HAWAII PICTURE POSTCARD PUBLISHERS
3-LETTER ABBREVIATIONS
IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
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---- UPDATED January 9 2010 ----
A thru F
AAL - Aloha Airlines.
ABC - American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
ABL - A. Brinkley.
ACC - American Colortype, Chicago & New York.
ACN - Americhrome, New York.
AGP - AeroGem Postcards, Davie, Florida.
AHL - American Hawaiian Line, Honolulu, Hawaii.
ALM - Adele Lindeman.
AMN - American Museum of Natural History.
APC - Associated Printing Company, San Francisco, California.
APL - American President Lines, Honolulu, Hawaii and California.
ASN - Associated Screen News Ltd, Montreal, Canada.
AWA - Awani Press, Texas.
BCC - Bates Color Cards, Honolulu, Hawaii.
BMH - Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii.
BNB - Bishop National Bank, Honolulu, Hawaii.
BOA - B.O.A.C. (later British Airways), London, England
BPB - Bowman's Photographics, Boston, Massachusetts (?)
BPC - Bear Photo Company, San Francisco, California.
BRC - Jim Brocker, Kaunakakai, Molokai, Hawaii.
BSN - Brown & Shaffer, Newport News, Virginia.
BTA - Baxtone, Amarillo, Texas.
CAL - Canadian-Australian Line.
CAM - Camera Craft Shop, Aloha Studio, Hawaii.
CAP - Capital Engravings, Pequot Lakes, Minnesota.
CCC - Christian's Color Card Service Inc., Honolulu, Hawaii.
CDH - Curio Den, Honolulu, Hawaii.
CHP - Cal-Hawaii Photographics.
CLH - Christian's Limited, Honolulu, Hawaii.
CPC - Canadian Pacific Cruise.
CTC - Curteich-Chicago (Curt Teich & Company Inc.) Chicago, Illinois.
CVC - Cardinell-Vincent Company, San Francisco, California.
DAH - Ron Dahlquist Photography, Paia, Maui, Hawaii.
DCH - Driscoll, Honolulu, Hawaii.
DCM - Don C. McCarthy, U. S. Navy
DHN - D.H. Nielen, Cincinnati, Ohio.
DPH - Dole Pineapple, Honolulu, Hawaii.
DPI - Dexter Press Inc., West Nyak, New York
DSL - Dollar Steamship Line.
DVP - De Viona Photo, Honolulu, Hawaii.
ECK - E. C. Kropp Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
EHB - Ern Hill, Brussells, Belgium.
EHM - Edward H. Mitchell, San Francisco, California.
EMH - Ernest Moses, Hilo, Hawaii.
ETZ - ETZ photo, Honolulu, Hawaii.
EWF - Ed Wood, Forestville, California.
FHC - Franz Huld Company, New York.
FIP - Friends of Iolani Palace, Honolulu, Hawaii.
G thru O
GAN - German American Novelty, Germany.
GCR - Garraway Company, Rutherford, New Jersey.
GJB - G. J. Boisse, Honolulu, Hawaii.
HAL - Hawaiian Airlines, Honolulu, Hawaii.
HAM - Ham Radio postcards - various.
HBL - Hula's Bar & Lei Stand, Waikiki, Hawaii.
HCC - H. S. Crocker Company Inc., San Francisco, California.
HCH - H. Culman, Honolulu, Hawaii.
HCR - Hawaii Consolidated Railway Limited, Hilo, Hawaii.
HDC - Hilo Drug Company, Hilo, Hawaii.
HFH - H. F. Hill, Honolulu, Hawaii.
HGF - Harbor Graphics & Fine Printing Inc.
HHS - H. H. Stratton, Chattanooga, Tennessee.
HKH - Halekulani Hotel, Waikiki, Hawaii.
HLN - Hotel Lexington, New York City, NewYork.
HMC - Hawaiian Mission Children's Society, Honolulu, Hawaii.
HNH - Hawaii Natural History Association, Honolulu, Hawaii.
HPC - Honolulu Paper Company Limited, Honolulu, Hawaii.
HPH - Hilo Photo Supply Limited, Hilo, Hawaii.
HPS - Honolulu Photo Supply Company, Honolulu, Hawaii.
HRC - Hawaiian Resources Company Limited, Honolulu, Hawaii.
HSC - Hawaiian Steamship Company, Ltd. (later, Hawaiian Textron Inc.)
HSH - Honolulu Seaside Hotel, Hawaii.
HSI - Hawaiian Service Inc., Honolulu, Hawaii.
HSS - Hawaii and South Seas Curio Company, Honolulu, Hawaii.
HYH - Hong & Yim, Honolulu, Hawaii.
IAL - InterArt, London, England.
ICC - Island Curio Store (Island Curio Company), Honolulu, Hawaii.
IHP - Island Heritage (Publishing), Honolulu, Hawaii.
IHR - Island Holidays Resorts, Maui, Hawaii.
IHS - International Hotel Supply Company, Boston, Massachusetts.
IMH - I. Morihiro, Hilo, Hawaii.
IMP - Impact Hawaii.
IPC - IPCN & Co. (city ?)
IRC - Irving Rosen Color Production, Honolulu, Hawaii.
JCB - J. C. Bardell, San Francisco, California.
JIA - J. I. Austen Company.
JJW - J. J. Williams, Honolulu, Hawaii.
JLA - Jondall, Los Angeles, California.
JSF - Jessie S. Fisher.
KHH - Kapiolani Hospital, Honolulu, Hawaii.
KHL - Kodak Hawaii Limited (KofH), Honolulu, Hawaii.
KIK - Kona Inn, Kona, Hawaii.
KKH - Kahuna Komics, Honolulu, Hawaii.
KMC - K. Maehara Camera Craft Shop, Hilo, Hawaii.
KSC - Krueger Specialties Company Inc., Oak Park, Illinois.
KYH - Kyo-Ya Hotel, Honolulu, Hawaii.
LAS - Los Angeles Steamship Company, Honolulu, Hawaii. and Los Angeles, California.
LES - Lesco Limited, Honolulu, Hawaii.
LEV - Le Vasseur Drug Company, Honolulu, Hawaii.
LIB - Liberty Photo Company, Honolulu, Hawaii.
LFL - Lum and Feher Limited, Honolulu, Hawaii.
LHL - Laszlo's Honolululaughs.
LML - Libby, McNeill & Libby.
MAK - Makelina Ltd., Honolulu, Hawaii.
MAN - Manele Bay Hotel, Lana'i, Hawaii.
MAS - M. A. Sheehan, Topanga, California.
MAT- Matson Lines, Honolulu, Hawaii, and California.
MBS - Max Basker & Sons, Honolulu, Hawaii.
MCC - Modern Camera Center, Hilo, Hawaii.
MCG - McGrew Color Graphics, Kansas City, Missouri.
MCL - Master Color Laboratories, Honolulu, Hawaii.
MCN - M & Company Nachf, Berlin, Germany.
MCS - Mid-Pacific Curio Store, Honolulu, Hawaii.
MEC - Methodist Episcopal Church.
MHM - Maui Hilton, Maui, Hawaii.
MHW - M. H. Weinberg, Honolulu, Hawaii.
MIS - Mission House Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii.
MOA - Moana Hotel, Waikiki, Hawaii. (now called "Sheraton Moana Surfrider Hotel")
MOE - Moses Office Equipment Co. Ltd, Honolulu, Hawaii
MPC - Mid-Pacific Carnival, Honolulu, Hawaii.
MPM - Marciel Publishing, Marshall, Washington.
MRB - Mike Roberts, Berkeley, California.
MRC - Mayrose Company, Linden, New Jersey.
MRL - M. Rieder, Los Angeles, California.
MSC - Moses Stationery Company Limited, Hilo, Hawaii.
MSH - Movie Supply of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii.
MSI - Matsumoto's Shave Ice, Haleiwa, Hawaii.
MTT - Phil Mattes Post Card Shoppe, ?
NAA - North American Airlines.
NLH - Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu, San Francisco, California.
NPC - Newman Post Card Company, Los Angeles and San Francisco, California.
NPP - No Publisher's name printed on the postcard.
NWO - Northwest Orient Airlines.
NYS - New York Sunday American and Journal, New York.
OSC - Oceanic Steamship Company.
P thru Z
PAA - Pan American World Airways.
PAP - Pineapple Post, Honolulu, Hawaii.
PFC - Pacific Film Corporation, Honolulu, Hawaii.
PFE - Pacific Far East Line.
PGP - Petroglyph Press, Hilo, Hawaii.
PHH - Pleasanton Hotel, Honolulu, Hawaii.
PIP - Pipa Mihi Studios, Honolulu, Hawaii.
PKH - Princess Kaiulani Hotel, Waikiki, Hawaii.
PML - Pacific Mercantile Ltd.
PMN - Peabody Museum of Natural History, Meriden, Connecticut.
PMS - Pacific Mail & Steam Ship Company.
PNC - Pacific Novelty Company, San Francisco, California.
PPC - Paradise Postcard Company, Honolulu, Hawaii.
PPH - Pacific Promotions Hawaii Inc., Honolulu, Hawaii.
PPN - Polynesian Prints, Nuku'alofa, Tonga.
QAN - QANTAS, Australia.
RAP - Rice & Perkins.
RAS - Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc., New York City, New York.
RHB- Royal Hawaiian Band, Honolulu, Hawaii.
RHH - Royal Hawaiian Hotel, Waikiki, Hawaii.
RHS- Ray Helbig's Hawaiian Service, Honolulu, Hawaii.
RIC - Rainbow Island Cards, Honolulu, Hawaii.
RJB - R. J. Baker Photo, Honolulu, Hawaii.
RMH - Rose & Morris, Honolulu, Hawaii.
RMT - Richard Marks Tours, Kalaupapa, Molokai, Hawaii.
ROT - The Rotograph Company, New York City, New York.
RPH - Radigraph Photo, Hawaii.
RPR - Raum Printing.
RSL - Red Star Line, Antwerp, Belgium.
RTS - Raphael Tuck and Sons, England.
SAC - Steinhart Aquarium, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California.
SCE - Scentiments by Card Shark, Honolulu Hawaii.
SEN - Senda Photo.
SOP - (Soper) Pioneer postcards with no printer's name on.
SPC - Souvenir Post Card Company, New York.
SPH - Stineman Photo, Honolulu, Hawaii.
SRD - Sam R. Dowdle.
SRH - Surf Resorts, Hawaii.
SSB - Sterling Sales Builders Company, Honolulu, Hawaii.
SSI - Sunny Scenes Inc., Winter Park, Florida.
SUM - Sumida Photo.
SWH - Sheraton Waikiki Hotel, Waikiki, Hawaii.
TAI - Taiyodo Company, Japan
TAY - Taylor Agencies, Honolulu, Hawaii.
TBI - Technor Brothers Inc., Boston Massachusetts.
TCC - Tahitian Color Card, Honolulu, Hawaii.
TCL - The Creative Lion.
THI - Ern. Thill, Brussels, Belgium.
TMP - Times-Mirror Printing and Binding House, Los Angeles, California.
TPC - Tongg Publishing Company, Honolulu, Hawaii.
TPL - Taylor Pacific Limited, Honolulu, Hawaii.
TWH - The Willows, Honolulu, Hawaii.
UAL - United Air Lines.
UAU - Underwood and Underwood, New York City, New York.
UBS - USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
UOC - Union Oil Company, California.
UPS - Universal Photo Studio, Honolulu, Hawaii.
USA - U.S. Army.
UAM - U.S. Army Musuem, Fort DeRussy, Waikiki, Hawaii.
USC - Uris Sales Corporation, New York City, New York.
USN - U.S. Navy.
USO - United Services Organization.
USP - U.S. Publications, Koeln, Germany.
VAV - V. A. Vetlesen, Wailuku, Maui.
VCP - Vandercraft, Prineville, Oregon.
VOH - V.O. Hammon Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois.
WCC - Wesco Color Card.
WEH - Woman's Exchange, Honolulu, Hawaii.
WIW - Willard Inn, Waikiki, Hawaii.
WNC - Wall Nichols Company Limited, Honolulu, Hawaii.
WPH - Walt's Photo, Honolulu, Hawaii.
WRH = William Randolph Hearst
WTH - Waikiki Tavern, Honolulu, Hawaii.
WWD - WW Distributors Limited, Honolulu, Hawaii.
YPM - Young's Peoples Missionary Movement.
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