Arms and Flags Series

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Arms and Flags series

This is a large series of trade cards, showing the arms and flags of countries. The series is not dated, but based on the images on the cards, as well as the names of countries, can be dated as <1910. The series was printed in Holland, but the printer, nor the designer is known.

Series information :

Date of issue : 1910s ? (approx.)
Number of cards : 65 -72 (depending on company), some of the series are numbered and all numbered series indicate that 72 cards were issued.
Image variants : none, but many colour variations in the background of the design

Companies

As trade cards the series was issued by a number of Dutch companies :

Honig
Kraepelien & Holm
Erven Joh. W. Meyer
Neelmeijer
Smith
Van Dijk
Paul Kaiser

and probably a few more

As tobacco cards the series was issued by James in the UK.

As postcards the series was issued by EFA (the Excelsior Fine Art Company) for the UK market and by the Dutch firm Spit & De Vletter as appointment cards.

Van Dijk

Van Dijk's was a company based in Haarlem (Schoten), the Netherlands, producing 'beschuit', a type of Dutch toast.

The cards are not numbered and have no text on the reverse. I have no information how many cards were issued.

Andorra
Argentina
Belgium
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Germany
United Kingdom
Haiti
Ireland
Liberia
Madagascar
Morocco
Monaco
Montenegro
Nicaragua
Austrian-Hungarian Empire
Papal States
Persia
Sachsen-Weimar
San Salvador
Spain
Uruguay
Venezuela
Wales
Sweden

Honig

Honig is a Dutch company producing soups, sauces, starches etc. The company was founded in 1867 in Koog aan de Zaan and produced initially starch and starch products, such as pudding powder (custard). From 1920 onwards the company also produced soups, sauces and similar. in 1978 the company was sold to CSM and since 2001 it is a brand of HJ Heinz.

The cards are not numbered. I have no information how many cards were issued.

Reverse
Bavaria
Russia

Kraepelien & Holm

Kraepelien & Holm was a company based in Zeist, the Netherlands, producing (semi-)pharmaceutical products. According to the cards the company produced asthma-cigarettes, cough- and other pastilles, cocoa surrogates and similar items. At present a company with the same name is based in Oosterwolde, the Netherlands, producing liquorice.

There are a lot of variations known in colour design for Kraepelien & Holm. In addition to this, the cards have been issued with two different backs, resulting in a large number of variations in this series. The series had 72 cards.