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St Louis, Missouri, USA SAMUEL CUPPLES ENVELOPE CO ST LOUIS – NEW YORK STATIONERY LICENSEE Samuel Cupples (13 September 1831 to 6 January 1912) was one of the 13 children of James and Elizabeth Cupples who emigrated from County Down, Ireland. His father established a school in Pittsburgh but it is said that Cupples hadContinue reading “Samuel Cupples Envelope Company”

Russo-Japanese War of 1904 to 1905 The Great Victory of Japan “Banzai” FEB 7, 1904 The Battle of Chemulpo Bay was a naval battle on 9 February 1904, off the coast of present-day Incheon, Korea. The opening stage of the war began with a pre-emptive strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the Russian Pacific Fleet spread among Port Arthur, Vladivostok, and Chemulpo Bay. Command of the Japanese ChemulpoContinue reading “Military cards”

Although much more a feature of the divided-back era, many photographic studios, when printing the efforts of their customers did so on postcard blanks. The Eastman Kodak Company was founded by George Eastman (1854 to 1932) and Henry A. Strong (1838 to 1919) on 4 September 1888, and headquartered in Rochester, New York. It wasContinue reading “One-off Cards”

Here are some distinctive styles of “POST CARD”. Otherwise, try my Publishers’ Initials Logos and Series page. Carlo Bassani Blum & Degen Golike & Wilburg Knackstedt & Näther K&N produced cards for a number of Scandinavian publishers in a distinctive font and wording. Source: Famgus Vykort Lichtenstern & Hariri PB, Harlesden, London N.W. Trenkler ValentineContinue reading ““POST CARD” Clues”

Source: The Stamp Atlas by Stuart Rossiter & John Flower, 1986, Macdonald & Co; All About Post Cards by W.J. Scott, August 1903, Scott & Wilson, Leeds. Austria Bavaria Bavaria was established in 1804. it issued its first postcard in 1870. Its stamps ceased to be valid on 30 June 1920. The card brought outContinue reading “Official Cards”

Peacock Brand and bird illustration were first used in December 190020 by the Pictorial Stationery Company Limited (qv). There are three categories of card: 1 The three digit series These are tinted photographs of England and Wales. The place names are largely in red and the reverses started in brown but soon became green –Continue reading “Peacock Brand”

I have restricted each entry in the Directory to one card. Where there is another excellent card, I will put it on this page with a link to the Directory entry. Meantime, here’s a rather sweet card by an unknown publisher bringing Christmas greetings in 1902. It is one of the few undivided-backs to featureContinue reading “more cards”

Stereo Views Fabric Wolff Hagelberg of Berlin published unusual cards including a Christmas card decrorated with felt flowers. Giant Cards Before 1918 ETW Dennis of Scarborough published a series of Giant View Cards, a massive 12.4 by 9 inches. John Tilley of Ledbury printed and published a series of Giant Photo-Cards, 8 by 11 inches,Continue reading “Unusual cards”