June 2008
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Postcard Monthly.
Major displays at this year’s Picture Postcard Show will be on two key events of 1908, the Olympic Games and the Franco-British Exhibition. Postcards from the collection of three experts will form the displays, with Bill Tonkin and Don Knight masterminding the Franco-British, and Bob Wilcocks the Games. All three have new or updated books out this year on their chosen subjects. Other displays at the Show, which runs from 28-30 August, will look at various aspects of 1908 - themes and places.
Dave Calvert's two-day fair scheduled for the National Railway Museum in August has been cancelled due to lack of support from postcard dealers - bookings were well down on last year. Dave has, however, arranged a fair on August 2nd at Gainsborough's West Lindsey Leisure Centre.
The Llandudno postcard fair has a new venue after promoters Geoff & Elaine Ellis of Northern Postcard Fairs were disappointed at the fallout from a double booking at their current John Bright venue. New location is Llandudno Town Hall and the next fair on August 30th.
A Louis Wain postcard advertising Jackson's hats and boots sold for £344 at Trevor Vennett-Smith's April auction.
Brighton postcard dealer John Kidson is up and about again after suffering a mild stroke in early May.
Cardiff Postcard Club were pleased with their new postcard fair venue in the Splott area of the city. The attendance was well up to standard.
Tonbridge Postcard fair celebrated 25 years with champagne and a silver anniversary cake on May 4th. Organiser Betty Fuller and her husband Roy celebrated their own Golden Wedding anniversary a few days earlier, so she was on a real high.
PH Topics have published a souvenir postcard, designed by York-based artist Brian Partridge, of the recent London mayoral election, though Boris Johnson has quite a low profile on it. Being Brian, the artist had to include a host of other themes on the card, such as newts, Alice in wonderland, Concorde and various London landmarks!
A number of golfing postcards from a Wrench-published series for the 1903 British Open at St. Andrews made spectacular prices on eBay in May. Top price of £308 was achieved by a card showing three golfers, including the legendary Tom Morris, at the last hole in front of the clubhouse. Another in the same series realised £278, while the other eight went for betwen £159 and £258.
Reading Card Club stalwart Brian Eighteen was the first recipient of the award named after him, presented annually to the member who has made the biggest contribution to the club in the past year.
