It was a chilly start at the HUGE boot sale last Saturday although the cloud soon went the East wind was very cold. I didn't stay very long as most of the people selling were once again market traders, dealers and house clearance businesses. But a few private sellers are starting to emerge and from one I found some gorgeous greetings cards.
When I said " what lovely cards you are selling" she said her mother used to work in a printers where they were made and at the end of season they were given big bundles of unsold cards. She said she still had dozens at home. I bought 11 cards for £2.
Below - And they included cards with illustrations by Eric Ravilious and Angela Harding. The Owl and Hare will be put away for Christmas cards as they are snowy scenes as will the fox and badger cards, above, by Sally Elford.
I also picked up from other people the new pack of pens for 50p and some larger envelopes also 50p.
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Those cards are quite outstanding, some of them you could frame and put on the wall. If you would like to exchange cards with me, I'm in California. Leave a comment on my blog.
ReplyDeleteThose are superb, and look to be extremely good quality, as well as lovely pictures.
ReplyDeleteThat was quite a find!
ReplyDeleteWhat fabulous cards, some of them look like the Whistlefish cards I now get online, really good quality. And what a bargain price!
ReplyDeleteThey are beautiful cards and what a bargain.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great deal on the cards! They look lovely. I resent paying big money for a card so I often buy from charity shops but haven't found anything so nice.
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Nice carboot sale find.
ReplyDeleteIf they are blanks (no writing or verse) maybe you could use one of those with the water for a ‘male birthday card’. You mentioned not being able to find any recently
ReplyDeleteWhat a lucky lucky find! You just showed an Angela Harding print of the Oxford Hare just a few days back. It inspired me to go looking, and I found greeting cards, and I made a mental note of that, that once we were in the new house that if we had the space, I would order some of those cards and make a small grouping of pictures. And you found them at a carboot!!!! You lucky person!
ReplyDeletePS: Those cards are £3.95 on line.
DeleteYou've reminded me to look for greeting cards when I go out to the thrift shops tomorrow. I'm running low on birthday cards.
ReplyDeleteI bought a pack of unopened pens at a thrift shop last year and they were all dry! I found out that if you soak the points in water for awhile, they will start working again. (Just a helpful hint in case you need it!) ;)
The cards are lovely and such great value. I love the hare. In common with many people in this country, I find hares fascinating, beautiful, and quite elusive round here. Perhaps I'm not looking in the right places.
ReplyDeleteThe cards would easily fetch £2 each in a retail outlet.
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely cards. You did well. The East wind isn't much fun though is it - I have been doing "low level" gardening, bum up and head down, weeding!!
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone for comments - yes they are blank so a couple can be used for men and they were a brilliant bargain - I don't need to look for cards now unless I see age ones for Grandchildren
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards. You were so lucky to find them.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
There's lovely stuff to be found where you don't expect
ReplyDeleteThose are very nice cards. You were lucky to find them, and all at a bargain price.
ReplyDeleteWow, what lovely cards and pens to write them all with too, a brilliant find.
ReplyDeleteThese are fantastic. I'm very big on cards and picky, too. These are fantastic -- beautifully illustrated. What an incredible find!
ReplyDeleteOh wow! How lucky you are to have found the Angela Harding ones. Really good price too
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