Category: Ephemera
Disrespecting Rosie the Riveter
I came into possession of some wartime correspondence. This fellow wrote to his girlfriend in November of 1942. Stationed in California, at one point he…
A blast from the past?
Here’s a blast from the past, and I don’t mean that in a good way. It’s an FBI ID… “Female Body Inspector”. It is available…
Elvis lives! Thanks Mr. Wertheimer
I was standing out on the lawn when I heard my mother crying; that was the day Elvis died. Fortunately Alfred Wertheimer was a photographer…
OUT OF ORDER
Normally I don’t like to reference the turmoil in the world today, but I ran across this Mad Magazine cover trading card, and COME ON……
BIZZARE NEW EPIDEMIC
I came across these fun old Mad Magazine collector cards, this one caught my eye… This pair of cards simulate the famous fold-in gag from…
Operation Desert Storm: This time it’s personal
I acquired a pack of these “Desert Storm Trading Cards” – I don’t know if there are “rare” and “common” cards (“I’ll trade these two…
Slovenly Sister
I have come into possession of a large batch of letters received many years ago by a lady named Helen. Most of these are from…
Fighting filthy lucre!
I bought a big bucket of South American coinage at an auction a few years ago. The coins are all in rough shape, I imagine…
My card, it’s sanitary
I took a page from my dad’s uncle’s book, and had cards printed up when I retired a few years ago. First the one with…
First, do no mom.
I am not sure if doctors often encounter patients who casually get naked in the examining room EXCEPT hot red high heels. These pervy little…