Some creepy collectibles!

I've recently aquired a large lot of old newspaper press releases from the 1915-1940 time period. After getting them home, I started noticing a trend...they all show some type of disasters, murder or criminals!

Included were a gruesome murder of a little girl by a serial killer back in the 1930s, an escaped convict from the famous Eastern penitentiary in Philadelphia and a tragic ship disaster in Chicago.

The Chicago story even has a bizarre link to todays Oprah Winfrey! Many have ties to hauntings of these places today!

Check out my current ebay auctions for some bizarre collectibles!

Circus Poster Collection!

Just started listing some beautiful vintage circus posters on eBay! They all come from an old time collection of 1940s era circus posters I've just taken in on consignment from a South Jersey collector. The graphics are unbelievable on these and the colors are so vibrant! Each of the posters are a unique work of lithography. Tigers, Hippos, Clowns! Each poster screams Circus! All posters are guaranteed original and any one of them would look super framed on your wall!

The circus depended on it's advertising to announce that it was coming to town. The circus often spent more money on advertising than any other industry at the time! Litho posters were a colorful and attractive way to advertise their shows. Advance "scouts" would travel ahead of each circus and post signs and posters for everyone to see. The success of the circus depended on filling the tent with paying customers and they went all out on designing and printing these colorful advertisements. Many of these old posters were torn down after the event and they are difficult to find in good condition.

Thanks for looking at my latest items up for bid!

http://www.postcardguy.com/

This Saturday Is Our Belmar NJ Show!

Just a reminder that this Saturday Feb. 26 is the Jersey Shore Postcard Show at Belmar NJ !!!

Hope to see everyone there. I'm loading up boxes full of new additions to my stock. Something for everyone!

See the attached flyer for more details!

Thanks, Kevin

NJ Shipwreck Collection

I've just listed a large collection of New Jersey shipwreck memorabilia on eBay this week!

This fine collection encompasses many years of collecting. Included in the collection were lots of great old books on the NJ coast and shipwrecks and NJ history. The other part of this great collection consisted of old postcards, original snapshots, vintage photographs and antique stereo cards, all showing New Jersey ship wrecks and Jersey Shore life saving.

The collection specialized on the Jersey Shore shipwrecks and contains some rare images such as ship wrecks at at Asbury Park, Atlantic City, Manasquan, Sea Girt, Long Branch, Seaside, Long Beach Island, Weehawken and more!

Check out the shipwreck auctions on eBay right now at the link shown. Thanks for looking!

Vintage postcards make great Holiday gifts!

I've noticed in the last few weeks a nice lift in online sales of vintage postcards. I believe many of them may end up as Christmas or Hanukkah gifts?

I've been getting lots of online requests for very specific postcards. They've ranged from hard to find Hold To Lights to postcards from obscure tiny towns. I think many recipients this season will be surprised to unwrap a gift of a hard to find postcard for their collection!

And what a thoughtful gift! To take the time to please that special someone in their life with something that cannot be picked up at the mall or bought with an everyday gift card!

Postcards make great gifts. Why not surprise the collector in your life with something special for their collection!

Happy Holidays from Kevin & Carrie at www.postcardguy.com

JJ Newberry Co In Asbury Park NJ

Every now and then you come across a postcard that brings back memories! Well I just picked up the postcard shown above at a recent postcard club auction. It shows the old J.J. Newberry Co. 5&10 in Asbury Park NJ. The store was located on Cookman Avenue in Asbury Park, in the downtown shopping district.

After graduating high school I managed several different drug stores and department stores. Many of them were in typical downtown locations...Keyport, Long Branch, New Brunswick, Perth Amboy and yes...this very Newberry's store in Asbury Park New Jersey back in the late 80s! I have fond memories of dressing those display windows in the front, from holiday decorations to the latest fashions! I remember the escalator, the candy counter, the luncheonette (and their famous fried chicken and patty melts!). It was hard work managing the store and employees, but also alot of fun.

I've always wanted one of these postcards showing my old store that I worked at, but up to this week I had never found one. The old 5 and 10 cent store is long gone, a victim of the new shopping malls, strip malls and the economy. But the building remains still today, as the site of a fitness gym!

But to me this storefront will always be a fond memory of my time spent in Asbury Park!

The 2010 Belmar Postcard Show

Just back from the 2010 Belmar Postcard show! As always a very fun show on the Jersey Shore. The weather was beautiful and lots of great dealers to peruse!

Traffic through the show was a bit light this year with around 150 through the door. For a while the tables were all busy but eventually throughout the day the crowd dwindled. Still all in all not a bad show, with several nice sales.

It was also a good buying show as usual with lots of great bargains to be had! I have plenty of fresh stock for my next show in Howell NJ in January 2011.

Thanks for stopping buy my tables!
Kevin