A calendar is a system of measuring and recording the passage of time. Calendars have existed for thousands of years and were used by the Babylonians, the Egyptians, the Romans and the Greeks. Calendars are usually collected for their colorful illustrations, often attributed to a well-recognized artist of the period. Advertising calendars are also widely sought, particularly those showing company products. Calendar collecting is also a great companion to other collecting areas. The Calendar Collectors Society, established in 1995, is an organization dedicated to the study and preservation of calendars and calendar art. The history of calendars is tremendously interesting and the calendar collecting area can take various forms. Some examples are wall calendars, perpetual calendars, desk calendars, pocket calendars, postcard calendars, novelty calendars (calendars made from non-traditional materials, usually die-cuts or 3-dimensional), calendar plates, calendar towels, almanacs, diaries, and schedules. Many collectors build entire collections around calendar art, the beautiful illustrations used on calendars, often produced by famous artists or designers such as Maxfield Parrish, Norman Rockwell, Varga, Hy Hintermeister, Rolf Armstrong, R. Atkinson Fox and others. One of the largest calendar collecting areas is that of a companion collectible--advertising collectors who may build a collection around Coca-Cola, Santa Fe Railway, McDonalds, John Deere or hundreds of other corporations or product lines, include calendars distributed by that corporation as a part of their collection. Calendars as a companion collectible can also fit into a sports collection, celebrity collection, or political, royalty, World's Fair or any number of other collections. On a worldwide basis, pocket calendars (sometimes referred to as wallet calendars) is a large calendar collecting area in many countries. The CCS welcomes everyone interested in calendars... or related collectibles... to use our services and become a CCS member. See the membership application page on this website. CCS maintains the Calendar Collectors Society website and distributes a free Calendar Collectors eNews electronic newsletter. Go to http://americanaresources.com to subscribe to this and of the many other free E-Mail newsletters offerd by Americana Resources, Inc. Collectors and dealers are also assisted in buying and selling calendars and other related collectibles through the very inexpensive classified advertising offered on the website. 50-word advertisement for $10/year! The Calendar Collectors Society is operated by Americana Resources, Inc., an antiques and collectibles corporation located in Gaithersburg, Maryland. If you have questions regarding CCS please e-mail: info@CalendarCollectors.org Sorry, but CCS does not do appraisals on calendars or calendar-related material. Larry Krug & Rick Moses, Founders