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Papermania Plus Returns to Hartford, CT Saturday, August 24
HARTFORD, CT – Advertising, Photography and Paper lovers rejoice! try will bring items to sell, share, and display. The public is encouraged to
Papermania Plus, the Northeast’s largest vintage advertising and ephemera bring in their own treasures for an appraisal from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Among
show, returns to the XL Center Saturday, August 24, 2019 for the 76th time. the appraisers this year is Gary Sohmers, famous for his appearances on the 7-
The show has been running continuously in Hartford since 1975 and is one time Emmy nominated PBS-TV program Antiques Roadshow. “We are
of the top shows for advertising, photography, paper and memorabilia collec- extremely fortunate to have Mr. Sohmers at Papermania Plus again this year,”
tors in the country. Gipstein said.
Papermania Plus offers serious collectors and the merely curious a treasure “A show of this sort is an invitation to an old-fashioned swap session,”
trove of vintage items, including postcards, movie posters, photographs, rare Gipstein said. “You know, the kind where you have a chance to pick up a rare
books, fine art prints, baseball cards, maps, sheet music, autographs, and much Topps Baseball Card you’ve been looking for, or a backstage pass and poster
more. Even items such as old stock certificates from long-bankrupt compa- from that Grateful Dead concert you were at. You can also search or a mint
nies—valuable for their design, not the company they represent—can be copy of the first Batman comic book, Stephen King’s Castle Rock newsletters,
found. Then there’s the “plus” part: pins, tin-types, vintage bottles, metal and rare Civil War pictures or WWII insignias and combat ribbons, and even rare
wooden sign, and advertising samples of all kinds. LP’s. There are stereo view cards, stock certificates and many kinds of eccen-
“[Papermania Plus] showcases the importance of printed material before tricities of interest to everyone.”
the Internet,” says show promoter Gary Gipstein. “The breadth and depth of Papermania Plus at the XL Center in Hartford runs from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
material on display here is staggering. I can’t believe some of the things that Saturday, August 24. Tickets are $9. Seniors and students with a valid ID card
our vendors bring in. Just the availability of old postcards alone is amazing; can get half-price admission.
tens of thousands of postcards with historic scenes of places around the world. Complete information can be found at papermaniaplus.com, or by joining
It’s amazing. And that’s just a start.” the Papermania Plus community on Facebook. You can follow
The show is one of the largest on the circuit. Vendors from across the coun - @PapermaniaPlus on Twitter and Instagram.
WAYNE P.A.L.
We Buy & Sell Our 45th Year!
2019–2020
ummit
INDOOR ANTIQUE / COLLECTIBLE SHOW
Two Floors of
S antiques center
P.A.L. BUILDING
Antiques & Collectibles
North Cove Road (off Parish Drive), Wayne NJ
NEW JERSEY
2 min. from Short Hills Mall Sundays – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Open 7 Days
October 6, 2019
11 a.m.-5 p.m.
511 Morris Ave., Summit, N.J.
Adults - $1.00 Children - Free
(908) 273-9373 summitantiquecenter.com For info call: (973) 882-8197 FLEAMARKETEERS, Inc.
The Lafayette Mill Antiques Center
55 Great Dealers and the Millside Cafe
Just off Route 15, Lafayette NJ 07848
www.millantiques.com (973) 383-0065
Open Wednesday thru Sunday & Holiday Mondays 10 AM - 5 PM
MULLICA HILL
BUSINESS Voted the Best
ASSOCIATION Antique Center in New
New Jersey by the Since 1964 Stock
Asbury Park Press
Historic Mullica Hill & the Newark 100 DEALERS ~ Arriving
Star Ledger
Antique Village ALL SPECIALTIES Daily
Daily 11-5pm Sundays 12-5pm
Largest Antique District in South Jersey
Antique Stores, Three Large Multi Dealer Shops,
Specialty Shops and Restaurants 226 W. Front St. 195 W. Front St.
Come for the day and spend the weekend (732) 842-4336 (732) 842-3393
Open Year-Round
(Fully Air Conditioned)
RED BANK, NEW JERSEY 07701
Exit 109, Garden State Parkway
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HARTFORD, CT – Advertising, Photography and Paper lovers rejoice! try will bring items to sell, share, and display. The public is encouraged to
Papermania Plus, the Northeast’s largest vintage advertising and ephemera bring in their own treasures for an appraisal from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Among
show, returns to the XL Center Saturday, August 24, 2019 for the 76th time. the appraisers this year is Gary Sohmers, famous for his appearances on the 7-
The show has been running continuously in Hartford since 1975 and is one time Emmy nominated PBS-TV program Antiques Roadshow. “We are
of the top shows for advertising, photography, paper and memorabilia collec- extremely fortunate to have Mr. Sohmers at Papermania Plus again this year,”
tors in the country. Gipstein said.
Papermania Plus offers serious collectors and the merely curious a treasure “A show of this sort is an invitation to an old-fashioned swap session,”
trove of vintage items, including postcards, movie posters, photographs, rare Gipstein said. “You know, the kind where you have a chance to pick up a rare
books, fine art prints, baseball cards, maps, sheet music, autographs, and much Topps Baseball Card you’ve been looking for, or a backstage pass and poster
more. Even items such as old stock certificates from long-bankrupt compa- from that Grateful Dead concert you were at. You can also search or a mint
nies—valuable for their design, not the company they represent—can be copy of the first Batman comic book, Stephen King’s Castle Rock newsletters,
found. Then there’s the “plus” part: pins, tin-types, vintage bottles, metal and rare Civil War pictures or WWII insignias and combat ribbons, and even rare
wooden sign, and advertising samples of all kinds. LP’s. There are stereo view cards, stock certificates and many kinds of eccen-
“[Papermania Plus] showcases the importance of printed material before tricities of interest to everyone.”
the Internet,” says show promoter Gary Gipstein. “The breadth and depth of Papermania Plus at the XL Center in Hartford runs from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
material on display here is staggering. I can’t believe some of the things that Saturday, August 24. Tickets are $9. Seniors and students with a valid ID card
our vendors bring in. Just the availability of old postcards alone is amazing; can get half-price admission.
tens of thousands of postcards with historic scenes of places around the world. Complete information can be found at papermaniaplus.com, or by joining
It’s amazing. And that’s just a start.” the Papermania Plus community on Facebook. You can follow
The show is one of the largest on the circuit. Vendors from across the coun - @PapermaniaPlus on Twitter and Instagram.
WAYNE P.A.L.
We Buy & Sell Our 45th Year!
2019–2020
ummit
INDOOR ANTIQUE / COLLECTIBLE SHOW
Two Floors of
S antiques center
P.A.L. BUILDING
Antiques & Collectibles
North Cove Road (off Parish Drive), Wayne NJ
NEW JERSEY
2 min. from Short Hills Mall Sundays – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Open 7 Days
October 6, 2019
11 a.m.-5 p.m.
511 Morris Ave., Summit, N.J.
Adults - $1.00 Children - Free
(908) 273-9373 summitantiquecenter.com For info call: (973) 882-8197 FLEAMARKETEERS, Inc.
The Lafayette Mill Antiques Center
55 Great Dealers and the Millside Cafe
Just off Route 15, Lafayette NJ 07848
www.millantiques.com (973) 383-0065
Open Wednesday thru Sunday & Holiday Mondays 10 AM - 5 PM
MULLICA HILL
BUSINESS Voted the Best
ASSOCIATION Antique Center in New
New Jersey by the Since 1964 Stock
Asbury Park Press
Historic Mullica Hill & the Newark 100 DEALERS ~ Arriving
Star Ledger
Antique Village ALL SPECIALTIES Daily
Daily 11-5pm Sundays 12-5pm
Largest Antique District in South Jersey
Antique Stores, Three Large Multi Dealer Shops,
Specialty Shops and Restaurants 226 W. Front St. 195 W. Front St.
Come for the day and spend the weekend (732) 842-4336 (732) 842-3393
Open Year-Round
(Fully Air Conditioned)
RED BANK, NEW JERSEY 07701
Exit 109, Garden State Parkway
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