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Sunday, January 4, 2009

Vintage Lot of 40 METAL TAGS Antique Auto Shows Clubs!

Vintage Lot of 40 METAL TAGS Antique Auto Shows Clubs! - eBay (item 310113541640 end time Jan-07-09 18:29:42 PST)

Hey, antique car buffs! This lot of 40 vintage auto show tags came from many different exhibits in different states and one from Europe. All are made of metal except two plastic ones. One Safe Driving Award fabric badge is included.

The tags include:
H.C.C.A. Spring Meet, Monroeville Penna., small silver square, tarnished front, scratched back
Antique Car Parade, Somerset Fire Department, Somerset, Penna. Jubilee July 6-11, 1964, navy and brass rectangle
National Fall Meet, Hershey, PA. Oct. 7-11, 1970, white and gold rectangle, protective plastic front and back
5th Annual Rod & Custom Show, Pittsburgh, Participation Award, Washington Timing Assoc. 1964, Pittsburgh, Penn, red and brass rectangle, peel and stick paper on back
9th Annual Rod & Custom Show, Pittsburgh, Participation Award, Washington Timing Assoc. 1968, Pittsburgh, Penn, burgundy and silver rectangle, peel and stick paper on back

3 River Region Roast, MARC, Muha's Farm, 8-22-65, green and yellow square, small chip of missing color
3 River Region MARC Falling Waters Tour 6-27-65, blue and navy square
Olympia Contest Meet, May 17, 1970, # River Region MARC, burgundy and black square
Fall Tour Penn View Mt. R.R. Trip, 3 River Region MARC Oct. 17, 1965, greens with tan oak leaf square
3 River Region Trophy Meet MARC 9-12-65, pink square on point, small scuff

American Trucking Assns. Safe Driving Award, No Accident 1 Year black and gold fabric patch
Penna 1964 Contest Meet, 3 River Region MARC Inc. Rose Twshp. April 19, 1964, tan fabric enclosed in plastic circle
Road Rally 4:70:19 Wash. County, black and green circle
Third European Holiday, London to Brighton Run, Oct. Nov. 1964, Antique Automobile Club of America, green and brass circle
3 River Region Historic Tour Washington to Brownsville, 7-12-70, black and gold rectangle in protective envelope

3 River Region Indiana County Historic Tour, Ewing's Mill, Penn View Mountain Railroad, September 13, 1970, black and gold rectangle in protective envelope
3 River Region MARC Templeton Spring Tour, April 23, 1972, dark green and white rectangle in protective envelope
Sing Along MARC, Donegal, PA. 3 River Region, 2 Day Meet Sept. 1972, yellow and black rectangle in protective envelope
Meadowcroft Village, 3 River Region, Inc. MARC October 19, 1969, tan and black rectangle in protective envelope
Antique Auto Parade 1914-1964, Perryopolis, Pa. Sesquicentennial, brass and black rectangle in protective envelope

Canonsburg Independence Day Parade, July 5th, 1971, red, white and blue rectangle in protective envelope
3 River Region MARC Picnik, July 24, 1966, Mallie's Grove, red and white rectangle, White Penn written on back
3 River Reg. MARC Inc. Tour to Ewing's Mill, Indiana, Pa, Sept 17, '67, cream and black rectangle
3 River Region MARC Tell-A-Photo Tour, Bushy Run, June 1972, red and yellow rectangle, tarnish squiggles on back
3 River Region MARC Compass Rally, May 21, 1967, upright green rectangle

3 River Reg. Inc. MARC, Contest Meet, 4-17-66, blue and white rectangle
Cadiz Ohio Tour, Apr 16, '67, 3 River Region, MARC, Inc., red and white rectangle
3 River Region MARC, Old Economy, Pa., June 19, 966, Brady's Run Park, No Left Turn, brass and gray rectangle
Marc Lark, June 14, 1964, 3 River Region, Norwin S.C. Oakdale Pk., white and black rectangle, scrapes on back
Trophy Meet Corn Roast, August 1970, 3 River Region MARC, upright blue and black rectangle, dark squiggles on back edges

1st Annual Trophy Meet, Niagara Falls Region MARC, June 5, 1966, teal and brass rectangle
Antique Auto Parade 4th Annual, Perryopolis, PA. 1965, brass rectangle, seller's address on tape on back
3 River Region Canadian Tour, MARC Inc., Aug. 5-12, 1965, cream, red and blue rectangle
3 River Region MARC Inc. 1st Place Meet, Mineral Beach, Sept. 20, '64, silver metal rectangle with clear beveled plastic on the front
Model "A" Restorers Club, Susquehanna Valley Region, Model "A" 50th Anniversary, July 16, 1978, 23rd Annual Jamboree, Williams Grove Park, PA., brass rectangle with peel-off protective plastic on front, thumbprints on back

3 River Region Smoky Mt. Tour to 1969 MARC National Meet, Louisville, KY., green, blue and white rectangle
3 same--Aug. 1967 Hot Springs, Ark to Pittsburgh, Penna, 3 River Region, 2500 Mile Tour to MARC National Meet, cream and navy rectangle, squiggles on back of one
3 River Region 2 Day Meet, June 1970 Gettysburg, PA, our 10th Yr., gray, blue and yellow rectangle
AVCCO Antique Auto Show and Swap Meet, September, 1967, Akron, Ohio, big white and blue plastic square
Almost two pounds of tags! Seven tags are still in original protective envelopes, a couple have protective peel-off plastic.

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Saturday, January 3, 2009

50-Yr-Old SUPER-SCIENCE FICTION Magazine Weird Monsters

50-Yr-Old SUPER-SCIENCE FICTION Magazine Weird Monsters - eBay (item 310113322761 end time Jan-06-09 19:17:27 PST)

This copy of "Super-Science Fiction" Vol. 3, No. 6, October, 1959 is labeled the "Weird Monster Issue!" This vintage bi-monthly magazine features a front cover by Ed Emshwiller. It's wall-to-wall stories with only four ads inside the covers and the back cover sells a mens Wonder Slim girdle-type belt.

Contents:
Novelettes
The Loathsome Beasts by Dan Malcolm. They came from the sea, huge, hideous and hungry.
The Man Who Could Levitate by Abraham Stern. Jan had an extraordinary power. He had to be careful.
Short Stories
The Monsters Came by Night by Charles D. Hammer. They came to torment. They came in revenge!
Asteroid of Horror by James Rosenquest. It was the feeding ground of an abominable THING.
Flying Saucers in the Sea by F. X. Fallon. Skin-divers in an amazing underwater adventure.
The Great Secret by George H. Smith. What is it that a man doesn't wish to know?
The Insidious Invaders by Eric Rodman. Can a more inclusive form of life swallow up man?
Features
Is Russia Ahead on Anti-Gravity? by Scott Nevets
Science Shorts by Edgar P. Strauss
Cover by EMSH
Illustration by Emsh and Orban
This magazine issue is so pristine it looks like it was on the stands yesterday instead of 50 years ago. There is minor foxing on the back cover edges betraying its age.

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Thursday, January 1, 2009

Rare SFWA BULLETIN #103, 24th Nebula Awards Special!

Rare SFWA BULLETIN #103, 24th Nebula Awards Special! - eBay (item 310112936530 end time Jan-06-09 19:56:39 PST)

This copy of The Bulletin of the Science Fiction Writers of America is The 24th Annual Nebula Awards Special Souvenir Issue. It's Volume 23, Number 1, Spring 1989, Whole Number 103. American Editors were George Zebrowski and Pamela Sargent. European Editor was Ian Watson. Professionally offset-printed on quality paper with a heavy glossy card stock cover and bound with staples, it features a front cover Nebula Award photo and back cover Ray Bradbury photo, both by Jay Kay Klein.

Contents:
The 24th Annual Nebula Awards Ballot
The Nebula Award
From the First President, Damon Knight
SFWA at Twenty-Five, Greg Bear
About the Nominees
About the 1988 Grand Master (Ray Bradbury)
Past Nebula Award Winners
From the President, Greg Bear
Writing and the Law, Ellen M. Kozak
Market Report, Paul Di Filippo
This issue contains numerous ads for books coming out at the time, book publishers and magazines. The front cover has minor scuffing and edge wear. If you love you some Ray Bradbury, this is the issue for you.

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Rare SFWA FORUM #38, 39, 48 Science Fiction Newsletters

Rare SFWA FORUM #38, 39, 48 Science Fiction Newsletters - eBay (item 310112932039 end time Jan-06-09 19:19:01 PST)

These three issues of SFWA Forum are No. 38, February 1975; No. 39, March 1975; and No. 48, November 1976. Ted Cogswell edited the first two. The third seems to be the first issue taken over by someone identified only as Deb. Offset-printed, folded and bound with staples, they feature an old piece of art and old photo with funny caption, and art by William Rotsler. Interior illos are by S. Gross and Michael Bishop.

Contents:

No. 38 (36 pages)

Editorial

From the Vice-President, "Buz"

Straw Vote on Suggested Changes in SFWA By-Laws and Procedures

SFWA Preliminary (Nominating) Ballot for 1974 Nebula Awards (ballot enclosed)

The Mortal Storm--letters from:

Craig Strete

Wilson Tucker

Arthur Clarke

Jim Gunn

Dick Lupoff

J. E. Pournelle and Associates

F. Clayton McCarty

Grant Carrington

Fixing Golf Balls for Fun and Profit by Andrew M. Stephenson (IBM Selectric repair)

Market Report

Nebula Awards Report

Cover is old print of pirate swarming a ship, labeled "offutt and the creditors"; interior illos by S. Gross and other old print snippets

No. 39 (18 pages)

Editorial

Straw Vote Results

From the Vice President, F.M. Busby

Obit for Hans Stefan Santesson

SFWA Elections 1975

The Pentagram Papers: Series VII--letters from:

Joanna Russ

Arthur C. Clarke

Let's Get Down to Brass Tacks--letters from:

Edward Wellen

James Gunn

Stephen Utley

Ruth Berman

Ursula Le Guin

Seth McEvoy

Jack Wodham

F.M. Busby

Lee Overstreet

Bob Ottum

Michael Bishop

andy offutt

John Brunner

Cover photos of three vets, labeled "SFWA Salutes her Departing Secretary"; cartoon by Michael Bishop

No. 48 (28 pages)

Editorial

News Release and Comment by Robert Bloch

From the President, Andrew J. Offutt

From the Secretary

New Members

From the Treasurer, Joan Hunter Holly

From the Grievance Committee, Jerry Pournelle

SFWA Nebula Awards Report

Let's Get Down to Brass Tacks--letters from:

Bob Silverberg

Jerry Pournelle

Jack Dann

R. Faraday Nelson

James Tiptree

Daniel Dern

Howard Goldsmith

Randall Garrett

Margaret St. Clair

John Brunner

F.M. Busby