October 12, 2008
A quick tour of pre-Prohibition bock beer label designs with nice, high resolution scans. Do the whole slide show o… [more]
Lewis Jaffe's homage to the bookplate. Lots of scrolling, but worth it for the great scans, plus commentary on a wi… [more]
Bruce Black's gallery of paperback book covers from the 1940s and 50s. With help from numerous contributors, he's a… [more]
This pre-1965 collection is organized alphabetically by brand and contains scans of seemingly thousands of beautif… [more]
This extensive website from Britain's Postal Heritage Trust is a deep resource on all things postal. Start with the… [more]
The gum is gone, but the cards are going strong... 2,500 of them in 38 categories. From 'American Beauties' to Elvi… [more]
Andreas Praefcke's postcard collection of theatres and concert halls worldwide. Showcases 3700 images of over 1810 … [more]
Hungry? Dan Goodsell's archive of hundreds of cereal box images from the 1950s, 60s, and 70s will take you right ba… [more]
Gary Rose's antique stock and bond ('scripophily') site focuses primarily on Massachusetts paper, and is browsable … [more]
Puff on this... over 1,000 cigar bands from the 1890s through 1920s, organized into themed galleries such as Portra… [more]
Step right up and check out almost 8,000 beautiful circus posters, photos and prints. Assembled by longtime Dutch c… [more]
If you collect early computers, you'll enjoy this site. Assembled by Kevin Savetz and a group of volunteers, with p… [more]
A large and well-organized database of British stamps from 1840 to the present, browsable by year, by specific issu… [more]
Jack and Beverly Wilgus' personal collection website, of which the most interesting areas are: strongmen and strong… [more]
Philipp Lenssen's incredible archive of over 94,000 comic book covers - Wow! Wham! Yikes! Browse by title from the … [more]
This Smithsonian microsite showcases Czech avant-garde book cover designs from the 1920s and 30s, complete with hig… [more]
David Rumsey has put over 15,800 maps online, with a special focus on North and South American images from the 18th… [more]
Digital Past, a group effort by dozens of Chicago-area institutions, boasts one of the world's largest online colle… [more]
This Dutch site showcases a wonderful international collection of old playing cards, with themes as varied as the P… [more]
Hey babe, check out this database of over 2,900 Bob Dylan ticket stubs and concert posters, assembled with the help… [more]
