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===Company=== | ===Company=== | ||
The cards were issued by Stoddart & Co, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. The company was established in | The cards were issued by Stoddart & Co, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. The company was established in 1904 (?), but had ceased publishing postcards by 1917. Their specialty was heraldic postcards using the trade mark Ja-Ja (trademark assigned 26th July 1905). They issued both plain heraldic postcards as in the series mentioned here, as well as city views with a small coat of arms, of which one example is shown here. | ||
[[File:Chatham2.jj.jpg|500 px|center]] | [[File:Chatham2.jj.jpg|500 px|center]] | ||
The company most likely also issued postcards for the Canadian market as [[Heraldic postcards Canada|BACT]], as the design of those cards is very similar to the Ja-Ja cards. | The company most likely also issued postcards for the Canadian market as [[Heraldic postcards Canada|BACT]], as the design of those cards is very similar to the Ja-Ja cards. | ||
Although the trade mark was granted only on July 26, 1905 the oldest card in my possession is postmarked October 13, 1904 (Bradford) and I have another 8 postmarked prior to the date of the trademark. | |||
==Series and Variations== | ==Series and Variations== | ||