Postcard Printer & Publisher Logos
General PPC Companies
Here comes a selection of logos/trademarks of (mostly) German companies found on old postcards. They mainly used lithography, letterpress or collotype printing processes or a combination for production. The firms mainly using bromide real photo printing found here: Real Photo Card Logos
Of course some bigger companies offered nearly all production processes. For instance the Berlin companies Albrecht & Meister AG (Amag), E.A. Schwertfeger & Co. AG, Berlin-Neuroder Kunstanstalten AG (BNK), Aristophot AG from Taucha-Leipzig, although known for huge quantities of real photo cards, printed also "standard" cards using combined letterpress/lithography printing. This applies also for Regel & Krug (ERKAL) from Leipzig.
The logos are all illustrated in a uniform (reversed) look. In some cases this might be a little bit irritating at first.
More logos and trademarks are available.
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Osnabruecker Papierwaren Fabrik, Berlin. Run by Loewenstein & Formstecher. Establ. in 1881. -
Paul Finkenrath, Berlin. Chromolithograph. Kunstanstalt GmbH since January 1901. -
Carl Garte, Leipzig. Alternative Garte company (ship) logo with letters CGL on sails. At top of divider rposition. -
Paul Suess A.G., Muegeln-Dresden. The "Erika" logo was used long by successor, too. -
Erich Thieme, Berlin. Thiele took over S.B. in 1933. Moved business to Niederschoeneweide in 1940. -
Kleins Druck- und Verlagsanstalt, Lengerich/W. The follow-up business to Bischof & Klein, originally established in 1892 -
Kunstverlag Josef Mueller, Munich. Establ. 1896. Big publisher and publisher of many religious-type articles incl. postcards. Export. -
Moderner Kunstverlag, Berlin. Publisher of art reproductions and greeting cards. Plus other cards for all occasions. Export. -
Moritz Zobel, Dresden. Establ. 1881. Chromlitho printers. Posters, greetings and picture postcards. This logo found on early (pre-1900) British cards. -
Peter Luhn, Barmen. Establ. 1896. Many own series (6 cards each), mostly showing reproductions of paintings. -
Sinsel & Co., Leipzig-Oetzsch. Brand name registered for Sinsel & Co. passepartout card designs. Their number code shows a vertical line.
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Osnabruecker Papierwaren Fabrik, Dueren. Took over the OPF fancy paper and stationery articles. -
Fritz Korf EFFKA Verlag. Publisher, (export) agent for paper and paper trade. -
Carl Werner, Reichenbach. Establ. 1888. Early logo. Later one of Germany's biggest (offset) printers. -
Dr. Trenkler & Co. A.G. "AG" (joint stock company) since 1922. Folded in 1928. -
Selmar Bayer, Berlin. Establ. 1876. Bigger postcard printer/publisher ("greetings") and fancy paper factory. -
Gesellschaft fuer christliche Kunst, Munich. Postcards, art prints, books, paintings etc. on chrstian art. With own gallery. -
Kunstverlag Josef Mueller, Munich. Alternative company logo found on some cards. Mueller employed 200(+) workers. -
M. Schulz, Prague. This informative logo is quite often seen on colourful cards from various countries. Not only Austro-Hungarian Empire. -
Novitas Neuheiten Vertrieb Heiermann, Berlin. Follow-up logo. In 1909 a GmbH: Novitas Neuheiten Vertriebsgesell. Oscar Heiermann and Otto Kellner. -
Nenke & Ostermaier, Dresden. Major German photochrome printer. Worked for ANC, too. Many own postcard series. -
Sinsel & Co., Leipzig-Oetzsch. Eastabl. 1885. Biger ppc printer & exporter. Their logos not often seen on cards, however.
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A. & O. Formstecher, Berlin. The logo of the successor to Osnabruecker Papierwaren Fabrik. -
Most popular PFB logo. "Divider" trademark was officially registered in 1905. -
Carl Garte, Leipzig. Printing company establ. in 1874. Speciality: picture postcards. Export for some years. -
Johannes Beyer, Zittau. Early collotype printer and ppc publisher. Establ. 1885. -
Selmar Bayer, Berlin. The company used various logo designs during existence. -
Kahan & Co., Berlin. Fancy paper factory and art/postcard publishers. With branches in Koenigsberg and Danzig. -
Kunstanstalt B. Schwenke, Koenigstein/Elbe. Establ. in 1876. The "Tannenzweig" logo was registered as trademark on 4 September 1902. -
M. Schulz, Prague. Establ. in 1862. Schulz was for some years big in photochrome postcards. Export. See second logo illustration. -
Neuheiten Vertrieb "Novitas", Berlin. Set up by Oscar Heiermann some time in 1902. Postcards, various other paper articles and "novelties" of course. -
Photobrom, Vienna. Postcard publishers. Shareholders the local Pick family, NPG Berlin and Knackstedt & Naether, Hamburg. -
Peluba Werk Peter Luhn GmbH, Barmen, New name from c. 1924. Claims to have printed some 240 million own cards by early 1927.
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Finkenrath & Grasnick, Berlin. The first Paul Finkenrath business partnership establ. July 1897. -
Alfred Seyboldt, Munich. Bigger postcard publisher. Mostly non-topo card issues. -
Dr. Trenkler & Co., Leipzig. Establ. 1894. Leading postcard printer. Big business around worldwide. -
F. Eyfriedt, Duesseldorf. Fine arts and postcard publisher. Also stationery. -
Selmar Bayer, Berlin. Later used logo. "SB" always part of designs. Sometimes initials only. -
Gesellschaft fuer christliche Kunst, Munich. Establ. 1900. Fine arts publisher including many postcards of religious nature. -
Knackstedt & Naether, Hamburg. Big ppc printer establ. in 1889. The limited company folded in 1910. Relaunched as Knackstedt & Co. -
Louis Koch, Halberstadt. Establ. in 1869. A major German postcard contract printer. All printing processes. Long in business. -
Novitas Verlag Otto Kellner, Berlin. Own ppc company after partnership broke up. "Novitas" Oscar Heiermann business found in same street. -
Otto Schaefer & Scheibe Nachf., Berlin. Company origins go back to 1844. A big company. Many embossed (chromo) litho postcards. -
Sinsel & Co., Leipzig-Oetzsch. Another Sinsel & Co. logo. Most cards they printed can be identified by card code.
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