Ephemera page 1, items from foreign lands

3804. Joss Paper Pack.

You will get an assortment of 10 different Chinese joss papers. Colors, sizes and images will vary from shown. These are printed on thin paper and are great for collage.

10 pieces for $3.00

3230. Exercise Book Pages.

Thin paper pages printed with Chinese characters, taken from children's exercise books. 9.75 by 7.5 inches, each pages looks as shown in the photo.

50 cents per page

3025. Saint Cards.

These are vintage hand tinted religious cards from Mexico. They depict saints, Jesus, Mary, etc. These were originally made to be sold at shrines and churches. Each one is different, we have many more than are shown. Each is 5.5 by 3.5 inches.

75 cents each

Here are little packets of worldwide stamps for your collages and projects. You can get them in a general packet with a variety of topics, or in a number of different topical packets as shown in the option box below. Amount of stamps in each packet varies by theme.

Czechoslovakian stamps, listed in the box below, are my favorite stamps.  The illustrations are beautiful engravings with classic subject matters- they truly are little works of art. Try a packet!

$1.00 per packet, check the box below for how many you get in each packet

3582. Souvenir Sheets.

These are postal souvenir sheets. They are small sheets, issued by countries to commemorate an event or subject. They have a stamp or image of a stamp on them, with a decorated background. The themes vary, from space to animals, people or nature. Size ranges from 2-5 inches about. These are fun for collage. You will get an assortment; no special requests, please.

4 for $1.00

3217. Money Envelopes.

Set of 5 different Chinese money envelopes. 2.75 by 4.375 inches, you get one of each style.

5 for $1.00

3749. Plain Joss Paper.

Simple paper with metallic leaf, the color of it is somewhere between silver and gold. 8 by 7 inches.

4 sheets for $1.00

416. Decorated Joss Papers.

Three different sizes, they all look like the picture on the left. 4.5 by 5.25, 4.875 by 5.625, and 5.5 by 6.125 inches. All have gold leaf, plus orange and red printed patterns. You will get two of each size.

6 sheets for $1.00

415. Yellow and Red Chinese Ceremonial Paper.

These are made with a thin yellow paper and have red circular writing printed on them. 4.75 inches across.

6 sheets for $1.00

2855. Chinese Papercuts.

I love these so much, I imported them from China just for you! Each of these is hand cut and colored. They are made from delicate tissue paper, but the colors and details are amazing. They would be lovely framed, attached to a card or used in collage.

There are several themes, only a few of which are shown. Check the list below for all of the themes. Each style has all different designs, so the papercut you get will vary from the one shown. If you order more than one of the same style, you will get different designs. The sizes range, most are about 3.5- 4 inches high.

85 cents each

3090. Mah Jong Cards.

New playing cards with images from the Chinese game Mah Jong on them. Each card is 1.625 by 3.375 inches.

4 cards for $1.00

2849. Foreign Newspapers.

Newspapers from other countries are infinitely more interesting than any of ours. The ads are more fun, the photos are cooler, everything is just way better. Newspapers make great background for collage and such.

Languages may vary, you will get an assortment of different types depending on what I have on hand! All pieces will be about 8 by 10 inches or a bit smaller.

5 different pieces for $1.00

2592. Loteria Cards.

Loteria is a Mexican bingo-style game. You get one board with 16 small images (8.5 by 5.25 inches) and 5 cards with a larger image (2.375 by 3.75 inches). Images will vary!

$1.00 for one board and 5 cards