what does this mean

Archive · #1 06-21-2007, 10:19 AM

Posted By: bill

on the card by ty's right foot looks like a circle with a cif inside
and s outside i've seen this on other makes of cards

Archive · #2 06-21-2007, 10:36 AM

Posted By: Mark Lutz

Copyright International Features Services.

Archive · #3 06-21-2007, 10:43 AM

Posted By: S Gross

w516 (and boxing w529) strips have IFC and a circled c under it. Which I figured as the company ("IFC" Incorporated, or wahatever) and the copyright mark.

What I see in the above mark is the "IFS" company, and a graphics guy getting a little too clever with the copyright mark ......

Archive · #4 06-21-2007, 10:52 AM

Posted By: Andy

As stated above, the symbol does mean Copyright International Feature Service and it also appears on a few other issues. This set uses the same images as the W572 set and they also have this symbol. It's interesting to note that the symbol does not always look like the one pictured on Ty's card. Sometimes it is a regular (c) with IFS following it, but it still means the same thing.

William Randolph Hearst started the International Feature Service in 1912 to syndicate comic strips that were popular at the time. It was later renamed King Features and, I believe, is still around today.
Thanks,

Andy