Visiting UK Fairs
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 9:14 am
Hi All
It has been 3 years since I last visited the Uk and searched for Australian cards at fairs.
Even in 2006 the prevailing view among people that I spoke to seemed to be 'don't bother going beyond London' as most of the good material ends up in the hands of London based dealers ...
I have always enjoyed travelling around the Uk in search of cards - you develop a sense of the geography of the place (and begin to appreciate the rather short distances between centres !) I first went to the UK in search of Australian material in 1989.
What are the thoughts of members on this site ? Are foreign cards hard to get outside of London these days ??
PS If anyone has any spare Australian real photo cards - tints, sepia or BW for 1900-1960 (especially for Sydney area) please let me know ! Street scenes, beaches, transport - the usual stuff that many people collect.
It has been 3 years since I last visited the Uk and searched for Australian cards at fairs.
Even in 2006 the prevailing view among people that I spoke to seemed to be 'don't bother going beyond London' as most of the good material ends up in the hands of London based dealers ...
I have always enjoyed travelling around the Uk in search of cards - you develop a sense of the geography of the place (and begin to appreciate the rather short distances between centres !) I first went to the UK in search of Australian material in 1989.
What are the thoughts of members on this site ? Are foreign cards hard to get outside of London these days ??
PS If anyone has any spare Australian real photo cards - tints, sepia or BW for 1900-1960 (especially for Sydney area) please let me know ! Street scenes, beaches, transport - the usual stuff that many people collect.