Heraldic trade cards
Trade cards are defined as cards and (larger) stamps, labels or stickers (hard paper, cardboard, silk) issued by non-tobacco companies worldwide. Similar cards issued by tobacco companies are generally referred to as Tobacco cards or Cigarette cards and listed separately.
This page only lists cards issued as loose stamps or series. When intended to be in an album, the cards are listed under Heraldic albums.
Trade cards were very popular between 1920-1940, but have been issued since the 1860s until today. During the years many heraldic trade cards have been issued.
Sometimes a similar design was issued by more companies, sometimes even in many different countries.
Multinational Series
Arms, Flags and Types of Nations issued by over 150 companies in at least 8 countries (Austrian-Hungarian Empire, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, UK, Spain, Italy, USA...) | |
Arms and flags of countries issued by (at least):
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Austria
Many series issued by the Deutscher Schulverein (some examples below):
Individual stamps:
Grazer Messe, 1955
450 years of Klagenfurt
Trade exhibition Weiz
Belgium
Series:
Lonka
(Belgian cities)Plaza and Métropole Hotels (Belgian municipal arms)
Individual stamps:
Brazil
Eucalol
(Brazilian arms)
Czechia
Loose stamps:
Denmark
Nordisk Handelskalender
(Danish cities)Grænseforeningen Slesvigsk Samfund
(arms from Sleswig)
Loose stamps:
Finland
France
Armes des Villes de France issued by:
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Auguste Boyer
(French arms)Cantaloup-Catala
(French regions)Casiez-Bourgeois (Arms of countries)
Compagnie Française des Arts Graphiques
(region and town arms)Ellsa
(French cities)Epargne Scolaire (European cities)
Café Gilbert (European dynasties)
NOVA
(French provinces)Olida
(French provinces)Paul Renard-Le Petit Fermier
(French provinces)Chocolat Pupier
(French cities and national flags and arms)Suchard
(French regions)La Tour - Cadet Roussel
(French cities)Union Chocolate series
(French cities)
Loose stamps:
La Grande Semaine de Tours, 1933
La Foire de Sens, 1932
Foire Exposition, Quimper, 1960
Union Départementale des Sapeurs-Pompiers, Hesdin, 1960
Union Départementale des Sapeurs-Pompiers, Aire-sur-la-Lys, 1960
Germany
Aecht Franck
(German arms)Alpursa
(German arms)Bünting
(German cities)Emmerlinge
(German cities and countries)Gartmann
Arms and DiamondsGartmann
Arms of German guildsKappus - German Emperors
Reeser Maraginefabrik
(German and European States)Siegerin Margarine
(German cities)Stollwerck
(German cities)Unknown (German)
(Arms of cities)Unknown (German) 2
(Arms of cities)Unknown (Bavaria)
(Arms of Bavarian regions)Unknown
(German States and countries)
Loose stamps and silks:
Hungary
Indonesia
Series of tax stamps (Jawa Timur, 1980s):
Italy
Fassi
(Italian cities)Italian city cards
(Arms of Italian cities)
Loose stamps:
Netherlands
Arms and Flags Series issued by:
Several small companies in the Netherlands, as well as postcards and tobacco cards in the UK |
Other series:
Hertogpost
(Municipalities)Rizla
(Provinces)VéGé
(Countries, capitals and provinces))
Individual stamps and silks:
Beemster kaas
325 years of Hoogezand-Sappemeer
Paraguay
Russia
Spain
Caramelos Fisas
(Spanish provinces)Escudos, Uniformes y Edificios Nacionales
(Arms and uniforms)Exposicion Internacional (Spanish provinces)
Hueso
(Spanish cities)La Nueva España
(Spanish cities)Tarraga y El Castillo
(Spanish provinces)
Loose stamps
Sweden
Sundsvallautstälnningen, 1928
Stockholm Baltic Fair 1925
Switzerland
Lindt and Sprüngli
(Heraldryseries)
Tax revenue stamps
Graubünden 5 ct
Graubünden 10 ct
Graubünden 20 ct
Loose stamps:
Aargauer Frauenliga against Tuberculosis
Hotel Adler, Kandersteg
Ticino, constitution, 1930
United Kingdom
Pascall's
(UK town arms)D.C. Thomson & Co, Ltd
(UK cities)Ty-Phoo colonial series
(UK colonies)Unknown (British)
(Arms of British Colonies)
United States
Scott
(Arms of countries of the world)
Unknown
Unknown (Multilingual)
(Arms of cities)