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� Newsdesk � Postcard collection theft in West Yorkshire A valuable collection of old picture postcards of the Dewsbury/Batley and Spen Valley Heavy Woollen area of West Yorkshire, formed over 25 years, has been stolen in a house robbery - but the thieves may not have realised what they were taking. The postcards were in boxes in two locked safes, which were prised from the floorboards and removed without being opened. The incident was featured in the local Dewsbury paper, but police are trying to keep it low key in the hope the criminals will either try to sell off the postcards or dump them somewhere. Collector Christine Leveridge is obviously devastated by the incident, but is grateful to her many friends in the hobby who have offered support, sent good wishes and spread the word of the theft so that if the cards are offered for sale they can be traced. Anyone with information should contact DS Matt Hawker at Dewsbury police station (01924-431086). Cheltenham fair back to original home Many postcard collectors will be delighted that the Cheltenham fair, now run by AMP, is returning to the splendid Racecourse venue - though, sadly, not in the room which had sweeping views of the Cleeve Hills. The return is scheduled for December 29th, when admission will be £2. AMP spokesman Simon Collyer told us that he and co-promoter Peter Robards were very pleased with their first Northampton event, where the atmosphere was buoyant. Meanwhile, AMP’s midweek Cirencester postcard, ephemera and stamp fair has a new promoter. They have handed the organisation of the event to stamp dealer Mike Laight, who lives adjacent to the Bingham Hall venue. � Chris Harris is spreading the postcard word in Bergen, Norway, where he is a city guide. Recently, Chris has lectured on Scott’s Emulsion cod liver oil and shown a series of cards on the subject. He has also given the local postcard club a lecture on Nazi cruise ships in Norway. 4 Picture Postcard Monthly July 2011 Plymouth club cancel annual fair this year Britain’s biggest postcard club has decided not to hold its fair this year after Plymouth’s committee came to the conclusion there were too many factors mitigating against it. First held in the year 2000, the event regularly attracted around 200 paying customers, but last year’s event saw a dip, possibly because of the nearby Exeter fair being held the previous day. Collectors who did turn up were disappointed to find 12 of the 18 dealers at Plymouth had stood at Exeter, too. The same clash was going to happen this year - and some dealers are also due to be at the city’s Guildhall three days before. Other factors influencing the decision include a smaller percentage of club members coming to the fair, few volunteering to help at the event and the tax liability involved. To compensate, the club is aiming to have two or three dealers at each monthly meeting. Mendip Postcard Club have also cancelled their scheduled fair at Glastonbury on 16th July. Reading Card Club’s annual fair at the town’s Rivermead Leisure Centre on 3rd July will again have the club members’ display competition as a highlight. This year a massive 93 postcard and cigarette card dealers from all over the UK are scheduled to attend the event, long established as one of the premier fairs in the postcard calendar. Top cigarette card firm to close Murray Cards (International) of London NW have decided not to renew the lease on their Hendon shop because of the long time commitment it would involve. Both Martin and Ian Murray are contemplating retirement and the shop will close on December 23rd. They are offering large and negotiable reductions on most of their stock of cards, albums and accessories. The Cigarette Card Values catalogue will also no longer be published unless a buyer can be found to take it over. However, Ian Murray is likely to continue trading at fairs for a while with the company’s rarer cards, which will also be available via the internet. Bury charity event Bury St Edmunds Postcard Fair organiser Lee Marchant is putting on a collectors’ fair at County Upper School in Bury St Edmunds on 10th September to raise money for the charity Children in Hunger. The fair will feature 50 tables with postcards, cigarette cards, autographs, books, ephemera and other collectables. There will also be an autograph and memorabilia auction at 2pm. A catalogue/programme produced towards the end of August will feature information and the auction items. These will be available from 40 Cornard Road, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2XA for £3 - cheques should be made payable to Children in Hunger. Anyone interested in having a dealer table or an advert in the programme should contact Lee on 01787 370406. TV appearance for Graham Nottingham Postcard Club chairman Graham Hopcroft was featured recently on BBC TV’s East Midlands Today programme. He talked a reporter through his collection and his passion for postcards. � Postcard dealer Barry Davis from Banbury was spotted on the May 27th edition of Channel 5’s Eddie Stobart Trucks and Trailers programme, which featured members of the ES spotters’ club. � Dealers wishing to book a stall at September 23rd/24th’s Woking fair - now run by the Postcard Traders Association - can download a booking form from the PTA website www.postcard.co.uk Bus tribute to John Mourners at the funeral of John Gent (see his obituary in May PPM) arrived in a London Transport Routemaster bus, loaned by LT in honour of John’s time spent with the company. The front destination plate displayed ‘John Gent - Service before Self (his personal motto) 1932-2011’ with South Croydon (where he lived) as the destination. Among the music at the service was the singalong tram song “Riding on top of a car”. � Scottish fair promoter Chad Neighbor has available postcard-sized bags with the dates of important Scottish fairs featured. Send an SAE if you’d like one or more to 8 Dalgarno Park, Hillside, Montrose DD10 9JE. Southampton postcard dealer Mavis Ling at the city’s second History Fair earlier this year. Mavis was the only postcard dealer at the event, which was organised by Bitterne Local History Society and is scheduled to be held every other year. She was pleased with postcard sales, mainly local cards and churches (for family historians!) and all the customers were unfamiliar faces. The event was lively, opened by Henry VIII (at least his 2011 look-a-like) and including features such as talks and historic bus trips.
Debut fair a success South Downs Postcard Club were pleased with their firstever fair, with visitors, club members and dealers having enjoyed the evening event. The club has not yet made a decision, though, as to whether to repeat it next year (photos: Chris Hoskins) Laundry Museum to be cleaned out The entire contents of the Laundry & Mangle Museum Archive are going up for sale (see advert on p.47). It includes some 300 postcards and all kinds of ephemera covering the history of washing and laundry. The Archive holds a huge collection of information and memorabilia related to the laundry business and its allied trades and industries, as well as its exponents. In the 1980s and 1990s a number of well-known TV social historians and authors used the Museum facilities to research books and programmes. The L & MM archive also engaged as an advisory service to customers of washing machine manufacturers Hoover and Hotpoint. The Museum provided props or even complete sets for television and films, and its collection of humorous laundry-related postcards have featured in numerous magazine articles. The owner, Faith Hines, is a social historian and former model, best known as the lady in the ‘Avon calling’ commercials, and at one time was the ‘Queen of Soap’ adverts, spring-cleaning the house with Flash or managing the week’s washing with Bluinite Tide. She also washed her face in Palmolive and featured in TV commercials for Green Shield stamps, tea, coffee and milk. While the memorabilia is for sale, Faith will be happy to add as a bonus all the information contained in the Archive. Ring her on 01787-310624 for more details and an information pack. Durham Postcard, Cigarette Card & Stamp Fair Durham County Hall, Durham DH1 5UL Saturday 23 July 2011 10.00am - 3.00pm Entrance fee: Adults £1.00. Free entry for accompanied children To date, the following dealers have booked to attend the fair: George Nairn, JH Cards, Roger Drury, Clive Torrens,Millston Postcards, Michael Parker, Andrew George, Mike Fineron, John Hutchinson, Bernard Fairbairn, John Varden, Peter Hasselby,Colin Bullamore, Mike Heard, Anthony Duda, Mike Lewis, Michael Bradley, Alec Wallace, Jack Stasiak, Neil Collin, Harry Craig and Gareth Burgess Ample parking. Easy access off the A1 (M). Within walking distance of the railway station. Disabled access Next Fair: Saturday 19 November 2011 Further details available from Gareth Burgess Bass Rock Fairs Tel: 01368 860365 Postcard give-away Promoter Rikki Hyde’s Bournemouth Stamp & Postcard Festival celebrates its 25th year with the 9th July event at Pelhams Park, and once again Rikki has teamed up with Philip Howard of Dalkeith Publishing to give the first 100 visitors a set of postcards, in this case Railway Posters of The Peak District from Dalkeith’s ‘cards of Style’ series. Around 24 dealers have booked in for the fair. Picture Postcard Monthly July 2011 5
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