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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. The design was, however, also used in the UK on postcards and cigarette cards.Series information :

Date of issue : 1910s ? (approx.)
Number of cards : 20 - 80+ (depending on company), some of the series are numbered and all numbered series indicate that 72 country cards were issued. In the EFA postcards, some flags were also issued separately, increasing the number over 80 cards.
Image variants : none, but many colour variations in the background of the design

Companies

Trade 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.

Back type 1
Back type 2

All cards, including colour variations:

Abyssinië (Ethiopia)
Andorra
Argentina
Australia
Bavaria
Burma
Bolivia
Bosnia
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
Channel Islands
Chile
China
Colombia
Congo (Belgian)
Costa Rica
Denmark
Germany
Ecuador
Egypt
France
Greece
United Kingdom
Guatemala
Haiti
Hessen
Honduras
Italy
Japan
Korea
liberia
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Isle of Man
Morrocco
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Mexico
Monaco
Montenegro
Netherlands
Nicaragua
Norway
Austro-Hungarian Empire
Paraguay
Papal States
Peru
Persia
Portugal
Prussia
Romania
Russia
Sachsen
Sachsen-Weimar
Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)
San Marino
San Salvador (El Salvador)
Scotland
Serbia
Siam (Thailand)
Spain
Tunis
Turkey
Uruguay
Venezuela
USA
Wales
Württemberg
Sweden
Switzerland

Neelmeijer

Neelmeijer's was an ink and glue producing company from Apeldoorn, the Netherlands. The cards are not numbered. The company issued 2 series, one with a bluish back and the front text Neelmeijer & Co z.o. and one with a black text on the back with on the front Neelmeijer & Co Apeldoorn. The first series has 72 cards, the second states it only has 65 cards. I have no idea which cards were missing in series 2, as I do not have the series complete.

Both have been issued in different colour shades, when known these are shown below.

Two different backs are known :

Series 1 (72 cards)
Series 2 (65 cards)

Series 1

Abyssinië (Ethiopia)
Andorra
Argentina
Australia
Austro-Hungarian Empire
Bavaria
Belgium
Bolivia
Bosnia
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burma
Canada
Channel Islands
Chile
China
Colombia
Congo (Belgian)
Costa Rica
Denmark
Ecuador
Egypt
France
Germany
Greece
Guatemala
Haiti
Hessen
Honduras
Ireland
Isle of Man
Italy
Japan
Korea
liberia
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Mexico
Monaco
Montenegro
Morrocco
Netherlands
Nicaragua
Norway
Papal States
Paraguay
Persia
Peru
Portugal
Prussia
Romania
Russia
Sachsen
Sachsen-Weimar
San Marino
San Salvador (El Salvador)
Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)
Scotland
Serbia
Siam (Thailand)
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Tunis
Turkey
United Kingdom
Uruguay
USA
Venezuela
Wales
Württemberg

Series 2:

Abessynia
Argentina
Australia
Bavaria
Belgium
Bosnia
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
China
Costa Rica
Denmark
Ecuador
Greece
Guatemala
Hessen
Ireland
Italy
Liberia
Madagascar
Monaco
Morocco
Austrian-Hunagrian Empire
Peru
Prussia
Sachsen-Weimar
San Domingo
San Salvador
Scotland
Siam
Spain
Tunis
Turkey
USA
Württemberg
Switzerland

Smith

Smith was a coffee an tea importer from Groningen, the Netherlands. The series has 72 cards.

Australia
Burma
Bosnia
Bulgaria
Haiti
Ireland
Italy
Liberia
Morocco
Montenegro
Austrian-Hungarian Empire
Russia
San Salvador
Uruguay
Württemberg

Postcards

EFA

These series were issued by EFA (the Excelsior Fine Art Company) for the UK market. The postage are stated in pence. The cards were printed in Holland though.

Besides the cards with the similar design as the trade cards (shown above), there are also some cards showing only the flags.

Flags only:

Spit & De Vletter

Spit & De Vletter was a company from Gouda, Holland. The company (founded in 1866) produced mainly all kinds of ropes, from curtains to fishing rods and nets. The cards were used to send to clients for setting the time for an appointment with a representative of the company.

Australia
Bavaria
Bosnia
Channel Islands
China
Congo
Egypt
Hessen
Japan
Koren
Isle of Man
Morocco
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Montenegro
Papal States
Persia
Sachsen-Weimar
Siam
Wales

Cigarette (tobacco) cards

James & Co

James & Co was a cigarette company based in Birmingham, UK. Only 20 countries were issued in this series.

A modern reprint series has been published in a larger size.

Egypt
Switzerland
USA

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Arms and Flags Series: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 06:33, 11 April 2024

Contents

Companies

Trade Cards

Van Dijk

Honig

Kraepelien & Holm

Neelmeijer

Smith

Postcards

EFA

Spit & De Vletter

Cigarette (tobacco) cards

James & Co

Contact and Support

Navigation menu

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-{{collect}}
 <font size=5><center>Arms and Flags series'''</center></font>
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 [[File:beieren.neel.jpg|center]]
-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.
+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. The design was, however, also used in the UK on postcards and cigarette cards.'''Series information :'''
-'''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.
+*Number of cards : 20 - 80+ (depending on company), some of the series are numbered and all numbered series indicate that 72 country cards were issued. In the EFA postcards, some flags were also issued separately, increasing the number over 80 cards.
 *Image variants : none, but many colour variations in the background of the design
-===Companies===
+==Companies==
-As trade cards the series was issued by a number of Dutch companies :
+===Trade Cards===
-* 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====
@@ Line 166: / Line 148: @@
 File:Grootb1.kh.jpg|United Kingdom
 File:Grootb2.kh.jpg
+File:Grootb3.kh.jpg
 File:Guatemala.kh.jpg|Guatemala
 File:Guatemala1.kh.jpg
@@ Line 285: / Line 268: @@
 </gallery>
-====Smith====
+====Neelmeijer====
-Smith was a coffee an tea importer from Groningen, the Netherlands. The series has 72 cards.
+Neelmeijer's was an ink and glue producing company from Apeldoorn, the Netherlands.  The cards are not numbered. The company issued 2 series, one with a bluish back and the front text Neelmeijer & Co z.o. and one with a black text on the back with on the front Neelmeijer & Co Apeldoorn. The first series has 72 cards, the second states it only has 65 cards. I have no idea which cards were missing in series 2, as I do not have the series complete.
+Both have been issued in different colour shades, when known these are shown below.
+Two different backs are known :
 <gallery perrow=0>
-File:Back.smith.jpg|
+File:achterkant2.neel.jpg|Series 1 (72 cards)
-File:Australie.smith.jpg|Australia
+File:achterkant.neel.jpg|Series 2 (65 cards)
-File:Birma.smith.jpg|Burma
-File:Bosnie.smith.jpg|Bosnia
-File:Bulgarije.smith.jpg|Bulgaria
-File:Haiti.smith.jpg|Haiti
-File:Ierland.smith.jpg|Ireland
-File:Italie.smith.jpg|Italy
-File:Liberia.smith.jpg|Liberia
-File:Marokko.smith.jpg|Morocco
-File:Montenegro.smith.jpg|Montenegro
-File:Oosthong.smith.jpg|Austrian-Hungarian Empire
-File:Rusland.smith.jpg|Russia
-File:Sansalvador.smith.jpg|San Salvador
-File:Uruguay.smith.jpg|Uruguay
-File:Wurtemberg.smith.jpg|Württemberg
 </gallery>
-====Neelmeijer====
+'''Series 1'''
-Neelmeijer's was an ink and glue producing company from Apeldoorn, the Netherlands.  The cards are not numbered. The series contained 65 cards.
-Two different backs are known for these series:
 <gallery perrow=0>
-File:achterkant.neel.jpg
+File:Abyssinie.ne2.jpg|Abyssinië (Ethiopia)
-File:achterkant2.neel.jpg
+File:Andorra.ne2.jpg|Andorra
+File:Argentina.ne2.jpg|Argentina
+File:Australie.ne2.jpg|Australia
+File:Ooshong.ne2.jpg|Austro-Hungarian Empire
+File:Beieren.ne2.jpg|Bavaria
+File:belgie.ne2.jpg|Belgium
+File:Bolivia.ne2.jpg|Bolivia
+File:Bosnie.ne2.jpg|Bosnia
+File:Brazilie.ne2.jpg|Brazil
+File:Bulgarije.ne2.jpg|Bulgaria
+File:Birma.ne2.jpg|Burma
+File:Canada.ne2.jpg|Canada
+File:Channel.ne2.jpg|Channel Islands
+File:Chili.ne2.jpg|Chile
+File:China.ne2.jpg|China
+File:Columbia.ne2.jpg|Colombia
+File:Congo.ne2.jpg|Congo (Belgian)
+File:Costarica.ne2.jpg|Costa Rica
+File:Denemarken.ne2.jpg|Denmark
+File:Ecuador.ne2.jpg|Ecuador
+File:Egypte.ne2.jpg|Egypt
+File:Frankrijk.ne2.jpg|France
+File:Duitsland.ne2.jpg|Germany
+File:Griekenland.ne2.jpg|Greece
+File:Guatemala.ne2.jpg|Guatemala
+File:Haiti.ne2.jpg|Haiti
+File:Hessen.ne2.jpg|Hessen
+File:Honduras.ne2.jpg|Honduras
+File:ierland.ne2.jpg|Ireland
+File:Man.ne2.jpg|Isle of Man
+File:Italie.ne2.jpg|Italy
+File:Japan.ne2.jpg|Japan
+File:Korea.ne2.jpg|Korea
+File:Liberia.ne2.jpg|liberia
+File:Luxemburg.ne2.jpg|Luxembourg
+File:Madagascar.ne2.jpg|Madagascar
+File:Meckschwerin.ne2.jpg|Mecklenburg-Schwerin
+File:Mexico.ne2.jpg|Mexico
+File:Monaco.ne2.jpg|Monaco
+File:Montenegro.ne2.jpg|Montenegro
+File:Marokko.ne2.jpg|Morrocco
+File:Nederland.ne2.jpg|Netherlands
+File:Nicaragua.ne2.jpg|Nicaragua
+File:Noorwegen.ne2.jpg|Norway
+File:Pausstaat.ne2.jpg|Papal States
+File:Paraguay.ne2.jpg|Paraguay
+File:Perzie.ne2.jpg|Persia
+File:Peru.ne2.jpg|Peru
+File:Portugal.ne2.jpg|Portugal
+File:Pruisen.ne2.jpg|Prussia
+File:Roemenie.ne2.jpg|Romania
+File:Rusland.ne2.jpg|Russia
+File:Saksen.ne2.jpg|Sachsen
+File:Saksenw.ne2.jpg|Sachsen-Weimar
+File:Sanmarino.ne2.jpg|San Marino
+File:Sansalvador.ne2.jpg|San Salvador (El Salvador)
+File:Sandomingo.ne2.jpg|Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)
+File:Schotland.ne2.jpg|Scotland
+File:Servie.ne2.jpg|Serbia
+File:Siam.ne2.jpg|Siam (Thailand)
+File:Spanje.ne2.jpg|Spain
+File:Spanje2.ne2.jpg|
+File:Zweden.ne2.jpg|Sweden
+File:Zwitserland.ne2.jpg|Switzerland
+File:Tunis.ne2.jpg|Tunis
+File:Turkije.ne2.jpg|Turkey
+File:Grootb.ne2.jpg|United Kingdom
+File:Uruguay.ne2.jpg|Uruguay
+File:Vs.ne2.jpg|USA
+File:Venezuela.ne2.jpg|Venezuela
+File:Venezuela2.ne2.jpg|
+File:Wales.ne2.jpg|Wales
+File:Wurtemberg.ne2.jpg|Württemberg
 </gallery>
+'''Series 2:'''
 <gallery perrow=0>
+File:abyssinie.neel.jpg|Abessynia
 File:Argentinie.neel.jpg|Argentina
 File:Australie.neel.jpg|Australia
@@ Line 326: / Line 369: @@
 File:Brazilie.neel.jpg|Brazil
 File:Bulgarije.neel.jpg|Bulgaria
+File:canada.neel.jpg|Canada
 File:China.neel.jpg|China
 File:China1.neel.jpg
 File:Costarica.neel.jpg|Costa Rica
 File:Costarica1.neel.jpg
-File:Denemarken.neel.jpg|Denmaerk
+File:Denemarken.neel.jpg|Denmark
+File:Ecuador.neel.jpg|Ecuador
 File:Griekenland.neel.jpg|Greece
 File:Guatemala.neel.jpg|Guatemala
@@ Line 339: / Line 384: @@
 File:Madagascar.neel.jpg|Madagascar
 File:Monaco.neel.jpg|Monaco
+File:marokko.neel.jpg|Morocco
 File:Oostenrijk.neel.jpg|Austrian-Hunagrian Empire
 File:Oosthong.neel.jpg
@@ Line 345: / Line 391: @@
 File:Pruisen.neel.jpg|Prussia
 File:Saksen-weinar.neel.jpg|Sachsen-Weimar
+File:sandomingo.neel.jpg|San Domingo
 File:Sansalvador.neel.jpg|San Salvador
 File:Schotland.neel.jpg|Scotland
@@ Line 350: / Line 397: @@
 File:Spanje.neel.jpg|Spain
 File:Tunis.neel.jpg|Tunis
+File:Tunis1.neel.jpg|
 File:Turkije.neel.jpg|Turkey
+File:usa.neel.jpg|USA
 File:Wurtemberg.neel.jpg|Württemberg
 File:Zwitserland.neel.jpg|Switzerland
 </gallery>
+====Smith====
+Smith was a coffee an tea importer from Groningen, the Netherlands. The series has 72 cards.
+<gallery perrow=0>
+File:Back.smith.jpg|
+File:Australie.smith.jpg|Australia
+File:Birma.smith.jpg|Burma
+File:Bosnie.smith.jpg|Bosnia
+File:Bulgarije.smith.jpg|Bulgaria
+File:Haiti.smith.jpg|Haiti
+File:Ierland.smith.jpg|Ireland
+File:Italie.smith.jpg|Italy
+File:Liberia.smith.jpg|Liberia
+File:Marokko.smith.jpg|Morocco
+File:Montenegro.smith.jpg|Montenegro
+File:Oosthong.smith.jpg|Austrian-Hungarian Empire
+File:Rusland.smith.jpg|Russia
+File:Sansalvador.smith.jpg|San Salvador
+File:Uruguay.smith.jpg|Uruguay
+File:Wurtemberg.smith.jpg|Württemberg
+</gallery>
+===Postcards===
+====EFA====
+These series were issued by EFA (the Excelsior Fine Art Company) for the UK market. The postage are stated in pence. The cards were printed in Holland though.
+Besides the cards with the similar design as the trade cards (shown above), there are also some cards showing only the flags.
+<gallery perrow=0>
+File:back.efa.jpg
+File:Abyssinia.efa.jpg|[[Ethiopia|Abyssinia]]
+File:Andorra.efa.jpg|[[Andorra]]
+File:Argentina.efa.jpg|[[Argentina]]
+File:Australia.efa.jpg|[[Australia]]
+File:Austria.efa.jpg|[[Austria]]
+File:Belgium.efa.jpg|[[Belgium]]
+File:Bolivia.efa.jpg|[[Bolivia]]
+File:Bosnia.efa.jpg|[[Bosnia]]
+File:Brazil.efa.jpg|[[Brazil]]
+File:Bulgaria.efa.jpg|[[Bulgaria]]
+File:Burma.efa.jpg|[[Myanmar|Burmah]]
+File:Canada.efa.jpg|[[Canada]]
+File:Channelislands.efa.jpg|[[Channel Islands]]
+File:Chile.efa.jpg|[[Chile]]
+File:China.efa.jpg|[[China]]
+File:Colombia.efa.jpg|[[Colombia]]
+File:Congo.efa.jpg|[[Congo]]
+File:Costarica.efa.jpg|[[Costa Rica]]
+File:Denmark.efa.jpg|[[Denmark]]
+File:Domirep.efa.jpg|[[Dominican Republic]]
+File:ecuador.efa.jpg|[[Ecuador]]
+File:Egypt.efa.jpg|[[Egypt]]
+File:France.efa.jpg|[[France]]
+File:germany.efa.jpg|[[Germany]]
+File:Greece.efa.jpg|[[Greece]]
+File:guatemala.efa.jpg|[[Guatemala]]
+File:Haiti.efa.jpg|[[Haiti]]
+File:Honduras.efa.jpg|[[Honduras]]
+File:Ireland.efa.jpg|[[Ireland]]
+File:Italy.efa.jpg|[[Italy]]
+File:Japan.efa.jpg|[[Japan]]
+File:Korea.efa.jpg|[[Korea]]
+File:Liberia.efa.jpg|[[Liberia]]
+File:luxemburg.efa.jpg|[[Luxembourg]]
+File:Madagascar.efa.jpg|[[Madagascar]]
+File:Man.efa.jpg|[[Isle of Man|Man]]
+File:Monacco.efa.jpg|[[Monaco]]
+File:Montenegro.efa.jpg|[[Montenegro]]
+File:Morocco.efa.jpg|[[Morocco]]
+File:Netherlands.efa.jpg|[[Netherlands]]
+File:Nicaragua.efa.jpg|[[Nicaragua]]
+File:Norway.efa.jpg|[[Norway]]
+File:papalstates.efa.jpg|[[Vatican City|Papal States]]
+File:Paraguay.efa.jpg|[[Paraguay]]
+File:Persia.efa.jpg|[[Iran|Persia]]
+File:Peru.efa.jpg|[[Peru]]
+File:Portugal.efa.jpg|[[Portugal]]
+File:Prussia.efa.jpg|[[Prussia]]
+File:Roumania.efa.jpg|[[Romania]]
+File:Russia.efa.jpg|[[Russia]]
+File:Salvador.efa.jpg|[[El Salvador|Salvador]]
+File:Sanmarino.efa.jpg|[[San Marino]]
+File:Scotland.efa.jpg|[[Scotland]]
+File:Serbia.efa.jpg|[[Serbia]]
+File:Spain.efa.jpg|[[Spain]]
+File:Sweden.efa.jpg|[[Sweden]]
+File:Switzerland.efa.jpg|[[Switzerland]]
+File:Tunis.efa.jpg|[[Tunis]]
+File:Turkey.efa.jpg|[[Turkey]]
+File:uk.efa.jpg|[[United Kingdom]]
+File:Uruguay.efa.jpg|Uruguay
+File:usa.efa.jpg|[[United States]]
+File:venezuela.efa.jpg|[[Venezuela]]
+File:wales.efa.jpg|[[Wales]]
+</gallery>
+Flags only:
+<gallery perrow=0>
+File:F-ireland.efa.jpg
+File:F-scotland.efa.jpg
+File:F-uk.efa.jpg
+File:F-uk1.efa.jpg
+File:F-uk2.efa.jpg
+File:Mil.efa.jpg
+</gallery>
+====Spit & De Vletter====
+Spit & De Vletter was a company from Gouda, Holland. The company (founded in 1866) produced mainly all kinds of ropes, from curtains to fishing rods and nets. The cards were used to send to clients for setting the time for an appointment with a representative of the company.
+<gallery perrow=0>
+File:Back.spv.jpg|
+File:Australie.spv.jpg|Australia
+File:Beieren.spv.jpg|Bavaria
+File:Bosnie.spv.jpg|Bosnia
+File:Channel-eilanden.spv.jpg|Channel Islands
+File:China.spv.jpg|China
+File:Congo.spv.jpg|Congo
+File:Egypte.spv.jpg|Egypt
+File:Hessen.spv.jpg|Hessen
+File:Japan.spv.jpg|Japan
+File:Korea.spv.jpg|Koren
+File:Man.spv.jpg|Isle of Man
+File:Marokko.spv.jpg|Morocco
+File:Mecklenburgs.spv.jpg|Mecklenburg-Schwerin
+File:Montenegro.spv.jpg|Montenegro
+File:Pauselijke staat.spv.jpg|Papal States
+File:Perzie.spv.jpg|Persia
+File:Saksenweimar.spv.jpg|Sachsen-Weimar
+File:Siam.spv.jpg|Siam
+File:Wales.spv.jpg|Wales
+</gallery>
+===Cigarette (tobacco) cards===
+====James & Co====
+James & Co was a cigarette company based in Birmingham, UK. Only 20 countries were issued in this series.
+A modern reprint series has been published in a larger size.
+<gallery perrow=0>
+File:egypt.jam.jpg| Egypt
+File:egypt.jamb.jpg|
+File:Switzerland.jam.jpg | Switzerland
+File:Switzerland.jamb.jpg
+File:usa.jam.jpg| USA
+File:usa.jamb.jpg|
+</gallery>

Arms and Flags Series: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 06:33, 11 April 2024

Companies

Trade Cards

Van Dijk

Honig

Kraepelien & Holm

Neelmeijer

Smith

Postcards

EFA

Spit & De Vletter

Cigarette (tobacco) cards

James & Co

Contact and Support

Navigation menu

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