Guide to
Publisher’s Initials
This guide is meant to help in the identification of postcards publishers and printers when no full name appears on the card. While some publishers used initials exclusively to identify themselves, others alternated between their full name or logo without any consistency. Do to the nature of initials there are multiple publishers who used the same letters so this method of identification is by no means foolproof. It may also be difficult to determine if the initials belong to a publisher or to a printer, as the same company could function as one or the other or both at the same time. It may be noted that on many European cards the abbreviation may incorporate the name of the publisher’s town so they don’t exactly match the company name. Many times the full written name of the town may follow the initials, which is often confused with part of a persons name. This is not a complete list as many publisher’s full names remain unknown. Further information on the publishers highlighted in red may be found in our Publisher Section.
A
A. | Hans Andres | Hamburg, Germany |
A.A. | Anglo American Co. | London, England |
A.&C.B. | A. & C. Black, Ltd. | London, England |
A.&P.K. | Atkinson & Pollitt | Kendal, England |
A.C. | Arthur Kapper | Topeka, Kansas |
A.C.B.&Co. | A.C. Bosselman & Co. | New York, New York |
A. Co. | Acmegraph Co. | Chicago, Illinois |
A.E.B. | A.E. Banks | Hove, England |
A.E.&C. | A.&C. Coppock | Blackpool, England |
A.H. Co. | Albert Hahn Co. | New York, New York |
A.K. | A. Kagen | Boston, Massachusetts |
A.L. | Aristophot Co. Ltd. | London, England |
The A.M. Co. | Art Manufacturing Co. | Zanesville, Ohio |
A.N.C.Y.N. | American News Co, | New York, New York |
A.N. Co. | Atkinson News Co. | Tilton, New Hampshire |
A.N. | Alfred Noyer Studio | Paris, France |
A.O.B. Co. | A.O. Boeres | Phoenix, Arizona |
A.P. | A. Papeghin | Paris, France |
A.P.C.C. | Asbury Park Card Co. | Asbury Park, New Jersey |
A.P. Co. | Avis Publishing Co. | Birmingham, England |
A.P.C. Co. | Ashville Post Card Co. | Ashville, North Carolina |
A.P.C. Co. | Auburn Post Card Mfg. Co. | Auburn, Indiana |
A.R.&C.iB | Arthur Rehn & Co. | Berlin, Germany |
A.R.W. | Arw Kiekjes | Java |
A.S. | Alfred Schweizer | Hamburg, Germany |
A.S. | A. Scheers | Brussells, Belgium |
A.S.M. | A. Scrocchi | Milan, Italy |
A.W.R. | A.W. Rosenzweig | Zurich, Switzerland |
A.Y. | A.W. Yallop | Yarmouth, England |
B
B. | L. Beard | Atlantic City, New Jersy |
B. | Paul Bender | Zurich, Switzerland |
B.A.P.Co. | Brooklyn Art Publishing Co. | New York, New York |
B.&Co. | Bradford & Co. | St. Joseph, Michigan |
B.&D. | Blum & Degen | London, England |
B.B. | Berger Bros. Publishers | Providence, Rhode Island |
B.B. London | Birn Brothers, Ltd | London England |
B.C. or B.C.C. | Braun, Clement & Co. | Paris, France |
B. Co. | Bamforth & Co. | Holmfirth, England |
B.F. | Balconnier Freres | Algeria |
B.H.C. | Conrad Hundt Co. | Germany |
B.H. Co. | Bagby Howe Drug Co. | Louisville, Kentucky |
B.I.T.Co. | Benham Indian Trading Co. | Los Angeles, California |
B.K.W.I. | Bruder Kohn | Vienna, Austria |
B.P.C. Co. | Braun Post Card Co. | Cleveland, Ohio |
B.P.C.Co. | Brooklyn Post Card Co. | Brooklyn, New York |
B.R. Co | Boughton Robbins Co. | Spokane, Washington |
B.S. | Barton Spooner Co. | Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York |
B.S. | B. Sirven | Paris, France |
B.S.R. Co. | B.S. Reynolds Co. | Washington, D.C. |
B.W. | Brown & Woodley | White Rock, England |
B.Y. Co | Blanchard, Young & Co. | Providence, Rhode Island |
B.Z | Paul Bender | Zurich, Switzerland |
C
C. | Helen A. Casterline | Buffalo, New York |
C.A.D. | Cie Alsacienne des Arts Photomecaniques | Strasburg, Germany |
C.A.K. | C.A. King Cigar & News Store | Geneva, New York |
C.A.R | Edward V. Carcavallo | Naples, Italy |
C.A.T. | Charles A. Townsend | Belfast, Maine |
C. & O. | Chessler & Oberender | Baltamore, Maryland |
C.B.S. | College Book Store | Kingston, Ontario |
C.-C. | G.M.H. Coleby-Clarke | London, England |
C.C.C. | Cassens Card Co. | Belfast, Maine |
C.C. Co. | Carolina Card Co. | Ashville, North Carolina |
C.C.C.C. | Commercial Colortype Co. | Chicago, Illinois |
C.C.E. Co. | Central City Engraving Co. | Syracuse, New York |
C.G.L. | Carl Garte | Leipzig, Saxony |
C.H.N.C. | C.H. Nadin | Chesterfield, England |
C.H.P. | C.H. Pease | Canaan, Connecticut |
C.H.S. | Charles H. Seddon | Providence, Rhode Island |
C.J. | C. Jordi | Havana, Cuba |
C.J.S. | C. Jurischeh | Salzburg, Austria |
C.K.D. | Cramers Kunstanst | Dortmund, Germany |
C.K.T. | Kunzli Brothers | Zurich, Switzerland |
C.L.B. | C. Lardier | Besancon, France |
C.L.W. | Charles LeWars | Reading, Pennsylvania |
C.M. | C. Malcuit | Paris, France |
C.M.&Co. | C. Modena & Co. | London, England |
C.P.C. | Cotswold Publishing Co., Ltd. | Wotton-Underedge, England |
C.P.C. | Clear Pool Camp | Carmel, New York |
C.P.C.&N. Co. | Century Post Card & Novelty Co. | New York, New York |
C.P.C. Co. | Central Post Card Co. | Fort Scott, Kansas |
C.P.C.C.M. | Continental Post Card Co. | Manchester, England |
C.P.I. | Carte Postal Illustation Society | Paris, France |
C.P.I. | Columbia Polytechnic Institute | Washington, D.C. |
C.P.C. | City Postcard Co. | London, England |
C.R.C. | Charles R. Childs | Chicago, Illinois |
C.S. | Coll Salisti | Barcelona, Spain |
C.S. | C. Stenders | Enebergrettiget, Holland |
C.T. | Charles Tarrow | Middletown, New York |
C.V. | Charles Voisey | London, England |
C.V. Co. | Cardinell Vincent Co. | San Fransisco, California |
C.W.&Co.Ltd. | Charles Worcester & Co., Ltd. | Bristol, England |
C.W.H. | Charles W. Hughes | Mechanicville, New York |
D
D. | Donauland Postcards | Vienna, Austria |
D.B. | F.B. den Boer | Middleburg, Holland |
D.B. | Danziger & Berman | New Haven, Connecticut |
D.B.E. | Durie, Brown & Co. | Edinburgh, Scotland |
D.E.&S., Ltd. | David Eisner & Son, Ltd. (City Postcards) | London, England |
D.F.&Co. | Delittle Fenwick & Co. | York, England |
D.F.W. | Dresdnor Farbentotofraphic Werkstadt | Dresden, Saxony |
D.J.H. | Deutches Jungendherbergwerk | Hamberg, Germany |
D.K.B. | Divald Karoly | Budapest, Hungry |
D.P. | Dawkes & Partridge | Wells, England |
D.R. | Doncaster Rotophot Co., Ltd. | Duncaster, England |
D.T. Co. | Dr. Trenkler Co. | Leipzig, Saxony |
E
E.A.G.F. | E.A. Gotz | Franzenbad, Austria |
E.A.S. | E.A. Seemann | Leipzig, Saxony |
E.A.S. | E.A. Schwerdtfteger & Co. | London, England |
E.B.T.Co. | Emery, Bird, Thayer Co. | Kansas City, Missouri |
E.&Co.B. | Edwards & Co. | Birmingham, England |
E.C.K. | E.C. Kropp Co. | Milwaukee, Wisconson |
E.D.L. | Emile Dumont | Leige, Belgium |
E.D.W. | E.D. West Co. | South Yarmouth, Massachusetts |
E.G. Co. | Edward Gross Co. | New York, New York |
E.J.H. | E.J. Hey & Co., Ltd. | London, England |
E.K.M. | Emil Kohn | Nuremberg, Bavaria |
E.K.N. | Emil Kohn | Nurenburg, Bavaria |
E.L. | Theodore Eisman (Theochrome) | New York, New York |
E.L.A. | Excelsior Fine Art Publishing Co. | London, England |
E.L.D. | Eugene Le Delay | Paris, France |
E.L.S. | East London Printing Co. | London, England |
E.M. | E. Minka | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
E.M.T. | E.M. Cliche | Tunis, Tunisia |
E.N.O. | I.L. Eno | San Diego, California |
E.P.A. | Albert Phototype Establishment | Algers, Algeria |
E.S | E. Sborgi | Florence, Italy |
E.S | Ernst G. Svanstrom | Stockholm, Sweden |
E.TW.D.&S. | E.T.W. Dennis & Sons, Ltd. | London, England |
E.V.R. | Enrico Verdesi | Rome, Italy |
F
F.A.O. Co. | F.A. Owen Co. | Dansville, New York |
F.A.S. | Frederick A. Stokes Co. | New York, New York |
F.&S. | Frye & Smith. Ltd. | San Diego, California |
F.&W. | Fisher & Wittig | Leipzig, Saxony |
F.F. | F. Fleury | Paris, France |
F.G.B. | Finkenrath & Grasnick | Berlin, Germany |
F.G.S. Co. | Frank G. Smith Co. | Milwaikee, Wisconsin |
F.G.T.Co. | F. G. Temme Co. | Newark, New Jersey |
F.H. | Franz Huld | New York, New York |
F.K.D. | Krille & Martin | Dresden, Bavaria |
F.K.G. | F. Knollmuller | Graz, Germany |
F.F&Co. | F. Frankel & Co. | London, England |
F.K. | F. Kehrhan & Co. | Bexley Heath, England |
F.L. | Frederic Laugier | Nice, France |
F.M. | Ferenz-Martini | New York, New York |
F.M. | F. Martin | Mexico City, Mexico |
F.O.W. | Fredereick O. Wolter | Berlin, Germany |
F.P.P. Co. | Fort Pitt Publishing Co. | Pittsburg, PA |
F.Ph.G. | Farbenphotographische Gesellschaft | Stuttgart, Germany |
F.W.K.R. | F.W.K. Reed | Bangor, Maine |
G
G. | Sam Gabriel | New York, New York |
G.A. | German-American Novelty & Art Co. | New York, New York |
G.A.&Co. | G. Ajelli & Co., Ltd | London, England |
G.A.B. | Granbergs | Berlin, Germany |
G.A. Co. | Gibson Art Co. | Cincinnati, Ohio |
G.B. Co. | Gieson Brothers & Co. | London, England |
G.&M. | Gerstenberger & Muller | Bozen, Austria |
G.&P. | Gale & Polden, Ltd. | Aldershot, England |
G.B. | G. Burdricks | Cape Toen, South Africa |
G.D.&D.L. | Gottschalk, Dreyfuss & Davis Co., Ltd. | London, England |
G.F. | G. Frederich | Leipzig, Saxony |
G.F. Co. | Gustave Fischer Co. | Hartford, Connecticut |
G.G. | Gutmann & Gutmann | New York, New York |
G.J.S. | Jaeger | Geneva, Switzerland |
G.M. | Richter & Co. | Naples, Italy |
G.M.C. Co. | Green Mountain Card Co. | White River Junction, Vermont |
G.M.S. | Green Mountain Studios | White River Junction, Vermont |
G.N. Co. | Gray News Co. | Salt Lake City, Utah |
G.N.R. | Great Northern Railway | England |
G.P. | Gale & Polden, Ltd | London, England |
G.P.M. | G. Pini | Modenia, Italy |
G.Seda | Grafia-Sezione | Rome, Italy |
G.W. | G.E. Watson | Long Beach, California |
G.W.W. | G.W. Wilson & Co., Ltd | Aberdeen, Scotland |
H
H. | Henderson Litho Co. | Cincinnati, Ohio |
H. | Hockland Co. Co. | Germany |
H.&B. | Harding & Billings | New Zealand |
H. | Horwitz Brothers Co. | Elmira, New York |
H.B. | Hutson Brothers, Ltd. | London, England |
H.B. | Hoursch & Bechstedt | Cologne, Germany |
H.B.&S, | Harvey Barton & Son | Bristol, England |
H.C.&S, | H. Coates | Wisbech, England |
H. Co. | F.G. Henry Co. | New York, New York |
H.G. | Henri Georges | Brussels, Belgium |
H.G.G.W.L. | H. Graham Glen | Wertley, Leeds, England |
H.G.L. | Henry Garner - Living Picture Post Card Co. | Leicester, England |
H.H. | Harold Hahn Co. | New Haven, Connecticut |
H.H. Co. | Henry Heininger Co. | New York, New York |
H.H. Co. | H. Hagemiester Co. | New York, New York |
H.H.T. Co. | H.H. Tammen Co. | Denver, Colorado |
H.K&Co. | Hubert Kohler & Co. | Munich, Bavaria |
H.L Co. | Hugo Lang & Co. | Liverpool, England |
H.L. Co. | Hugn C. Leighton Co. | Portland, Maine |
H.L.N.&Co. | H.L. Nichols & Co. | Nampa, Idaho |
H.L.W. | H.L. Woeler | Buffalo, New York |
H.M. | Hauser & Menet | Madrid, Spain |
H.M.&Co. | Henry Moss & Co. | London, England |
H.P. | H. Phillips | Katoomba, Australia |
H.P.C. Co. | Harry P. Cann & Bros. Co. | Baltimore, Maryland |
H.&S, | Hayton & Son | Carlisle, England |
H.S.T. | H. Sting | Tubingen, Germany |
H.S.V. | H.S.V. Lithograph Co. | New York, New York |
H.St.C. | Herman Striemann | Cottbus, Germany |
H.V.&C. | H. Vertigan & Co. | London, England |
H.W,M. | H. Wutz | Munich, Bavaria |
H.W.P. Co | Hoover-Watson Printing Co. | Indianapolis, Indiana |
I
I.A. | International Art Co. | London, England |
I.C. | Ingram Clarke & Co., Ltd | Ilfracombe, England |
I.F.A. | International Fine Art Co. | Montreal, Canada |
I.M.O. | I. & M. Ottenheimer Co. | Baltimore, Maryland |
I.P.C.C. | Illustrated Post Card Co. | New York, New York |
I.P.C. Co. | Import Post Card Co. | New York, New York |
I.P.C. Co. | International Post Card Co. | Montreal, Canada |
I.P.C. Co. | Imperial Post Card Co. | Atlanta, Georgia |
I.R. | I. Robbins & Sons | Boston, Massachusetts |
I.R.S. | I. Robbins & Sons | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
I.S. | I. Steinfelt | Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
I.S. | Ignatz Stern | New York, New York |
I.S.N. Co | Interstate News Co. | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
I.T.S.Inc. | Inter Mountain Tourist Supply Co. | Salt Lake City, Utah |
J
J.&S.Ltd. T. on T. | J.M. Jackson & Son, Ltd. | Grimsby, England |
J.B. | Julius Bien | New York, New York |
J.B.&Co. | J. Beagles & Co. | London, England |
J.B.H. | J.B. Hoffman | NHarrisburg, Pennsylvania |
J.C.V.P.C.Co. | John C. Voight Post Card Co. | Jersey City, New Jersey |
J.F.A. | John F. Amonn | Bozen, Germany |
J.H.&S, | James Henderson & Sons, Ltd. | London, England |
J.J. | Jullian Freres | Geneva, Switzerland |
J.J.K.&Co. | J.J. Keliher & Co., Ltd. | London, England |
J.M.&Co., Ltd. | J.A. McCulloch & Co., Ltd. | Edinburg, Scotland |
J.J.N.&Co. | J.J. Newberry & Co. | Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania |
J.K.A, | Jones, Keyser & Arras | New York, New York |
J.K.N.Y. | Joseph Koehler | New York, New York |
J.K.T. | J. Kron | Trier, Germany |
J.L. | J. Lacoste | Madrid, Spain |
J.L.M.Jr. | J.L. Mauro, Jr. | Panama City, Panama |
J.L.R. Co. | J.L. Robbins Co. | Spokane, Washington |
J.M.J. Co. | J.M. Jackson & Son | Grimsby, England |
J.P.B. | J.B. Bell Co. | Lynchburg, Virginia |
J.P.P. | J. Plichta | Prague, Bohemia |
J.R. | Ruben Publishing Co. | Newburgh, New York |
J.R.H. | J. Raymond Howe | Chicago, Illinois |
J.R.W. | J.R. Waeger | Echternach, Belgium |
J.S. | J.J. Samuels, Ltd | London, England |
J.S. | J. Solomon | New London, Connecticut |
J.S.K. | Johann Saska | Krems, Germany |
J.S.McD. | J.S. McDermott | St. Louis, Missouri |
J.S.P. | J. Svec | Prague, Bohemia |
J.S.W. | J.S. Wooley | Ballston Spa, New York |
J.T.&Co. | John Thridgould & Co. | London, England |
J.T.S. | J. Thomas Smith | Baltimore, Maryland |
J.V.H. Co. | J.V. Hartman & Co. | Boston, Massachusetts |
J.W.B. | J.W. Bland | London, England |
J.W.S. | J. Welch & Sons | Portsmouth, England |
K
K. | Koppell Color Cards | Hawthorne, New Jersey |
K. | Kyle Co. | Louisville, Kentucky |
K. | Yamadashi Kaigakenkyukai | Tokyo, Japan |
K.A.G. | Granbergs | Stockholm, Sweeden |
K.Amp;K. | Kettling & Kruger | Schalkmuhle, Germany |
K.F. | Kunzli Freres | Paris, France |
K.K. | Karl Kuhne | Vienna, Austria |
K.L.H. | Arthur Klitzach & Co. | The Hague, Holland |
K.N. | Knackstedt & Nather | Hamburg, Germany |
K.P.C.C. | Kansas Post Card Co. | Salina, Kansas |
K.S.C. | Kingston Souvenir Co. | Kingston, New York |
K.W.M. | K. Witt-Mollers | Copenhagen, Denmark |
L
L.&B. | Landeker & Brown | London, England |
L.&Co.G. | Loffier & Co. | Greiz, Saxony |
L.&E. | Lubrie & Elkins | New York, New York |
L.G. | William Lyon | Glasgow, Scotland |
L.&H. | Lowman & Hanford Co. | Seattle, Washington |
L.P. | Landscape, Photographic and Fine Art Publishers | Llandrindod Wells, Wales |
L.&L.T. | Lehnert & Landrock | Tunis, Tunisia |
L.V. Co. | Leighton & Valentine Co. | New York, New York |
L.C. Co | Loft House, Crosbie & Co. | London, England |
L.F. | Labouene Freres | Toulouse, France |
L.F.B. | Lorenz Franzl | Bolzano, Austria |
L.H. | Lichtenstern & Harare | Cairo, Egypt |
L.K. &am; Son | Louis Kaufmann & Son | Baltimore, Maryland |
L.K.F. | L. Klement | Frankfurt, Germany |
L.L. | Lucien Levy & Sons | Paris, France |
L.M. | Leo Meyer | Easton, Pennsylvania |
L.S.B. | L. Saalfeld | Berlin, Germany |
L.S.St. | L. Schallier | Stuttgart, Germany |
L.V. Co. | London View Co. | London, England |
M
M. | G. Modiano & Co. | Milan & Genoa, Italy |
M. | Mezzograph Co. | Chicago, Illinois |
M. | K. Mikimoto | Phiadelphia, Pennsylvania |
M.A. | M. Abrams | Roxbury, Massachusetts |
M.A.S. | A. Scrocchi | Milan, Italy |
M.&Co. | Mitch & Co., Ltd. | London, England |
M.D.&Co. | Marcuse, Day & Co. | London, England |
M.B. | Marken & Bielfeld, Inc. | Frederick, Maryland |
M.B. | Meissner & Buch | Leipzig, Saxony |
M.B. | Moore Brothers | Compton, California |
M.B. | Morris Berman | New Haven, Connecticut |
M.B.E. | Max Biegel | Elberfgeld, Germany |
M.B.S.C. Co. | Max B. Sheffer Card Co. | Chicago, Illinois |
Mc. | McKee Printing Co. | Butte, Montana |
Mc.&Co. | McCreery & Co. | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
M.F. | Mexico Fotografico | Guadelupe, Mexico |
M.H. | Midas & Hahn | New Haven, Connecticut |
M.I. Co. | Metropolitan Importing Co. | New York, New York |
M.J.R.B. | M.J. Ridley | Bournemouth, England |
M.K. | M. Kashower Co. | Los Angeles, California |
M.K.&T. | Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway | St. Louis, Missouri & Dallas, Texas |
M.K.B. | Moderner Kunst-Veriag | Berlin, Germany |
M.&L. | Millar & Lang Art Publishing Co. | Glasgow, Scotland |
M.L. | Leo Meyer | Easton, Pennsylvania |
M.L.S.&Co. | M.L. Samter & Co. | New York, New York |
M.M.Br. | Marco Marcovici | Brussels, Belgium |
M.M. Vienne | M. Munk | Vienna, Austria |
M.N. Co. | Metropolitan News Co. | Boston, Massachusetts |
M.P. Co. | Majestic Publishing Co. | Indianapolis, Indiana |
M.P. Co. | Midland Publishing Co. | New York, New York |
M.P. Co. | Miller Paper Co., Inc. | Syracuse, New York |
M.R. | Mike Roberts | Berkley, California |
M.&S. | Misch & Stock | London, England |
M.S. | Max Sinz | Dresden, Saxony |
M.S. | Medici Society | London, England |
M.S.A. | A. Scrocchi | Milan, Italy |
M.S.O. | McCaw, Stevenson & Orr, Ltd | Belfast, Ireland |
M.V. | Murray Views | Gympie, Australia |
N
N. | Neuner Corp. | Los Angeles, California |
N. | Novitas | Berlin, Germany |
N.&C. | Nicholson & Carter | Carisle, England |
N.&O. | Nenke & Ostermaier | Dresden, Saxony |
N.S.A. | N.G. Basevi | Rome, Italy |
N. Co. | Nerlich & Co. | Toronto, Canada |
N.D. | Neurdein Freres | Paris, France |
N.E.N. | New England News Co. | Boston, Massachusetts |
N.F.A. Co. | National Fine Arts Co. | New York, New York |
N.J.P.C. Co. | New Jersey Post Card Co. | Newark, New Jersey |
N.M.&A. Co. | Novelty Mfg. & Art Co. |