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| Earlier trade cards and
chromolithographs (we talk about chromos on the Continent) from
19th Century and early 20th Century European companies provide
an even greater diversity of material. This is often of
extremely high quality reflecting the craftsmanship of the
period and ideal material for, in particular, the thematic
collector. At de very early stage the departement store "Bon Marché (Paris)
discovered the value of advertising, and began to issue series
of cards. This trade cards which were produced en masse by
printers where sold to different shops and manufactures who then
printed their own advertising on the backs and/or on the front.
| Production of
trade cards | |