Unidentified Publishers' Initials

An alphabetical list of unidentified initials, acronyms, abbreviations and trade names used by postcard publishers. The town, city or country given alongside each may not necessarily infer that the publisher was based there, but merely reflects the postcard(s) on which the initials or trade name was found, and is therefore at this point a best guess. Some of the initials given here may not necessarily be in the correct order as it is not always possible to be certain, though most are clearly obvious. This list will be updated on a regular basis and any which are subsequently indentified will be amended and moved to the main page.

A. C. - A.C., Marseille (view)
A. C. F. - A.C., Firenze (view)
A. D. - A.D., Ballaigues (view)
A. D. E. - A.D.E., Margate (view)
A. E. H. - A.E.H., London
A. E. Z. - A.E.Z., Switzerland (probably A.E., Zürich) (view)
A. F. - A.F., Alger (view)
A.F.S. - A.F.S., United Kingdom (view)
A. G. S. & Co. - A.G.S. & Co., Bristol (view)
A. G. L. M. - A.G.L.M., Jersey (view)
A. H. & S. - A.H. & S., Margate (view) (view)
A. L. - Novelty A.L., Milano (view)
A.M.H., So.S. - A.M.H., South Shields (view)
A.M.L. - A.M.L., Paris (view)
A.P. - Les Editions d'Art A.P., Versailles (view)
A. R. F. O. - Editions A.R.F.O., Bruxelles (view)
A. S. B. - A.S.B., Berlin (view)
A.S.M.K. - A.S.M.K. & Co., Singapore (view)
Astro - Astro, Edizioni d'Arte, Roma (view)
A.T.-V. - A.T., Venezia (view)
A. V. - Cliché A.V., France (view) (view)
B & Co - B. & Co., Genève (view)
B B. - B.B., Boulogne-sur-Mer¹ (view)
B. H. C. - B.H.C., Bayreuth (view)
B. L. - B.L., Montluçon (view)
B.M. - B.M., Paris (view)
B.P. - B.P., Madeira² (view)
B. P. Co. Ltd. - B.P. Co. Ltd., London³ (view)
C. A. R. - C.A.R., Dunkerque (view)
C. B. - C.B., United Kingdom (view)
C. E. K. M. - C.E.K.M., Surrey⁴ (view)
C. E. L. A. - C.E.L.A., Genève (view)
C. H. - C.H., Boulogne-sur-Mer (view)
CPS - C.P., Scarborough (view)
C. P. V. - C.P.V., Switzerland (view)
C. R. S. - C.R.S., Sevilla (view)
CS - C.S., Sweden (view)
The D. & H. Publishing Co. - The D. & H. Publishing Co., Bournemouth (view)
D. & M. - D. & M., London (view)
D A L - D.A.L., Paris (view)
D. A. M. - D.A.M., Milano (view)
D. F. & Son - D.F. & Son, London (view)
D J M - D.J.M., Gibraltar (view)
D. P. - Edición D.P., Spain (view)
DRC - D.R.C., The Netherlands (view)
E. B. - E.B., Marseille (view)
EBC - E.B.C., Italy (view)
E. F. - E.F., Abbazia/Opatija (view)
E F & C M - E.F. & C. M., Firenze (view)
EFM Co - E.F.M. Co., Bergen (view)
E G C B - E.G.C.B., Bari (or G E C B) (view)
E. H. - E.H., Weymouth (view)
E. H. C. - E.H.C., Boulogne-sur-Mer (view)
E. J. - E.J., Harfleur (view)
E.M.A. - E.M.A., Abbazia (view)
E. N. - E.N., Noisy-le-Grand (view)
E. R. - E.R., Grenoble (view)
E. R. N. - E.R., Napoli⁵ (view)
E. S. - E.S., Alger (view)
E. S. A B. - E.S. A B., Antwerpen⁶ (view)
F. & C. - F. & C., Roma (view) (view)
F.A.P. Co. - F.A.P. Co., London (view)
F.G.C. - F.G.C., United Kingdom (view)
FN. - F.N., Mexico City (view)
F. V. L. - F.V.L., Luzern (view)
G. & C^ie - G. & C^ie., Alger (view)
GA - G.A., Solin (view)
GAM - G.A.M., Split⁷ (view)
G. A. P. Co. - G.A.P. Co., London
G. B. - G.B., Venezia (view)
GC&S - G.C. & S., Scotland⁸ (view)
G. D. S. M. - G.D.S.M., Messina (view)
G. F. - G.F., Le Havre (view)
GG J - G.G.J., Bozen (view)
G. I. - G.I., Paris (view)
GJ - G.J., Barcelona or Madrid⁹ (view)
GJC - G.J.C., Driffield & Somerset (view)
GJM - G.J.M., Barcelona or Madrid¹⁰ (view)
G. L. C. - G.L.C., Scotland (view)
G. M. R. - G.M.R., Roma (view)
G. M. V. - G.M.V., Venezia (view)
G. P. - G.P., Genève (view)
G. S. - G.S., Pisa (view)
G. S. J. - G.S.J., Durban (view)
H & S - H. & S., Germany (view)
H. & S., B. - H. & S., Dorset¹¹ (view)
HD - H.D., Wien (view)
H.J.N. - H.J., N. or HNJ, Mittenwald (view)
H. S. - Edition H.S., Grenoble (view)
H. S. B. - HSB, California or New Mexico (view)
I S Co - I.S. Co., United States of America (view)
J & Co. LTD - J. & Co. Ltd., United Kingdom (view)
J. B. & S., C. - J.B. & S., C.¹², United Kingdom (view)
J. B. W. I. - J.B., Wien (view)
JC - Collection JC, Nice and Monte-Carlo (view)
JCV - J.C.V., Verona (view)
J F E - J.F.E., Marseille (view)
J. K. B. - J.K.B., Tetschen-Bodenbach (view)
J. L. - J.L., Saint-Jean-de-Luz (view)
J. M. & F. - J.M. & F., Constantinople (view)
J. M. T.-S. - J.M.T., Sluis (view)
J. P. - J.P., Constantinople/Istanbul (view)
J.P. - J.P., Middlesbrough (view)
J. P. - J.P., Mont-Saint-Michel (view)
J.P. - J.P., Southport (view)
JP & Co - J.P. & Co. (Novitas), Wien (view)
J P L - J.P., Linz¹³ (view)
J. S. & W. LTD. - J.S. & W. Ltd, Durban (view)
JSB - J.S.B., Southall (view)
J T Jnr G - J.T.Jnr. G., Goes (view)
J.W. - J.W., Graficas, Berlin (view)
J. W. M. - J.W.M., Sheffield (view)
KJD - K.J.D., Kotor¹⁴ (view)
K. P. L. - K.P.L., France (view)
KTF - K.T.F., Koblenz (view)
L. & B. W. 1. - L. & B., Wien (view)
L&H - L. & H., Austria (view)
L. & Y. - L. & Y., Alger (view)
LA - LA¹⁵ (view)
L. B. - L.B., Lyon (view)
L. C. - L.C., Egypt¹⁶ (view)
L. D. - L.D., Paris (view) (view)
L. D., B. - L.D., Boulogne-sur-Mer (view) (view)
L. G. - L.G., Bilbao (view)
L.J. - L.J., Fécamp (view)
L. P. - L.P., Ljubljana¹⁷ (view)
L.R. - L.R., Marseille (view)
LS&S - L.S. & S., Aberdeen (view)
LV - L.V., United Kingdom (view)
M. et Cie - M. et Cie, Paris (view)
M. & O. L. - M. & O.L., Baden-bei-Wien (view)
M. F. E. - M.F.E., Königsberg (view)
M.G.O. - M.G.O., Budapest (view)
M. H. B. - M.H., Bolzano (view)
M. L. J. - M.L.J., Bern (view)
M. M. - M.M., Tarbes (view)
M. M. R. - M.M., Roma (view)
MP - M.P., Madrid (view)
M.P.C. - M.P.C., Warwickshire¹⁸ (view) (view)
M. R. K. - M.R.K., Königsberg (view)
M T - M.T., Slovenia (view)
N. & A. C. B. - N. & A.C.B., United Kingdom (view)
N. & F. - N. & F., Bruxelles (view)
N. A. - N.A., Sorrento (view)
N. M. M. - N.M.M., Roma (view)
NS - N.S., Scheveningen (view)
N.S.D. - N.S.D., Westminster (view)
O. P. O. - O.P.O., Denmark (view)
O. S. P. - O.S., Pisa (view)
P - P., Weston-Super-Mare (view)
P. & B. - P. & B., Sheffield (view)
P A P - P.A.P., Perpignan (view)
P.B. - P.B., Königsberg (view)
P. B. - P.B., Marseille (view)
P. B. - P.B., Toulouse (view)
P. B. L. - P.B.L., Béziers (view)
P - C - P.C., Saint-Romain (view)
PCS - P.C.S., Bolton (view)
P. E. - P.E., Trier (view)
P G C F - P.G.C., Firenze (view)
P G F F - P.G.F., Firenze (view)
PGL - P.G.L., United Kingdom (view)
P. L. - P.L., Paris (view)
P. Z. - P.Z., Barcelona (view)
R. A. Sch. - R.A. Sch., Gabloz (view)
R. D. - R.D., Sainte-Radegonde (view)
R. D. - R.D., Saint-Valery-sur-Somme (view)
RDT - R.D. Tivoli (view)
R.E., B. - R.E., B., Lancashire (view)
R. E. K. A. - R.E.K.A., Abbazia¹⁹ (view)
RFW - R.F.W., Jersey (view)
rima - Rima, Rimini (view)
R.M. & S. Ltd., S. - R.M. & S. Ltd., S.²⁰ (view)
RPD - R.P.D., Austria (view)
R. P. S. - R.P.S., Sheffield (view)
S. A. F. - S.A.F., Milano (view) (view) (view)
SB - S.B., Prague or Germany (view)
S. B. V. - S.B., Venezia (view)
Seal - Seal, Switzerland (view)
SG - S.G., France²¹ (view)
SH - S.H., United Kingdom²² (view)
SIRA CHROME - Sira Chrome, Perpignan (view)
S P - S.P., France (view)
S. P. B. - S.P.B., Birmingham (view)
STOFEG - S.T.O.F.E.G., Eguzon (view)
T. E. S. L. - T.E.S.L., Leicester (view)
U.A.T. - Edition U.A.T., Paris (view)
U. P. B. - U.P.B., Bruxelles (view)
UPC Co - U.P.C. Co, New York (view)
V - V., Berlin (view)
V. D. F. - Edition V.D.F., Cannes (view)
VE or EV - VE or EV, Tivoli (view)
V. G. - V.G., Bruxelles (view)
VKD - V.K.D., Mainz (view)
V. T. B. - Uitgave V. T. B., Harderwijk (view)
V. Z. - V.Z., Venezia (view)
W & V CO LD - W. & V. Co. Ltd., United Kingdom (view)
W.B. P. - W.B., Plymouth (view)
W. J. H. & Co., L. - W.J.H. & Co, London (view)
W.J.P., B. - W.J.P., Blackpool (view)
ZID - ZID, Novia Sad (view)
Z. P. T. - Z.P., Torino (view)
ъла - ъла, Leningrad (view)
? - Unknown, Leningrad (view)

Footnotes

1. Probably taken over or succeeded by Cuviier.

2. May possibly just stand for Bilhete Postal.

3. May possibly be Bell''s Photo Co, but this is unlikely as the known cards are all of Torquay in the 1930s.

4. Braid's Series.

5. Possibly E. Ragozino, Napoli.

6. Likely to be Bruxelles or Bruges.

7. Could possibly be a publisher with the initials G.A. in Milano.

8. Maybe Aberdeen, used by White Heather.

9. Possibly Junqué.

10. Possibly Junqué.

11. Possibly either Bournemouth or Boscombe.

12. Possibly Chippenham.

13. Possibly J. Pick, Linz.

14. Probably K.J., Dubrovnik.

15. Possibly Kodak, Canada (photographic paper).

16. Seen on cards for Cairo and Alexandria. May possibly be Charles Collas & Cie of Cognac, though the typeface used on the cards isn't familiar in that respect.

17. Possibly by Lederer & Popper, Praha & Leipzig for a local outlet.

18. Possibly a Coventry publisher.

19. Probably Tomašić & Co, Abbazia, see R. E. C. A.

20. Probably Shrewsbury.

21. Lévy et Neurdein Réunis, Paris.

22. Carbon Gloss Series, possibly S. Hildesheimer & Co, London & Manchester.