The Postcard Traders Association represents the UK's foremost dealers, auctioneers, fair organisers, publishers and accessory distributors.
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13 Aug 2018
Details of postcard fairs can be found on the PTA website at postcard.co.uk/fairs.php #postcard #postcards #postcardfair #postcardfairs #oldpostcards #postcardcollecting
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Saturday’s Canterbury Postcard & Collectors’ Fair was a runaway success, with the organisers reporting a record attendance. This is a fair with wide appeal featuring, as it does, not only postcards, but also a large range of other collectables. The next fair is on 10th October
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Postcard Traders Association retweeted
You could take him to a postcard fair. There are lots of military cards from this era, the majority haven’t been researched in any way. If he’s internet savvy there’s all sorts of rabbit holes you can disappear down! @PTApostcards have a list of upcoming events.
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REMINDER:
The Wirral Postcard & Local History Fair is tomorrow (SUNDAY 14th) at Thornton Hough. This handsome poster should answer any questions you may have ⬇️
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SETTING-UP is underway at Canterbury ahead of today’s (Saturday) Postcard & Collectors’ Fair. Full details can be found in the feed below ..
(pics credit: CP&CF)
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DON’T FORGET!
Tomorrow’s (Saturday) great postcard (and MUCH more) event is the Canterbury Postcard & Collectors Fair. Full details are here ⬇️
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Postcard Traders Association retweeted
The World Cup starts today! ⚽
These gents are the Abernethy Rovers, and they mean business. Let's hope Scotland adopt the same mentality!
If you know who anyone in the picture, or when this picture was likely taken, let us know. #worldcup2026 #football #abernethy #localhistory
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This SUNDAY (14th), the Wirral Postcard & Local History Fair will be in the Village Hall, Manor Rd, Thornton Hough, CH63 1JB, Wirral. Open 10:00-3:30, there will be postcards, ephemera, & books. Home-made refreshments will be available, there’s ample FREE parking, & entry is £1
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More great work from treasure hunter / postcard detective Simon. Also, we think, he has a LOT of fun too! #TopJob
My latest Charnwood Genealogy blog post about an old photo postcard find at the @PTApostcards Festival of Cards linked to the LOVELL family from Somerset charnwoodgenealogy.wordpress…
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POSTCARD CLUB NEWS: Maidstone
The next Club meeting is at 7:00pm on Monday 15th June at St Paul’s Hall, Boxley Road, Maidstone, ME14 2AN, Kent. A members’ evening (visitors most welcome), the theme is “Your 12 best postcards”
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CANTERBURY Postcard & Collectors’ Fair is this Saturday (13th). Open 10:00-3:00, it’s at Westgate Hall, Westgate Hall Road, Canterbury, CT1 2BT, Kent. Expect a LOT of postcards, and dealers selling such a wide range of other collectables that we rely on this handsome poster ⬇️
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This coming weekend, Canterbury and Wirral are where the postcard “action” is ..
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POSTCARD CLUB NEWS: North Wales
The next meeting of the Club is on Tuesday 16th June In Llandudno ⬇️
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POSTCARD CLUB NEWS: Wirral
This Thursday (4th) is the next Club meeting. It’s at Thornton Hough Village Hall, CH63 1JB, from 2:00pm (the cafe is open beforehand). There’s an illustrated talk by David Mottram entitled “Hooton Hall & Park - Medieval Manor House to Vauxhall Motors”
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In “another place”, we’ve changed our banner picture to this. It seems like only a week ago …. Oh, wait …. Anyway, #WokingAutumn26 will be upon us scarily swiftly
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Postcard Traders Association retweeted
May 27
The language of the stamp! The Pitman Shorthand message starts: 'My dearest, I am sending this little card to reach you in the morning to wish you "many happy returns of the day". I hope you will be very happy on your birthday and every succeeding day of your life.' #Postcard
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PLEASE NOTE:
The West London Postcard Fair that WAS to have been held in Teddington on Saturday 6th June has been CANCELLED! We understand that the later fair to be held in Teddington, on Saturday 10th October, is still going ahead
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Here are a (very) few images from Day 2 of #WokingSpring26 - a great day, and a fine finish to a spectacular event. The most pleasing thing 🤔 .. perhaps that SO many younger (under 40) people attended. There are loads more pics in “the other place” (you know, begins with “F..”
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More great work by Lynn on some fabulous ephemera she bought at the last Exeter Postcard Fair. You really should check-out a fair near you, there’s always more than postcards …
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New Blog about #OldPhotos of the Osborne & Lewis family, on lots of old album pages. "Nettie Lewis. Bon Marche. Ross. 9-11-95" (1895) #FamilyHistory #Evesham #Worcestershire #Woking #Surrey #Herefordshire @PTApostcards lynnswaffles.com/2026/05/24/…
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Can you believe it?! #WokingSpring26 is over (where did that time go?). Two great days that, together have been described as “An absolute belter!”. We’ll put up a few of the “Day 2” pics here tomorrow, and a lot more in the other place. Here are “The End” images ..
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