Category Archives: eBay

A life of surprises

By crownfolio | Published: January 27, 2012

Odd times indeed on eBay.  When I pointed out this poster last week, it was more for entertainment than investment value. But it went for £104.  Not so funny indeed. I should have been less surprised that these two pieces of prime psychedelia went for £143 each.  They’re by the wonderful Dan Fern and printer-fresh. [...]

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Sax, vandalism and underwear

By crownfolio | Published: January 18, 2012

While eBay is still quiet after the holidays, there are a few things worth noticing up for sale at the moment.  Of which my favourite are these musical instrument posters. There are nineteen of them altogether, and they were produced, so the listing usefully notes, between 1946 and 1949, with the editor of the series [...]

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Guildford Calling

By crownfolio | Published: December 21, 2011

I’ve spent too much time standing in queues and having a nervous breakdown in toyshops recently to have kept a much of an eye on eBay.  Mostly that doesn’t matter, as it’s been winding down for Christmas.  But I did miss out on mentioning one interesting set of posters. As you can see, I’m using [...]

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Shop Early Post Early

By crownfolio | Published: December 1, 2011

Apologies in advance if this post ends up being a bit like the parish newsletter today, but there are a few things I’d to tell you about, even though they aren’t entirely related.  So bear with me, and the flower rota will be at the end. Firstly and also excitingly, the BPMA have also got [...]

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Posters past

By crownfolio | Published: November 30, 2011

A while ago I posted, as did many other people, about the ghost posters of Notting Hill Gate, thanks to the wonderful photos taken by Mike Ashworth. In the late 1950s, this tunnel, which ran between different lines at Notting Hill Gate tube station, was replaced by escalators and sealed up.  What remained there for [...]

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Quite a Lot

By crownfolio | Published: November 18, 2011

Incoming at Crownfolio Towers has been the story this week. Three times in the last couple of weeks a job lot of posters has come up on eBay and, as no one else seemed to want them very much, three times they’ve ended up as ours.  Net result, more posters than one household strictly needs [...]

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