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Image of invitation to exchange ex libris labels

Ex-Libris Exchange

Printed card sent by J Reaux, 26 Rue des Dames, Paris.
Circa 1896
159 x 95mm (6¼ x 3¾in)

The 1890s were the heyday of bookplate collecting and collectors were exchanging ex-libris with each other throughout Europe - rather in the way that the postcard collectors did 15 years later.

John@Mayfly Ephemera

Item of the Month 2010

January - New Year Card
February - Jigsaw Puzzle
March - Leyland Titan
April - Geometric Pattern
May - Ex-Libris Exchange
June - A Valuable Recipe
July - L Plate Leaflet
August - Washing and Mangling
September - Liberace
October - Royal Marriage
November - Acquaintance Card
December - Flight of Fancy

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