HAWAII PICTURE POSTCARD PUBLISHERS
The Island Curio Store, downtown Honolulu, about 1905.
A major publisher of Hawai'i postcards in the early 1900's.
(photo courtesy Hawai'i State Archives)
The following is a list of publishers of Hawaii picture postcards (standard size 3 1/2" x 5 1/2") up to about 1990. It is fairly complete and the club would welcome any verifiable additions. The only criteria is that the picture side is related in some way to Hawaii. Unrelated postcards (e.g. Santa Claus) postmarked in Hawaii have not been included. Many Hotels and Restaurants publish their own postcards. Only major Hotels and Restaurants plus Hotels and Restaurants that no longer exist have been included.
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---- UPDATED January 9 2010 ----
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The grand total is now 217 publishers ! (the actual total is a little less than this, since some publishers appear in both sections - undivided backs and divided backs.)
The 3-letter code next to the publisher is the abbreviation assigned to that publisher by the Hawaii Postcard Club. See alphabetical list of 3-letter codes.
POSTCARD PUBLISHERS (in alphabetical order, but not in 3-letter code order)
PART 1 - UNDIVIDED BACKS (17 Publishers)
- RJB - R. J. Baker Photo, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- SRD - Sam R. Dowdle.
- HAM - Ham Radio postcards - various.
- HSS - Hawaii and South Seas Curio Company, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- WRH - William Randolph Hearst.
- HFH - H. F. Hill, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- HDC - Hilo Drug Company, Hilo, Hawaii.
- HPS - Honolulu Photo Supply Company, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- ICC - Island Curio Store (Island Curio Company), Honolulu, Hawaii. (see photo at the top of this page)
- EHM - Edward H. Mitchell, San Francisco, California.
- NYS - New York Sunday American and Journal, New York.
- PMS - Pacific Mail & Steam Ship Company.
- MRL - M. Rieder, Los Angeles, California.
- ROT - The Rotograph Company, New York City, New York.
- SOP - (Soper) Pioneer postcards with no printer's name on.
- WNC - Wall Nichols Company Limited, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- WEH - Woman's Exchange, Honolulu, Hawaii.
PART 2 - DIVIDED BACKS (200 Publishers)
A thru F
- AGP - AeroGem Postcards, Davie, Florida.
- AAL - Aloha Airlines.
- ABC - American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
- ACC - American Colortype, Chicago & New York.
- AHL - American Hawaiian Line, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- AMN - American Museum of Natural History.
- APL - American President Lines, Honolulu, Hawaii and California.
- ACN - Americhrome, New York.
- APC - Associated Printing Company, San Francisco, California.
- ASN - Associated Screen News Ltd, Montreal, Canada.
- JIA - J. I. Austen Company.
- AWA - Awani Press, Texas.
- RJB - R. J. Baker Photo, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- JCB - J. C. Bardell, San Francisco, California.
- MBS - Max Basker & Sons, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- BCC - Bates Color Cards, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- BTA - Baxtone, Amarillo, Texas.
- BPC - Bear Photo Company, San Francisco, California
- BMH - Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- BNB - Bishop National Bank, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- BOA - B.O.A.C. (later British Airways), London, England
- GJB - G. J. Boisse, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- BPB - Bowman's Photographics, Boston, Massachusetts (?)
- ABL - A. Brinkley.
- BRC - Jim Brocker, Kaunakakai, Molokai, Hawaii.
- BSN - Brown & Shaffer, Newport News, Virginia.
- CHP - Cal-Hawaii Photographics.
- CAM - Camera Craft Shop, Aloha Studio, Hawaii.
- CAL - Canadian-Australian Line.
- CPC - Canadian Pacific Cruise.
- CAP - Capital Engravings, Pequot Lakes, Minnesota.
- CVC - Cardinell-Vincent Company, San Francisco, California.
- CLH - Christian's Limited, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- CCC - Christian's Color Card Service Inc., Honolulu, Hawaii.
- TCL - The Creative Lion.
- HCC - H. S. Crocker Company Inc., San Francisco, California.
- HCH - H. Culman, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- CDH - Curio Den, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- CTC - Curteich-Chicago (Curt Teich & Company Inc.) Chicago, Illinois.
- DAH - Ron Dahlquist Photography, Paia, Maui, Hawaii.
- DVP - De Viona Photo, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- DPI - Dexter Press Inc., West Nyak, New York
- DPH - Dole Pineapple, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- DSL - Dollar Steamship Line.
- DCH - Driscoll, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- ETZ - ETZ photo, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- JSF - Jessie S. Fisher.
- FIP - Friends of Iolani Palace, Honolulu, Hawaii.
G thru O
- GCR - Garraway Company, Rutherford, New Jersey.
- GAN - German American Novelty, Germany.
- HKH - Halekulani Hotel, Waikiki, Hawaii.
- VOH - V.O. Hammon Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois.
- HAM - Ham Radio postcards - various.
- HGF - Harbor Graphics & Fine Printing Inc.
- HAL - Hawaiian Airlines, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- HSS - Hawaii and South Seas Curio Company, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- HMC - Hawaiian Mission Children's Society, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- HRC - Hawaiian Resources Company Limited, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- HCR - Hawaii Consolidated Railway Limited, Hilo, Hawaii.
- HNH - Hawaii Natural History Association, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- HSI - Hawaiian Service Inc., Honolulu, Hawaii.
- HSC - Hawaiian Steamship Company, Ltd. (later, Hawaiian Textron Inc.)
- WRH - William Randolph Hearst.
- RHS- Ray Helbig's Hawaiian Service, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- EHB - Ern Hill, Brussells, Belgium.
- HFH - H. F. Hill, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- HDC - Hilo Drug Company, Hilo, Hawaii.
- HPH - Hilo Photo Supply Limited, Hilo, Hawaii.
- HYH - Hong & Yim, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- HPC - Honolulu Paper Company Limited, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- HPS - Honolulu Photo Supply Company, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- HSH - Honolulu Seaside Hotel, Hawaii.
- HLN - Hotel Lexington, New York City, NewYork.
- HBL - Hula's Bar & Lei Stand, Waikiki, Hawaii.
- FHC - Franz Huld Company, New York.
- IMP - Impact Hawaii.
- IAL - InterArt, London, England.
- IHS - International Hotel Supply Company, Boston, Massachusetts.
- ICC - Island Curio Store (Island Curio Company), Honolulu, Hawaii.
- IHP - Island Heritage (Publishing), Honolulu, Hawaii.
- IHR - Island Holidays Resorts, Maui, Hawaii.
- IPC - IPCN & Co. (city ?)
- JLA - Jondall, Los Angeles, California.
- KKH - Kahuna Komics, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- KHH - Kapiolani Hospital, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- KHL - Kodak Hawaii Limited (KofH), Honolulu, Hawaii.
- KIK - Kona Inn, Kona, Hawaii.
- ECK - E. C. Kropp Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
- KSC - Krueger Specialties Company Inc., Oak Park, Illinois.
- KYH - Kyo-Ya Hotel, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- LHL - Laszlo's Honolululaughs.
- LEV - Le Vasseur Drug Company, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- LIB - Liberty Photo Company, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- LML - Libby, McNeill & Libby.
- ALM - Adele Lindeman.
- LAS - Los Angeles Steamship Company, Honolulu, Hawaii. and Los Angeles, California.
- LES - Lesco Limited, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- LFL - Lum and Feher Limited, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- KMC - K. Maehara Camera Craft Shop, Hilo, Hawaii.
- MAK - Makelina Ltd., Honolulu, Hawaii.
- MAN - Manele Bay Hotel, Lana'i, Hawaii.
- MPM - Marciel Publishing, Marshall, Washington.
- RMT - Richard Marks Tours, Kalaupapa, Molokai, Hawaii.
- MCL - Master Color Laboratories, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- MAT- Matson Lines, Honolulu, Hawaii, and California.
- MSI - Matsumoto's Shave Ice, Haleiwa, Hawaii.
- MTT - Phil Mattes Post Card Shoppe, ?.
- MHM - Maui Hilton, Maui, Hawaii.
- MRC - Mayrose Company, Linden, New Jersey.
- DCM - Don C. McCarthy, U. S. Navy
- MCN - M & Company Nachf, Berlin, Germany.
- MCG - McGrew Color Graphics, Kansas City, Missouri.
- MEC - Methodist Episcopal Church.
- MPC - Mid-Pacific Carnival, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- MCS - Mid-Pacific Curio Store, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- MIS - Mission House Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- EHM - Edward H. Mitchell, San Francisco, California.
- MOA - Moana Hotel, Waikiki, Hawaii.
- MCC - Modern Camera Center, Hilo, Hawaii.
- IMH - I. Morihiro, Hilo, Hawaii.
- EMH - Ernest Moses, Hilo, Hawaii.
- MOE - Moses Office Equipment Co. Ltd, Honolulu, Hawaii
- MSC - Moses Stationery Company Limited, Hilo, Hawaii.
- MSH - Movie Supply of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- NLH - Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu, San Francisco, California.
- NPC - Newman Post Card Company, Los Angeles and San Francisco, California.
- DHN - D.H. Nielen, Cincinnati, Ohio.
- NAA - North American Airlines.
- NWO - Northwest Orient Airlines.
- OSC - Oceanic Steamship Company.
P thru Z
- PFE - Pacific Far East Line.
- PFC - Pacific Film Corporation, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- PMS - Pacific Mail & Steam Ship Company.
- PML - Pacific Mercantile Ltd.
- PNC - Pacific Novelty Company, San Francisco, California.
- PPH - Pacific Promotions Hawaii Inc., Honolulu, Hawaii.
- PAA -Pan American World Airways.
- PPC - Paradise Postcard Company, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- PMN - Peabody Museum of Natural History, Meriden, Connecticut.
- PGP - Petroglyph Press, Hilo, Hawaii.
- PAP - Pineapple Post, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- PIP - Pipa Mihi Studios, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- PHH - Pleasanton Hotel, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- PPN - Polynesian Prints, Nuku'alofa, Tonga.
- PKH - Princess Kaiulani Hotel, Waikiki, Hawaii.
- QAN - QANTAS, Australia.
- RPH - Radigraph Photo, Hawaii.
- RIC - Rainbow Island Cards, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- RPR - Raum Printing.
- RSL - Red Star Line, Antwerp, Belgium.
- RAP - Rice & Perkins.
- MRL - M. Rieder, Los Angeles, California.
- MRB - Mike Roberts, Berkeley, California.
- RMH - Rose & Morris, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- IRC - Irving Rosen Color Production, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- RHB- Royal Hawaiian Band, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- RHH - Royal Hawaiian Hotel, Waikiki, Hawaii.
- SEN - Senda Photo.
- MAS - M. A. Sheehan, Topanga, California.
- SWH - Sheraton Waikiki Hotel, Waikiki, Hawaii.
- RAS - Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc., New York City, New York.
- SPC - Souvenir Post Card Company, New York.
- SPH - Stineman Photo, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- HHS - H. H. Stratton, Chattanooga, Tennessee.
- SAC - Steinhart Aquarium, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California.
- SCE - Scentiments by Card Shark, Honolulu Hawaii.
- SSB - Sterling Sales Builders Company, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- SUM - Sumida Photo.
- SSI - Sunny Scenes Inc., Winter Park, Florida.
- SRH - Surf Resorts, Hawaii.
- TCC - Tahitian Color Card, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- TAI - Taiyodo Company, Japan
- TAY - Taylor Agencies, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- TPL - Taylor Pacific Limited, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- TBI - Technor Brothers Inc., Boston Massachusetts.
- THI - Ern. Thill, Brussels, Belgium.
- TMP - Times-Mirror Printing and Binding House, Los Angeles, California.
- TPC - Tongg Publishing Company, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- RTS - Raphael Tuck and Sons, England.
- UAU - Underwood and Underwood, New York City, New York.
- UOC - Union Oil Company, California.
- UAL - United Air Lines.
- UAM - U.S. Army Musuem, Fort DeRussy, Waikiki, Hawaii.
- UPS - Universal Photo Studio, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- USO - United Services Organization (U.S.O.)
- USA - U.S. Army.
- USN - U.S. Navy.
- USP - U.S. Publications, Koeln, Germany.
- USC - Uris Sales Corporation, New York City, New York.
- UBS - USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
- VCP - Vandercraft, Prineville, Oregon.
- VAV - V. A. Vetlesen, Wailuku, Maui.
- WTH - Waikiki Tavern, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- WNC - Wall Nichols Company Limited, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- WPH - Walt's Photo, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- MHW - M. H. Weinberg, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- WCC - Wesco Color Card.
- WIW - Willard Inn, Waikiki, Hawaii.
- JJW - J. J. Williams, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- TWH - The Willows, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- WEH - Woman's Exchange, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- EWF - Ed Wood, Forestville, California.
- WWD - WW Distributors Limited, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- YPM - Young's Peoples Missionary Movement.
Verifiable additions to the above list are welcome. If you have access to a scanner, please e-mail a scan of the back and front to 
or fax to ..
If not, send by snail mail to
P O Box 8391
Honolulu Hawaii 96830
U.S.A.
A photocopy of the back and front of each postcard is required.
Your addition(s) will be gratefully acknowledged by viewers of this website.
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