Tag Archives: auction

the faraway hills

Posted on November 14, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. The OstLicht Gallery sends us this message via email. “We would like to draw your attention once again to the 24th OstLicht Photo Auction, which will take place on 19 November 2021 at 5 pm at the OstLicht Gallery. … Continue reading →

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in Quebec we say nombre vingt

Posted on November 6, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. and the English say ‘number 20’ – our twentieth executive session via ZOOM. It’s over a year and a half now and COVID is still dragging on. Collectively, we have pretty well avoided the FOURTH wave effect by resorting to … Continue reading →

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having a heat wave

Posted on September 2, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. Sometimes at our fairs, shows and auctions, you see a plate or roll film camera made of varnished wood and may think the leather or leatherette material had been removed. Well, that may not be the case. Cameras for … Continue reading →

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after one and a quarter …

Posted on June 4, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. Hard to imagine, but the PHSC executive held its fifteenth monthly meeting by ZOOM! We cannot get into our North York Memorial Hall venue before September. All events are in abeyance just now but there is real hope on … Continue reading →

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baker’s dozen

Posted on April 8, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. We held our 13th ZOOM exec meeting Wednesday evening. And once again, Celio deserves a huge thank you for arranging it in spite of his busy teaching schedule at post secondary institutes. The third wave has whacked Toronto into total lockdown … Continue reading →

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Wow! That’s BIG

Posted on March 18, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. A massive JPEG called ‘The First 5000 Days‘  was recently auctioned at Christie’s. The image was a collage of the daily posts made by the artist ‘Beeple‘ since the year 2007. The collage sold for $69 Million US. What … Continue reading →

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PHSC News for September 2020

Posted on September 12, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. Well, it’s September already and the infamous COVID-19 pandemic is still with us! Meantime, our editor extraordinaire, Sonja Pushchak, and her team have composed the first issue of PHSC News (20-03 – September 2020) after our non- break. Page … Continue reading →

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ZOOMin’ in the SIX

Posted on September 4, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. We held our sixth COVID-19 inspired exec meeting via ZOOM. A big thanks to Celio for arranging the meeting once again. Key changes are shown below. Toronto has entered stage 3, so we held our trunk show on August … Continue reading →

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Penta ZOOM Meeting

Posted on August 6, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. We held our fifth COVID-19 inspired exec meeting via ZOOM. Kudos to Celio for arranging the meeting once again. Key changes are shown below. As Toronto has entered stage 3, we can now schedule our trunk show. The July … Continue reading →

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ten – four (and even more)

Posted on July 5, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. We held our fourth COVID-19 inspired exec meeting via ZOOM. Kudos to Celio for arranging the meeting. Key changes are shown below. The big take away is deferral of our July Trunk Show into August to be safe. An … Continue reading →

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