HowExpert Guide to Ephemera Collectibles

Book excerpt: If you want to learn how to buy, sell, authenticate, and care for your ephemera collection, then check out HowExpert Guide to Ephemera Collectibles. Ephemera items include everything made from paper. At its start, ephemera products were not created to last long. They were never meant to be saved and were usually thrown away immediately after being used. However, savvy collectors and people with sentimental views recognized the importance of these paper treasures and started preserving them for the future. Ephemera has such a wide variety of collectible pieces that you can start anywhere with any sized budget. HowExpert Guide to Ephemera Collectibles is filled with what you need to know to start and grow your ephemera collection. There is a wide variety of ephemera to collect, and this book covers them all. Learn the many avenues to buying and selling ephemera and how to age these items to avoid those replicas popping up in shops and estate sales. This book goes even more in-depth and shows how to properly preserve and store the different types of ephemera, along with ideas for meeting fellow collectors and celebrating the history and beginnings of the many styles of ephemera. Going down the road of ephemera collecting, you will find an exciting hobby that will last a lifetime. We are leading the way with the tips inside this comprehensive, structured, and step by step guide. Check out HowExpert Guide to Ephemera Collectibles to learn how to buy, sell, authenticate, and care for your ephemera collection. About the Author Charlotte Hopkins is a freelance writer from Pennsylvania. She is an author of nine books, including her children’s books, featuring Pixie Trist and Bo, and her “365 Days” series. She wrote the book, From the Dark Tunnel, about surviving child abuse, under the pen name Tori Kannyn. She was also published in Shadows & Light Anthology, Authors for Haiti, and three times in the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. She has released a line of journals and logbooks under “Kannyn Books.” She is also an avid collector of several items. Her first collection was keychains. She also collects penguins, wooden boxes, miniatures (including miniature books), journals, and pens. She just started collecting Magic 8 Balls and Pen Cups. She has a fondness for writing, photography, astrology, history, museums, and everything purple! HowExpert publishes how to guides on all topics from A to Z by everyday experts.