Peace with Morocco, the Longest Unbroken Treaty in US History. $50,000 – 80,000.
Freeman’s, August 20. Weeks After Victory at Yorktown, Benjamin Franklin Promises Repayment of a French Loan that Funded the American Revolution. $200,000 – 300,000.
Freeman’s, August 20. Rare First Edition of the Foundational Text of the Mormon Church. $100,000 – 150,000.
Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Sends the First Major Law Passed by Congress, the Tariff Act of 1789. $100,000 – 150,000.
Freeman’s, August 20. A Scarce Example of Audubon's Depiction of a Brown Pelican, Plate CCLI from his Birds of America. $30,000 – 50,000.
Freeman’s, August 20. The Official and First Obtainable Broadside Printing of the Lincoln's Final Emancipation Proclamation. $30,000 – 50,000.
