CARD COMPANIES THAT APPEAR ON STAMPS
BEFORE SECOND ISSUE
Caterson & Brotz Co. 1880
D Lesser Manufacturer 1885
Excelsior Card Company 1888
F. H. Lowerre 1876
Globe Card Co. (Boston) 1878-1880
J. H. Bufford's Sons, Manufacturers (Boston, Mass.) 1877
Knickerbocker Playing Card Co. (NY) 1890
The Sterling Card Co. (NY) 1876
Tiffany & Co. 1879
Waterproof Playing Card Co. 1878
CARD COMPANIES THAT APPEARED ON STAMPS
BEFORE PRECANCELS
Aluminum Mfg. Co. (Two Rivers) 1901-1904
Atlas Playing Cards Co. 1895
August Petryl & Son 1922
Board Games & Co.
Caxton Printing Inc. 1918
Charles L. King
Chicago Card Company 1895
Cruver Playing Card Co. 1935
Dorrity Card Manufacturing Co. (NY)
or Continental PCC 1903-1906
Ecklay Sales Co. 1928
G. W. Clark 1893
Independent Card Corp. (Johnstown, Pa) 1926-1930
International Playing Card Co. 1895
International Playing Card Co. of America 1930
Knapp Electric Co. (Indianapolis) 1931
L. W. Marshall 1896
McLoughlin Bros (NY) 1895
Milton Bradley Co. 1920
North American Card Co. (Chicago) 1897
O. Playing Card Co., H.C.B. Mfg. Co.
(aka HCB Mfg) 1900
Regal & Wade
Ruledge Playing Card Co. 1908
S. F. Hanzel Card Co. 1925
Sanway Photo-Craft Co., Watertown, N.Y. 1920
Scalp Card Co.
Sutherland Co. 1925
The Celluloid Co. 1928
The deBower Publishing Co., Inc. (NY)
Walter M. Johnson 1893
Ward's (Boston) 1900
Winters Art Litho Co. 1894
World's Fair Souvenir Card Co. 1892
BEFORE SECOND ISSUE
Caterson & Brotz Co. 1880
D Lesser Manufacturer 1885
Excelsior Card Company 1888
F. H. Lowerre 1876
Globe Card Co. (Boston) 1878-1880
J. H. Bufford's Sons, Manufacturers (Boston, Mass.) 1877
Knickerbocker Playing Card Co. (NY) 1890
The Sterling Card Co. (NY) 1876
Tiffany & Co. 1879
Waterproof Playing Card Co. 1878
CARD COMPANIES THAT APPEARED ON STAMPS
BEFORE PRECANCELS
Aluminum Mfg. Co. (Two Rivers) 1901-1904
Atlas Playing Cards Co. 1895
August Petryl & Son 1922
Board Games & Co.
Caxton Printing Inc. 1918
Charles L. King
Chicago Card Company 1895
Cruver Playing Card Co. 1935
Dorrity Card Manufacturing Co. (NY)
or Continental PCC 1903-1906
Ecklay Sales Co. 1928
G. W. Clark 1893
Independent Card Corp. (Johnstown, Pa) 1926-1930
International Playing Card Co. 1895
International Playing Card Co. of America 1930
Knapp Electric Co. (Indianapolis) 1931
L. W. Marshall 1896
McLoughlin Bros (NY) 1895
Milton Bradley Co. 1920
North American Card Co. (Chicago) 1897
O. Playing Card Co., H.C.B. Mfg. Co.
(aka HCB Mfg) 1900
Regal & Wade
Ruledge Playing Card Co. 1908
S. F. Hanzel Card Co. 1925
Sanway Photo-Craft Co., Watertown, N.Y. 1920
Scalp Card Co.
Sutherland Co. 1925
The Celluloid Co. 1928
The deBower Publishing Co., Inc. (NY)
Walter M. Johnson 1893
Ward's (Boston) 1900
Winters Art Litho Co. 1894
World's Fair Souvenir Card Co. 1892
1926 PRECANCEL COMPANIES (RF20)
A.D. Andrew Dougherty
A.P.C. Co Arrco Playing Card Company
A.W.G. Artists and Writers Guild (subsidiary of Western Printing & Lithography Co.)
C.P.C. Co. Criterion Playing Card Company (Usually printed by Arrco)
N.A.S.Co National American Silver Company
N.Y.C.C. Co New York Consolidated Card Company
R.P.C. Co Russell Playing Card Company
S.P.C. Co Standard Playing Card Company
U.S.P.C. Co United States Playing Card Company
W.P.L. Co Western Printing & Lithography Company
1929 ADDED PRECANCELS (RF23)
C.D.C. Co Consolidated Dougherty Card Company
E.E.F. CORP E. E. Fairchild Corporation
E. E. Fairchild Corporation was formally known as All-Fair Toys and Games (Alderman-Fairchild Co.) until their name change in 1928.
G.A. Co Gibson Art Company
G.P.C. Co. Gibson Playing Card Company
1940-1965 (RF28)
RF28 is the same as RF27 but printed on the flat plate press and perforated 11. It was first issued August 2, 1940 and continued to be used until April 22, 1965, when the tax on playing cards was repealed. It was used by some of the smaller manufacturers and by many importers.
Probably some of the large manufacturers sold cards to distributors who affixed and cancelled their own stamp.
No attempt has been made to distinguish printed from hand stamped cancels, nor wet from dry prints.
Unless noted to the contrary all cancels are in red and are printed horizontally.
The cancels are listed alphabetically by initials or by surname if included in the cancel.
A.D. Andrew Dougherty
A.P.C. Co Arrco Playing Card Company
A.W.G. Artists and Writers Guild (subsidiary of Western Printing & Lithography Co.)
C.P.C. Co. Criterion Playing Card Company (Usually printed by Arrco)
N.A.S.Co National American Silver Company
N.Y.C.C. Co New York Consolidated Card Company
R.P.C. Co Russell Playing Card Company
S.P.C. Co Standard Playing Card Company
U.S.P.C. Co United States Playing Card Company
W.P.L. Co Western Printing & Lithography Company
1929 ADDED PRECANCELS (RF23)
C.D.C. Co Consolidated Dougherty Card Company
E.E.F. CORP E. E. Fairchild Corporation
E. E. Fairchild Corporation was formally known as All-Fair Toys and Games (Alderman-Fairchild Co.) until their name change in 1928.
G.A. Co Gibson Art Company
G.P.C. Co. Gibson Playing Card Company
1940-1965 (RF28)
RF28 is the same as RF27 but printed on the flat plate press and perforated 11. It was first issued August 2, 1940 and continued to be used until April 22, 1965, when the tax on playing cards was repealed. It was used by some of the smaller manufacturers and by many importers.
Probably some of the large manufacturers sold cards to distributors who affixed and cancelled their own stamp.
No attempt has been made to distinguish printed from hand stamped cancels, nor wet from dry prints.
Unless noted to the contrary all cancels are in red and are printed horizontally.
The cancels are listed alphabetically by initials or by surname if included in the cancel.
A D G Co - in blue.
A M C/ August 5 69
Anglo Continental
A P - vertical, letters 9 mm high and joined. Found on the tuck case of a Bicycle deck made by the USPC Co.
A. P. C. CO - Arco Playing Card Co.
A P C CO/ MAR 18 1965 - no periods; also dated 8-5-3.
A. P. C. & M. CO. - also cancel doubled. Believed these cards were made in the U. S., exported and taxed on re-entry.
A. S. W./INC. - vertical between bars and reading up.
A T C/11-64 - large serif letters.
Cancelled /Bally Mfg. Co/May 28, 1941 - typewritten.
B & B A - Brown & Bigelow Art.
B M C - Also with bar under "M".
B N - red, 4 mm high, between vertical bars 12 mm apart
BUR-WIL IMPORT/DEC 21st 1964 - black.
C. B. C. C. - inverted.
Clifton Sales CO/ ? ? ? - black handstamp on. diagonal.
C. M. CO. - violet between bars, Cruver Manuf. Co.
C M CO - black, no bars or periods.
C. M. C. - block letters between bars.
C M & D
C N & D CO - black, between bars 51h mm· apart
Collectors Haven/P. O. Box 1819/Chicago, ? ? ? - black.
C. P. C. C. - incomplete cancel, may be in box; also "double. Criterion Playing Card Co.
CRUVER - blue.
DEX - black.
D. P. P. C./Corp - normal, also inverted. Dale Plastic Playing Card Co.
D. P. P. C./Co - normal, also inverted.
D S/7-23-53 - black.
E. II. O. & CO. -- in box.
F. A. N./CO. - in circle, date added, made in Denmark.
F K H
H M C - Hall Mark Cards
Based on dates of cancellation it is believed that Hall Mark Cards used RF28 from November 1, 1961, to June 22, 1965.
There are two types of cancel, in both of which the first line consists of the initials "H M C" in serif caps 5 mm high.
In Type 1 the date, the second line, is shown in numerals.
11-1-61 11-3-61 11-6-61 11-10-61 11-13-61 12-8-61 12-22-61 12-29-61 1-16-62 1-20-62 1-25-62 3-2-62 3-9-62 3-20-62
In Type 2 the day is not shown, the month is spelled out, and the year is shown in full.
The following months have been reported;
1962 April, May, June, July and Sept.
1963 Feb., March, April, Oct. and Nov.
1964 March, June and July.
1965 May.
H H of C - black, in circle, normal; also inverted.
H. OF P. CO. - violet, also in black dated. Hermes of Paris.
H R Son
F R & S - red, also in black.
I. D. C./? ? ? -1960 - blue, black.
I D G 7 28 50 - blue.
I L C - Heraclio Fournier.
I R E Co - black.
J J I C AUG 21 1962 - blue.
J MASS/AUG 1956 - black; also in blue.
K&S
K & V CO - without date or with sundry dates. Made in Austria.
KEM CARDS - "KEM" in monogram at left.
KEM CARDS - black.
KEV. CO./Jun 2nd 1962
K. P. P. C./Co. - between bars. Kem Playing Card Co.
KS - blue.
NEW ADDRESS/THE LANSELLE COMPANY/837 TRACTION AVENUE/LOS ANGELES, CALIF. - A long 4-line cancel printed in caps.
L P C - black or in blue block letters between bars. Lane Playing Card Co.
M. P. S./Lawrence, Kansas. - black between bars. Miller Print Shop cards from England.
A. M. Newman/IMPORTER/? ? ?
Ostrich - round cards made in England.
P N C - made in Hong Kong.
Q. P. A. - red or in violet, vertical bars left and right. Quality Park Art.
R M C
R. R. C./Co. - or possibly Q. R. C./Co.
R S & C C /MAR./? ? ?
R S & CO./OCT. 28 1952
R S & CO./ date not clear - black.
R S & CO./AUG. 30, 1950 - black, blue or red.
R W - block letters 9 mm high, 32 mm apart, also inverted.
S-B - normal, also inverted.
AUG 26 1963/S. I. ?. F.
S. S. ADAMS Co./1945 - also 1947.
S. S. ADAMS Co - inverted, date not clear.
THE AKRON/Jan 25 1964 - in box 29x17 mm.
THE HANDE SHOPPE/WICHITA, KANSAS (Opened Aug. 1964 by Dilmond D. Postlewait)
The same - in black between bars; also inverted between bars 1.5 mm apart.
The same - SHOPPE spelled SHOPDE.
The same - in script between bars "hande Shoppe, Wichita, Kansas".
TIC
TLC
T T C - possibly in box.
V. F. - red, between bars, vertically reading down.
V. M. S./U. S. A.
V P I - red, normal or inverted with sundry dates. Also blurry normal. Made in Japan. Viscount Products Inc.
June 16, 1953 - Diagonal handstamp reading up. Manuscript initials. "al operations/ in charges/ good D. C." partial violet cancel reading up.
A M C/ August 5 69
Anglo Continental
A P - vertical, letters 9 mm high and joined. Found on the tuck case of a Bicycle deck made by the USPC Co.
A. P. C. CO - Arco Playing Card Co.
A P C CO/ MAR 18 1965 - no periods; also dated 8-5-3.
A. P. C. & M. CO. - also cancel doubled. Believed these cards were made in the U. S., exported and taxed on re-entry.
A. S. W./INC. - vertical between bars and reading up.
A T C/11-64 - large serif letters.
Cancelled /Bally Mfg. Co/May 28, 1941 - typewritten.
B & B A - Brown & Bigelow Art.
B M C - Also with bar under "M".
B N - red, 4 mm high, between vertical bars 12 mm apart
BUR-WIL IMPORT/DEC 21st 1964 - black.
C. B. C. C. - inverted.
Clifton Sales CO/ ? ? ? - black handstamp on. diagonal.
C. M. CO. - violet between bars, Cruver Manuf. Co.
C M CO - black, no bars or periods.
C. M. C. - block letters between bars.
C M & D
C N & D CO - black, between bars 51h mm· apart
Collectors Haven/P. O. Box 1819/Chicago, ? ? ? - black.
C. P. C. C. - incomplete cancel, may be in box; also "double. Criterion Playing Card Co.
CRUVER - blue.
DEX - black.
D. P. P. C./Corp - normal, also inverted. Dale Plastic Playing Card Co.
D. P. P. C./Co - normal, also inverted.
D S/7-23-53 - black.
E. II. O. & CO. -- in box.
F. A. N./CO. - in circle, date added, made in Denmark.
F K H
H M C - Hall Mark Cards
Based on dates of cancellation it is believed that Hall Mark Cards used RF28 from November 1, 1961, to June 22, 1965.
There are two types of cancel, in both of which the first line consists of the initials "H M C" in serif caps 5 mm high.
In Type 1 the date, the second line, is shown in numerals.
11-1-61 11-3-61 11-6-61 11-10-61 11-13-61 12-8-61 12-22-61 12-29-61 1-16-62 1-20-62 1-25-62 3-2-62 3-9-62 3-20-62
In Type 2 the day is not shown, the month is spelled out, and the year is shown in full.
The following months have been reported;
1962 April, May, June, July and Sept.
1963 Feb., March, April, Oct. and Nov.
1964 March, June and July.
1965 May.
H H of C - black, in circle, normal; also inverted.
H. OF P. CO. - violet, also in black dated. Hermes of Paris.
H R Son
F R & S - red, also in black.
I. D. C./? ? ? -1960 - blue, black.
I D G 7 28 50 - blue.
I L C - Heraclio Fournier.
I R E Co - black.
J J I C AUG 21 1962 - blue.
J MASS/AUG 1956 - black; also in blue.
K&S
K & V CO - without date or with sundry dates. Made in Austria.
KEM CARDS - "KEM" in monogram at left.
KEM CARDS - black.
KEV. CO./Jun 2nd 1962
K. P. P. C./Co. - between bars. Kem Playing Card Co.
KS - blue.
NEW ADDRESS/THE LANSELLE COMPANY/837 TRACTION AVENUE/LOS ANGELES, CALIF. - A long 4-line cancel printed in caps.
L P C - black or in blue block letters between bars. Lane Playing Card Co.
M. P. S./Lawrence, Kansas. - black between bars. Miller Print Shop cards from England.
A. M. Newman/IMPORTER/? ? ?
Ostrich - round cards made in England.
P N C - made in Hong Kong.
Q. P. A. - red or in violet, vertical bars left and right. Quality Park Art.
R M C
R. R. C./Co. - or possibly Q. R. C./Co.
R S & C C /MAR./? ? ?
R S & CO./OCT. 28 1952
R S & CO./ date not clear - black.
R S & CO./AUG. 30, 1950 - black, blue or red.
R W - block letters 9 mm high, 32 mm apart, also inverted.
S-B - normal, also inverted.
AUG 26 1963/S. I. ?. F.
S. S. ADAMS Co./1945 - also 1947.
S. S. ADAMS Co - inverted, date not clear.
THE AKRON/Jan 25 1964 - in box 29x17 mm.
THE HANDE SHOPPE/WICHITA, KANSAS (Opened Aug. 1964 by Dilmond D. Postlewait)
The same - in black between bars; also inverted between bars 1.5 mm apart.
The same - SHOPPE spelled SHOPDE.
The same - in script between bars "hande Shoppe, Wichita, Kansas".
TIC
TLC
T T C - possibly in box.
V. F. - red, between bars, vertically reading down.
V. M. S./U. S. A.
V P I - red, normal or inverted with sundry dates. Also blurry normal. Made in Japan. Viscount Products Inc.
June 16, 1953 - Diagonal handstamp reading up. Manuscript initials. "al operations/ in charges/ good D. C." partial violet cancel reading up.
The following cancellations all have the same design-the initials of the company with three horizontal wavy lines before and after. All are horizontal and all are in red.
A C - normal, also inverted, also in violet.
T C - red, black or violet. Lanselle Co.
L P - red, also purple. Livingston Plastics.
L . p - black, Livingston Plastics.
N P - initials 71Aa mm or 9.5 mm wide. Northbrook Plastics, Chicago.
A C - normal, also inverted, also in violet.
T C - red, black or violet. Lanselle Co.
L P - red, also purple. Livingston Plastics.
L . p - black, Livingston Plastics.
N P - initials 71Aa mm or 9.5 mm wide. Northbrook Plastics, Chicago.
OTHER KNOWN COMPANY CANCELLATIONS
"7cH" Harris & Company (G. H. Harris & Company in Brooklyn?)
A. B. N. Co. American Bank Note Company
A.P.C. & M.Co. Arrco Playing Card & Manufacturing
B & B / St. Paul Brown & Bigelow
C. P. C. Creative Playing Card
C. M. Cruver Manufacturing Company
D. P. P. C. Co. Dale Plastic Playing Card
D. P. P. C. Corp. Dale Plastic Playing Card
Forcolor 60 East 42nd, NYC
H. V. Loring 4557 Oakenwald Ave., Chicago, Ill. (1919)
I. P. C. Co. International Playing Card Company (1896-97)
J. A. F. / CO. J. A. Foster Company Providence, R I (1919)
KPB&CCO Kalamazoo Paper Box & Card Co.
KPCCo Kalamazoo Playing Card Co.
K.P.P.C. KEM Cards
K. P. Inc. King Playing Card Company
L. P. C. Lane Playing Card Company (3000 Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA)
L. P. H. Logan Printing House of Chicago
MBSCo Max B. Scheffer Company
MBSCC Max B. Scheffer Card Company
M.N.Co. Magic Novelty Company (1918 RF11 cancellation)
MPCCo Magic Playing Card Company
N. A. C. CO. North American Card Company (Chicago)
NASCO / P. C. CO. National American Silver Company (Usually printed by Brown & Bigelow)
N. P. Northbrook Plastic Card Company
QPA Quality Park Agency
S. S. Adams & Co. Søren Adam Sørensen/Sam Adams Novelty Company of New Jersey
The Avoid Playing
Card Company (1948) Tampa, Florida
V.P.I. Viscount Products Inc. (Importers ?)
"7cH" Harris & Company (G. H. Harris & Company in Brooklyn?)
A. B. N. Co. American Bank Note Company
A.P.C. & M.Co. Arrco Playing Card & Manufacturing
B & B / St. Paul Brown & Bigelow
C. P. C. Creative Playing Card
C. M. Cruver Manufacturing Company
D. P. P. C. Co. Dale Plastic Playing Card
D. P. P. C. Corp. Dale Plastic Playing Card
Forcolor 60 East 42nd, NYC
H. V. Loring 4557 Oakenwald Ave., Chicago, Ill. (1919)
I. P. C. Co. International Playing Card Company (1896-97)
J. A. F. / CO. J. A. Foster Company Providence, R I (1919)
KPB&CCO Kalamazoo Paper Box & Card Co.
KPCCo Kalamazoo Playing Card Co.
K.P.P.C. KEM Cards
K. P. Inc. King Playing Card Company
L. P. C. Lane Playing Card Company (3000 Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA)
L. P. H. Logan Printing House of Chicago
MBSCo Max B. Scheffer Company
MBSCC Max B. Scheffer Card Company
M.N.Co. Magic Novelty Company (1918 RF11 cancellation)
MPCCo Magic Playing Card Company
N. A. C. CO. North American Card Company (Chicago)
NASCO / P. C. CO. National American Silver Company (Usually printed by Brown & Bigelow)
N. P. Northbrook Plastic Card Company
QPA Quality Park Agency
S. S. Adams & Co. Søren Adam Sørensen/Sam Adams Novelty Company of New Jersey
The Avoid Playing
Card Company (1948) Tampa, Florida
V.P.I. Viscount Products Inc. (Importers ?)
UNKNOWN COMPANY CANCELLATIONS
B. NEWMAN Importer
C. M. Co.
G. P. C.
I. D. C.
I. D. G.
J. B. LIPPINCOTT CO. / PHILADA. PA. / 8.30.'94 (Book Publishers)
K & V Co
K & S
KP
L. E. & C.
OUR HOUSE / 993 Market St / S. F.
Bernard Conway, proprietor Our House saloon 993 Market St., San Francisco (1892-1895)
B. NEWMAN Importer
C. M. Co.
G. P. C.
I. D. C.
I. D. G.
J. B. LIPPINCOTT CO. / PHILADA. PA. / 8.30.'94 (Book Publishers)
K & V Co
K & S
KP
L. E. & C.
OUR HOUSE / 993 Market St / S. F.
Bernard Conway, proprietor Our House saloon 993 Market St., San Francisco (1892-1895)
PAPYRUS / PAPETERIES / INC 3/19/38 26 W 29th St NY
Julius Beckhard's paper product store in New York City.
Julius Beckhard's paper product store in New York City.
RS&Co - SCHULTZ DRUG CO. / 16th & Curtis Sts / Denver Colo / Nov. 1 1907
T.
T. T.
U. P. CO.