The publisher of the postcard or a series of cards is the one who takes the financial risk of the edition. It is generally the one who orders printing from the card printer. The photograph is provided by the photographer or is drawn by the illustrator.

Some printers are themselves publishers of their cards
Some photographers and illustrators are also publishers of their maps
It is therefore still not easy to distinguish the publisher from the printer, the photographer, the artist.

In case of doubt, you must indicate in the editor's file that he is also a printer and indicate in the map the identical publisher and printer as long as the distinction is not made

The publisher of the postcard or a series of cards is the one who takes the financial risk of the edition. It is generally the one who orders printing from the card printer. The photograph is provided by the photographer or is drawn by the illustrator.

Some printers are themselves publishers of their cards
Some photographers and illustrators are also publishers of their maps
It is therefore still not easy to distinguish the publisher from the printer, the photographer, the artist.

In case of doubt, you must indicate in the editor's file that he is also a printer and indicate in the map the identical publisher and printer as long as the distinction is not made

The postcard in a broad sense is the heart of this site. It includes all sizes of card stock intended to be sent in the open including photo-cards identified or not

The photo card has the "photo-card" printing mode. If the photo map is identified we can specify the locality, otherwise there are generic localities for each country or province of Belgium.

Different postcards will be created if the snapshots are different for the same map of a series or if the reference number is the editor or if the title is completely different. The variety of colors or presentations or title place will only be specified if this presents crucial information for relatively rare cards.

If there is a coherent set of cards from the same publisher or printer, the card will be associated with a series and possibly a set of postcards. A card set is a subset of a series of cards. See the associated documentation.