Maine 2014 Antique Paper Show

Maine 2014 Antique Paper Show: Postcards and Paper Collectibles

Searsport, Maine, June 16, 2014 – The Maine 2014 Antique Paper Show: Postcards and Paper Collectibles will be at the First Congregational Church Vestry, 8 Church Street, Searsport on Saturday, June 28, from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm.   This popular annual show includes thousands of vintage postcards, old maps, Penobscot Marine Museum historic photographs, sheet music, and paper ephemera.  Free appraisals for your paper collectibles will be available from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm.   Admission is $2, and includes $2 off of a Penobscot Marine Museum admission ticket.

The first American postcard was printed in 1873 and the sending and collecting of them quickly became a craze.  Postcards provide important historical information about the landscape, architecture and the clothing of the early 19^th century.  The collecting of postcards is called deltiology, and it is the third largest collecting hobby world-wide.

For more information go to www.penobscotmarinemuseum.org or call Kevin Johnson at 207-548-2529 ext.210.  Penobscot Marine Museum on Route One in Searsport has seven new exhibits and over fifty programs and events during the 2014 season.  It is open Monday through Saturday, 10am to 5pm, and Sunday noon to 5:00 pm through Sunday, October 19.