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I recently launched a new web site, "TennRebGirl," selling Americana, Political, Civil War, and Tennesseana. I am a lover of history and around 20 years ago began to collect.
I started collecting political buttons as I had always been fascinated with politics. Eventually I learned of the American Political Items Collectors (APIC) organization and discovered that there were other people who shared my interest. This organization has done much to help me educate myself and be a wise, rather than an obsessive collector. Ok, maybe I'm obsessive too.
I started my collection by hitting all the antique malls, flea markets, and shows. I began going to Civil War shows looking for political items and promptly became hooked on the Civil War- books, documents, letters, and photography. My interest in political celluloid buttons led me to my primary Civil War interest, items from the Confederate Veteran Reunions (UCV). I love the beautiful celluloids, ribbons, and even the graphic paper programs and such.
I have also always been interested in the history of Tennessee and have built up a fairly decent Tennessee Political collection as well as items from the Tennessee Centennial Exposition, held in 1897. I am an eager buyer of Tennessee post cards, particularly Nashville ones. I have found that collecting is a dynamic hobby, one interest leads to another, and you meet good friends who share these interest.
However, as with all collectors, there comes a time when you realize that it is time to start selling so as not to burden your family with the legacy of your interests. This has led me to construct a web site, "TennRebGirl," to sell some of the things I have collected over the years. Currently I have 500 items up for sale and am listing daily with no end in sight. There are many choice items from my collection, things I thought I would never sell, and things that are usually only found in auctions. I hope you can find something that will add to your collection. Please check back with this blog , as when time permits I will be posting some things of interest.
I recently launched a new web site, "TennRebGirl," selling Americana, Political, Civil War, and Tennesseana. I am a lover of history and around 20 years ago began to collect.
I started collecting political buttons as I had always been fascinated with politics. Eventually I learned of the American Political Items Collectors (APIC) organization and discovered that there were other people who shared my interest. This organization has done much to help me educate myself and be a wise, rather than an obsessive collector. Ok, maybe I'm obsessive too.
I started my collection by hitting all the antique malls, flea markets, and shows. I began going to Civil War shows looking for political items and promptly became hooked on the Civil War- books, documents, letters, and photography. My interest in political celluloid buttons led me to my primary Civil War interest, items from the Confederate Veteran Reunions (UCV). I love the beautiful celluloids, ribbons, and even the graphic paper programs and such.
I have also always been interested in the history of Tennessee and have built up a fairly decent Tennessee Political collection as well as items from the Tennessee Centennial Exposition, held in 1897. I am an eager buyer of Tennessee post cards, particularly Nashville ones. I have found that collecting is a dynamic hobby, one interest leads to another, and you meet good friends who share these interest.
However, as with all collectors, there comes a time when you realize that it is time to start selling so as not to burden your family with the legacy of your interests. This has led me to construct a web site, "TennRebGirl," to sell some of the things I have collected over the years. Currently I have 500 items up for sale and am listing daily with no end in sight. There are many choice items from my collection, things I thought I would never sell, and things that are usually only found in auctions. I hope you can find something that will add to your collection. Please check back with this blog , as when time permits I will be posting some things of interest.
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