World Fairs And Expos Ephemera

I like both of those poster stamps. Especially the Will Rogers one, it would look great with my Will Rogers FDC that's in my Route 66 collection. LOL

Dude do you want Will Rogers memorabilia ? I will look for you !!

Phil,
US Highway 66 is also known as The Will Rogers Highway, there's even a plaque in Oklahoma that says so. The humorist cowboy is a good tie in, as is John Steinbeck and Nat "King" Cole.

LondonBus
Your Kesington Museum Exhibition (cover and insert format)
with beautiffully crafted repair (not)

Australia 1934 (6th exhib)

Nice items Rod222.
Thanks for sharing them with us/me.

Do you collect this kind of material. Judging by what you showed elsewhere, I guess you do.

Now you'll just have to stick around.....to show me more !!

Londonbus1.....Off on an Expo search.

I have a spare.
I will post it to you as soon as I find your address in my mess.

Londonbus1....Taking care of the Dude !!

Thank you Londonbus1. You are a gentleman and a scholar.

The Dude appreciates it.

I found your address in my 'Flags on Cinderellas' album.

Er, Londonbus methinks you spend a bit on oversized mounts..but look at the leeway you have to build a collection..i in stamps and covers..must try to steer clear of souvineer sheets..quasi legitimite postage !!

Spend money on mounts? ! Never.

Here are three entry tickets to the British National Stamp Exhibiton, Stampex. Held twice yearly, these are from the good old days when it was held at the superbly atmospheric Horticultural Halls.
Nice touch with the different colours. As you can see, admission was £1.50 but tickets were given away in the Stamp Magazines or sent to enquirers. Tickets were never available for use on the first day [Tuesday].

I worked just around the corner and so went every day in the afternoon breaks. Yummy !



Londonbus1.

...and if you're in one of those shows and it's hot and tiring and your feet are aching from looking around all those dealer tables......and your wife or husband is nagging you to take a break or you are fit to pass out.....take a pass out !



...and get some fresh air

Londonbus1.....Stuffy 'aint it?

Above and below are both sides of a card issued by the Post Office advertising all Show related items from Israel '98 in Tel Aviv. All items have the show Logo on them.
Cinderella items bearing the logo were available at the show too.



The next item is the Official show cover [Mint]. One was inserted in the show catalogue available at the door for quite a lofty sum of cash.
Also inserted in the catalogue [with a selvedge] were Imperf copies of the top two Miniature sheets from the card at the top of the post.
In a limited edition of 5000, collectors were only allowed two copies and went crazy for them.
The prices went up but then steadied. The catalogue value of the two sheets is $180 but that is way over the top.



Londonbus1....saving hard for the next Exhibition !

Here is something connected to the topic, just a little different.

In 1994, Royal Mail agreed to supply Boots the Chemist [chain store] with a first class stamp to be included with the sale of greetings cards. The First Class Machin definitive was issued in a small pane with diagonal roulettes, which were folded for insertion into the greetings card pack [visible on the corner for ease of sale].

Unfolded panes were available from the Philatelic Bureau.
The Boots Logo appeared in the Margins and the pane was printed in Litho by Questa, Roulette 8.
Later, other outlets joined in this idea and panes were printed without the logo.
In 1997, the printer changed to Enschede of Holland and the Roulette was 10.
They make an interesting addition to ones GB collection....or Machin collection.
But what has this to do with Exhibitons ??
Some while later, enterprising [or not] dealers jumped upon the idea to use such panes to celebrate events. Permission was granted to overprint in the margins and some very interesting Exhibition material was born, available from dealer stands.

They became quite popular especially because of the types of pane. Overprints were found on panes with logo, without, 8 and 10 roulettes etc. Another collectors nightmare....but an interesting one.

Here are some from my collection...sadly not yet complete.

Pacific '97



Moscow '97



Singapore '95



And Singapore'95 printed on the gummed side !



I will show more sometime. They are quite attractive. Many scarce items exist with different colour overprints, missing phosphor panes etc.

It's all good fun isn't it.

Londonbus1.....I will try a gold overprint next !

Here's an unused ticket to the International Exhibition, StampShow,2000 at Earls Court, London.
Notice the lofty entrance charge and space for your own Stamp [or photo!]. This one has endless possibiliies.



Londonbus1.