Cameo Cards & Bella C. Landauer: A Monograph of the Ephemera Society of America, 1992

In this monograph, the Ephemera Society offers an illustrated compilation of cameo cards and images, both embossed and not embossed. Resembling cameo broaches, cameo cards were used by businesses chiefly during the 19th century to promote their goods to customers. They are highly collectible today for their artistry and what they tell us about advertising a century and more ago.

Bella C. Landauer was a collector extraordinaire, a zealot, an enthusiast who wished to share her excitement and to inspire others. Responsible for saving a multitude of ephemeral items for posterity, Mrs. Landauer is acknowledged to be the pioneer collector of cameo cards in the United States.

From 1926-1956, she published a series of annotated lists of cameo cards, and the New York Historical Society is now home to her extensive private collection.

Available for $12.00; $10.00 to members of the Ephemera Society plus $1.50 for postage. Order from the Ephemera Society of America, PO Box 95, Cazenovia, NY 13035 or visit the online store.

Members $10.00 Non-members $12.00