r/ephemera

Insurance brochure I found in my parents things.

My parents are moving from the home they've lived in for almost 40 years. Mom is currently going through an old box of letters and found this gem from when they were married in 1977.

*"Love Is... is a comic strip created by New Zealand cartoonist Kim Casali (née Grove) in the 1960s.[1][2] The cartoons originated from a series of love notes that Grove drew for her future husband, Roberto Casali. They were published in booklets[2] in the late 1960s before appearing in strip form in a newspaper in 1970, under the pen name "Kim"."*

Digging around a massive table I found a few pieces that caught my eye and had to buy them

These are hand drawn cartoons by Bo Brown. The captions are written on with pencil. 1950s? Idk why I purchased them 20 years ago.

Hello everyone,

I apologize if my title is misleading, but I have stumbled upon three, 10 or 12-foot long, 4 feet wide scrolls stored in the rafters in my basement and I’m really curious what these things are. They seem to be advertisements for old ships, Andrew Jackson(potentially before he was president) is mentioned on one. I see a date of 1836 on one.

I’m pretty sure they are copies, but they are stilll very strange and unique, and clearly old. I have lived in this house for 5 years, the former resident actually passed away, and his widow has moved away. They must have stuffed them up there and forgotten them. They blended in with my pipes that’s why it took so long to notice.

Most intriguing to me are the actual boats stamped on the paper, between the posters.

Have a look!

found in a stack of equally new old stock printer paper.

Doesn't have a date tho.