Want to have a favorite antique evaluated by TV’s top appraisers?
“Antiques Roadshow” — the PBS show that is part roving treasure hunt, part history lesson — plans to stop Monday, May 13, in Sacramento at the noted Crocker Museum. It’s part of the 2019 summer tour and incredible news for devoted Northern California fans of the program, which has been part of our lives now for well over two decades.
Those who get tickets to attend with their family heirloom or other vintage item in hand will be chosen at random. Enter the drawing online for two free tickets by going to www.pbs.org/roadshowtickets. The deadline to apply is Feb. 11. For more details by phone, call 888-762-3749.
Other cities getting a “Roadshow” visit in 2019 will be Phoenix, Arizona; San Antonio, Texas; Fargo, North Dakota; and Winterthur, Delaware.
Collectible ephemera
The San Francisco Paper Show, the first antiques shows of the new year, will be held Jan. 5-6. Collectors come to this very specialized attraction for not just postcards but also trade cards, sports memorabilia, stereoscopes, brochures, labels and more. Get in on the fun at Golden Gate Park, Hall of Flowers, Ninth Avenue and Lincoln Way, San Francisco. Details: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Jan. 5, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Jan. 6. Free admission. 415-531-0553, or www.vintagepaperfair.com.
Sale in Saratoga
The Echo Shop, a high-end resale shop in the Saratoga Village, will hold a storewide Christmas clearance sale from now through Dec. 19. All merchandise is 50 percent off. Proceeds from sales at the shop, owned by St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, help support community organizations. Details: Open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 14554 Big Basin Way, Saratoga. www.echoshop.org.
A store worth crowing about
My friend Mary took me last month to an antiques emporium she discovered on a trip to the City by the Bay. And oh what a place it is! The Box SF is owned by lifelong collector Mark E. Sackett. To say it is brimful of goodies galore is no exaggeration. You really have to see it for yourself.
There are collectibles and ephemera of all kinds — by the roomful. And all of it dust-free and organized. You will view spice tins aplenty, cooking pamphlets, pristine children’s toys, colorful calendars and postcards, holiday decorations, drug store paraphernalia, vintage candy boxes, an enormous variety of documents, lithographs, books and oodles more.
Details: The storehouse is at 1069 Howard St., San Francisco; 415-934-6900.
A passing of note
Hubert Walter Jansen, perhaps best known for being president of the San Jose Postcard Club, died July 6. He was 66.
Jansen was a genial, dependable person. That is why the Santa Clara University graduate — and the proprietor of a sign shop — was tapped to help countless Bay Area organizations. He was past president of the Sunnyvale Jaycees, an active member of the South Bay Historical Railroad Society, San Jose Stamp Club, as well as one of the key organizers of the conventions of airline memorabilia collectors hosted in South San Francisco.
Jansen is survived by his longtime partner, Mary Ann Stansfield, many friends and affable cats. He will be greatly missed by fellow collectors.
At year’s end, a note of thanks
This column has been running for almost 24 years and reaches folks in many communities. I want to pause to thank my loyal readers for their ongoing support. I’m grateful for the notes and letters you email and words of encouragement when we meet in person. May the New Year bring you all superb health and deserved happiness.
Read all of Yvaska’s columns online at www.mercurynews.com/author/steven-wayne-yvaska/. Contact him at steve.yvaska@sbcglobal.net.
