Phone card collecting fever hits the United States

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Telephone card collecting has become widespread in the US since the hobby was popularized in Japan during 1983. Over 216 telephone companies provide cards in 153 countries and collectors are estimated at 2.5 million. Companies and fundraising groups also use telephone cards for marketing purposes.

United States, Telecommunications services industry, Telecommunications industry, Marketing, Popular culture, Collections and collecting, Telephone calling cards, Plastic transaction cards, Transaction cards

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Collecting Hollywood memorabilia from World War II

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Famous Hollywood actors such as Burt Lancaster, Henry Fonda, Rock Hudson, and Clark Gable joined the country's Armed Forces during World War II. Shops, auctions catalogs, and studios offer celebrity memorabilia from the erafrom a few hundred dollars to thousands of dollars per set.

World War II, 1939-1945, Collectibles, 1940s (Decade) AD

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Roy Rogers, still "king of the cowboys."(Hollywood entertainer)

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Entertainer Roy Rogers, considered a legend both on screen and in real life, passed away in July 1998. Rogers, whose career lasted some 60 years starring in Western films and singing, was the epitome of the American cowboy from the 1930s to the 1950s.

Behavior, Personalities, Western films, Western movies, Rogers, Roy

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