The Show Report
Del Mar Antiques, Decorator & Collectibles Show April-2008
By Sid Emerson
Major Si Bass (U.S. Army Retired) presented a nicely appointed cigar
label booth for the first time at this Del Mar Antiques Show. Major
Bass displayed many labels not previously seen at this show. The
author of several books (Patriotic Cigar Label Art, Spanish American
War) and articles on this subject, Si was happy to sign copies of
his books and to share his vast knowledge with visitors to his
booth.
The InStone booth with Mike and Mury along with the Emerson
Intrinsics display were quite active. We had people stopping to tell
us about their own collections and the collections owned by people
they know. There were also a few visitors who just wanted to see
what all the action was about. Once they looked at the beautiful
images, a few were intrigued enough to start a collection.
Speaking of collections, Dr. Russel Buzard from Escondido came to
the show with his beautiful wife, Trish, and a binder full of their
domestic cat labels. It is so hard to find new cats for his
collection that the good Dr. has started accumulating medical
themes. He will soon find out, if he hasn’t already, these labels
are even more rare than his cat collection!
Another author-collector, Dr. Gerard Petrone visited the InStone
booth and signed several of his “Cigar Box Labels-Portraits of Life,
Mirrors of History” books. Dr. and Mrs. (Pam) Petrone are always
upbeat and have a lot to share with us.
Auctioneer, coin dealer and antiques dealer Jim Hill along with his
son, James came by the Cigar Label booths and shared their knowledge
and excitement. Jim has had cigar labels for at least 30 years.
Recognizing their beauty and value, Jim was one of the first
California buyers of cigar labels when Mark Trout brought them back
from his road trips back east.
Cigar label dealers Robert Booth (Hollywood), Nick Buzolich
(Irvine), Doug Clements (Fallbrook), Brad Norris and sons (Rancho
Santa Fe), Julie and John Kreitzer (Escondido) and Bob Purdue
(Temecula) were also present at this event.
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