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<font size=5><center>'''JaJa Postcard series'''</center></font> | <font size=5><center>'''JaJa Postcard series'''</center></font> | ||
*Date of issue : | *Date of issue : 1904-07 (approx.) | ||
*Number of cards : over 850 | *Number of cards : over 850 | ||
*Image variants : Several | *Image variants : Several | ||
===Company=== | ===Company=== | ||
The cards were issued by Stoddart & Co, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. The company was established in the late 19th century (?), but had ceased publishing postcards by 1917. One of their specialties 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. | |||
The cards were issued by Stoddart & Co, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. The company was established in | |||
[[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. | Although the trade mark was granted only on July 26, 1905 the oldest card in my possession is postmarked October 13, 1904 (Bradford card in Bradford) and I have another 8 postmarked prior to the date of the trademark. | ||
==Series and Variations== | ==Series and Variations== | ||
The Heraldic series is a large series of postcards with mainly arms of cities in the UK and Ireland and a few elsewhere (Halifax, Canada and Potchefstroom, South Africa as examples). It is not clear when the series were first issued and for how long the series was issued, but based on postmarks the dates are around 1904-1922 with | The Heraldic series is a large series of postcards with mainly arms of cities in the UK and Ireland and a few elsewhere (Halifax, Canada and Potchefstroom, South Africa as examples). It is not clear when the series were first issued and for how long the series was issued, but based on postmarks the dates are around 1904-1922 with 80% of postmarks 1905-1907. | ||
Although the basic design is similar, there are at least 4 different types of the design on the front and at least 9 for the reverse. In addition there have been several 'special issues' which do not fit these types. | Although the basic design is similar, there are at least 4 different types of the design on the front and at least 9 for the reverse. In addition there have been several 'special issues' which do not fit these types. | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
{{media}} | {{collect}} | ||
{{media}}[[Category:Postcards]] | |||
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