Sport Fishing Ephemera

Ephemera, or old paper, is designed to be useful or important for only a short time. Ephemera includes pamphlets, notices, tickets, advertising trade cards, airsickness bags, bookmarks, catalogues, greeting cards, letters, pamphlets, postcards, posters, prospectuses, stock certificates, tickets, etc.

My sport fishing ephemera consists of stamps, post cards, brochures, catalogs, brochures, advertisements, and more as I continue to evolve and grow collectsportfishing.com inventory.

It would take me forever to photograph it all, edit the photos for the web, create descriptions, and load it all up to this web site. What I've included here are profiles of items from each category I have in inventory. 

You have some choices if you want more information on specific items.

• E-mail me if there is something specific you are looking for. If I have what you want, I can e-mail photos to you.

• If you live in the Vancouver, BC, area we can meet face-to-face.

• I attend antique shows and flea markets.

Don't forget, the following are only a sample of ephemera I have in inventory.

Advertisements

Prudential Insurance Company of America, $4.00

This advertisement is a page taken out of a National Geographic magazine in 1928. (An ad on the back is for a cruise leaving New York Jan. 7, 1929) The sport fisher was an icon in the day. It was not unusual to see a fisher in ads having nothing to do with fishing. It was considered the healthy sport, like running is today. Proper mounting will conceal the torn edges.

Brochures

Campbell River fishing info brochure, $6.00

This brochure espouses the pleasures of fishing for salmon in the Campbell River area in 1967. Published by the Campbell River & District Chamber of Commerce. It includes photos and descriptions of local points of interest and a hand-drawn map of the area and coast of the Gulf of Georgia.

Bulletins

The UBO Bulletin, $5.00

This 9" x 6", 8-page, bulletin was published by British Columbia Forest Products Limited Cowichan Division. This issue, VOL. III, No. 5, published in October 1946, featured on the front cover a fisher on the Cowichan River, just a few yards below Skutz Falls.  

Cigarette Cards

Imperial Tobacco Company Fishes cards, $4.00 each

What a find! Issued by the Imperial Tobacco Company of Canada Ltd. in 1924, these 2 5/8" x 1 3/8" cards were inserts in cigarette packages. Each card depicts different sport fishes. The picture on the front is a miniature coloured painting with the round insert on each card suggesting the appropriate live bait or artificial lure to catch it.  The back of each card describes the fish as well as behaviour useful to the fisher. I have 34 in inventory.

New Craven Black Cat, $25.00 for the set

This complete set in mint condition consists of 50 cards.

Post Cards

Post cards come in a variety of sizes and formats. They can be a real photo, an altered photo, or a cartoon. Real photos can be black & white, colour, or colorized. I find the colours of the early colour and colorized cards to be very vibrant. Prices range from $3.00 to $8.00 depending upon age, content, and condition.

Real Photo, Fishing Servicemen, $8.00

Caption: "-FISHING- A superlative sport in the State of Washington, where the sportsman may choose salt water, stream or lake for his skill. These service men are fly casting on the Little White Salmon river." c1940s, 5 1/4" x 3 3/16", Colorized photo of a US marine and a US sailor fly fishing. This is a Washington State Progress Commission post card printed sometime during WWII. Unused. Excellent condition.

Cartoon postcard, Record haul, $5.00

"I MADE A RECORD HAUL TODAY! HI!", 5 7/16" x 3 3/8", CURTEICHCOLOR 3-D NATURAL COLOR REPRODUCTIONS, Fisherman with string of bottles, boots, tires, cans, and 1 fish. Unused. Excellent condition.

Exaggerate postcard, Fish roped to car, $5.00

"LOADING OUR CATCH", c1950s, 5 1/2" 3 1/2", Altered photo of two men loading giant trout (?) on top of a Ford 1952-54 Crestline (Victoria?) car. Fish were drawn/superimposed on. Canadian Post Card Co. Limited, Toronto.  Has been mailed. Excellent condition.

Stamps

Canada Post Fishing Fly Stamp Booklet, $50.00

On May 16, 1998 Canada Post introduced a series of 6 Canadian Fly Fishing Fly patterns. This booklet contains two each of the 6 flies: Coquihalla Orange, Steelhead Bee, Dark Montréal, Lady Amherst, Coho Blue, and Cosseboom Special. All in original condition and still in the booklet.