Vintage Halloween Crepe Paper

Vintage Halloween Bridge Tallies

Update:  August 2, 2009         Mark Ledenbach has just come out with a DVD supplement to his Vintage Halloween Collectibles 2nd Edition Book.   You can order it directly from his web site (see link below).  The DVD is 65 minutes long and shows a large number of items not included in the book.  These new items are in the catagories of Games, Diecuts, Table Decorations, German Candy Containers and Beistle Enveloped items.  The DVD also includes reference to Mark's scarcity index.  Look for my Favorites, the Pumpkin Fortunes and the DracuCat Candy Container!  You can get both the book and the DVD together for the bargain price of $21.99 including FREE Media Shipping.  If you collect Vintage Halloween or just Love the Holiday, the book and DVD are a must have!           

Also Jason Walcott now has a Zazzle Shop where he is selling a Really Neat assortment of items, t-shits, mugs etc., with Vintage Halloween Imagery.  These would be Wonderful for anyone who Loves Halloween.  The Link is:  http://www.zazzle.com/jaw_arts/gifts?cg=196534970838722446                                                     

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I have been collecting Vintage Halloween items for over 20 years.  I started collecting Vintage Halloween Postcards in the Early 1980's and as time went on I expanded my collection to include other Vintage Halloween and Holiday items.  Currently I have in my collection Vintage Christmas, Valentines, Easter and  miscellaneous Art Deco Ephemera.  I am not an expert on any of these categories but I do try to educate myself and improve my ability to judge quality items. 

To that end I do have some Educational Sources I would like to recommend to other collectors: 

For Vintage Halloween Collectors I Highly Recommend Mark B. Ledenbach's Great Book, Vintage Halloween Collectibles, 2nd Edition, An Identification and Price Guide.  It is the most comprehensive source of information I have found on Vintage Halloween Items.  The Pictures and the Identification Information are Excellent.  The Pricing Information is also Highly Accurate in the current market.  It is available through Mark's web site.  See link.  Mark also has a Blog on his site where he comments on the the Vintage Halloween Quality and Junk items being offered on Ebay.  If you want to verify that the item you're considering bidding on is worth while, Mark's Blog is a good place to start.  Chances are good that he may be discussing that item or something like it.  He updates his blog frequently.  His book is also available through Amazon. 

I also Highly Recommend Carpentier's Halloween Postcard Catalog.  Available on CD or in book form from their site.  It is the most Comprehensive Guide currently available for Vintage Halloween Postcards.  With Pictures and Values it is an Excellent Resource for the Serious Collector.  See Link.

And For a Very Comprensive Look at Vintage Halloween I Highly Recommend Jason Walcott's Very Well Designed and Interesting Site, Vintage Halloween Pages.  See Link Below.

For Christmas Collectors I Recommend Robert Brenner's Christmas Through The Decades, A Guide to Christmas Antiques or Christmas Past.  These are Comprehensive Guides to the History of Christmas in America that include values and historical resources.  Available through Amazon.

For Valentine Collectors I Recommend Katherine Kreider's Books, One Hundred Years of Valentines or Valentines With Values.  They have Good Pictures and the Values are pretty accurate in the current market.  Available through Amazon.

I also Highly Recommend www.the2Buds.com  for Very Reasonably Priced Archival Storage Supplies for Vintage Post Cards and Magazines of Various Sizes.  They also have Fast Shipping and Reasonable Shipping Fees.