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Old 11-16-2025, 09:24 AM
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Default OT but Surprised me. I can't find any history on Nu Card Inc.
Looks like they were based out of Philly which in the 1960's was the card production capitol of the world, but can't find any company history.

Does anyone know any of their story?
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This gives the address as Seaford, NY.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/31746507744...Bk9SR8CQ7dTRZg

The 1959 Rock & Roll set is a classic of the non sports genre.
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This gives the address as Seaford, NY.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/31746507744...Bk9SR8CQ7dTRZg

The 1959 Rock & Roll set is a classic of the non sports genre.
We have a few of their early 60's Monster Sets in our current auction and they're doing well and it just got me to wondering what their story was. Obviously I know a lot of their issues, but nothing about the actual company.
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What connection did you find to Philly? I don't see anything other than Seaford, NY?
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I did a search for Nu Card Inc. and one hit made a reference to printing in Philly, so I assumed that was their base of operations. Certainly not definitive (though it wasn't AI)

Amazing that a company that recent is seemingly shrouded in mystery!
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I did a search for Nu Card Inc. and one hit made a reference to printing in Philly, so I assumed that was their base of operations. Certainly not definitive (though it wasn't AI)

Amazing that a company that recent is seemingly shrouded in mystery!
Lost to history I guess.
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Found another reference to Bellmore, NY, which is near Seaford.

I guess possible that Seaford was listed not because they were manufactured there but because that's where an accountant or lawyer was based.
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Great question. I'll be following for any possible replies.
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Maybe between 1961 and 1962 they moved? Or yeah, more likely they just used a mailing not physical address for the monster cards.
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Nu-cards had lost a lawsuit brought by universal in 1961 for copyright infringement. This was the first domino to fall in them going under.

“U Wins Infringement Suit
Against Nu-Cards, Korn

NEW YORK — Universal Pictures’ suit
against Nu-Cards, Inc., and Alexander
Korn for copyright infringement of Uni-
versal’s stills of scenes from certain of the
company’s “horror-monster” pictures by
Nu-Cards’ publication of miniature re-
production of the stills as trading cards
ended September 22 with the entry of a
consent decree against the two defendants.

Under the terms of the decree the de-
fendants were permanently enjoined not
only from reproducing the particular stills
on Nu-Cards’ trading cards but also from
reproducing any of the horror-monsters
depicted on those stills in any form.

Nu-Cards and Korn also consented to
pay damages in the sum of $2,500 to Uni-
versal, the plaintiff-copyright owner. The
stills involved were from such Universal
pictures as “Blood of the Vampire,” “The
Man Who Couldn’t Die,” “Revenge of the
Creature,” “Horror of Dracula,” “Abbott
and Costello Meet Frankenstein” and “The
Mummy.”

Universal was represented by Sargoy &
Stein, New York law firm, while Cowan,
Liebowitz, Emmanuel & Latman repre-
sented the defendants. “
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Alexander Korn the other named party was likely the owner or distributor for nu-card
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Wow, that's interesting. Great find.
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Philly printing could mean Zabel Brothers did the job.
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Very cool find. Amusing that the settlement was $2500 though. That's hardly a deterrent, it's barely a licensing fee, even in 1961.
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Of further interest to non-sport collectors is the connection, if any, between Nu Card and Rosan, which issued a couple of monster sets a year or two after Nu Card vanished. Rosan was based in Brooklyn, about a one hour drive West of Bellmore or Seaford. There was a set of monster cards (known in the non-sport hobby as the "Blue bordered" set") which was a crudely pirated copy of the orange-bordered Nu Card set. The back of the card has the Nu Card name and location crudely crossed out in black ink.

My personal theory is that one or more of the principals of the Nu Card company set up Rosan as a successor company, issuing several sets quickly during the 1963/1964 timespan. The sets were done on the cheap, were not issued in wax packs (vending machines only), and Rosan disappeared shortly thereafter. I've pointed out that the backs of the Rosan purple-bordered Terror Monsters set actually carries the company's phone number. I've never thought to call the number, to see who would pick up.

I guess it was easier to operate on a shoestring, back in the day.
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Nu-cards had lost a lawsuit brought by universal in 1961 for copyright infringement. This was the first domino to fall in them going under.

“U Wins Infringement Suit
Against Nu-Cards, Korn

NEW YORK — Universal Pictures’ suit
against Nu-Cards, Inc., and Alexander
Korn for copyright infringement of Uni-
versal’s stills of scenes from certain of the
company’s “horror-monster” pictures by
Nu-Cards’ publication of miniature re-
production of the stills as trading cards
ended September 22 with the entry of a
consent decree against the two defendants.

Under the terms of the decree the de-
fendants were permanently enjoined not
only from reproducing the particular stills
on Nu-Cards’ trading cards but also from
reproducing any of the horror-monsters
depicted on those stills in any form.

Nu-Cards and Korn also consented to
pay damages in the sum of $2,500 to Uni-
versal, the plaintiff-copyright owner. The
stills involved were from such Universal
pictures as “Blood of the Vampire,” “The
Man Who Couldn’t Die,” “Revenge of the
Creature,” “Horror of Dracula,” “Abbott
and Costello Meet Frankenstein” and “The
Mummy.”

Universal was represented by Sargoy &
Stein, New York law firm, while Cowan,
Liebowitz, Emmanuel & Latman repre-
sented the defendants. “
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In 1961 they were at 2635 Pettit Ave in Bellmore. Very very few traces of them out there.

There's still a Korn family in North Bellmore if someone wants to be really intrepid.

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Hilarious, I drove right by that Bellmore address on Saturday!
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Of further interest to non-sport collectors is the connection, if any, between Nu Card and Rosan, which issued a couple of monster sets a year or two after Nu Card vanished. Rosan was based in Brooklyn, about a one hour drive West of Bellmore or Seaford. There was a set of monster cards (known in the non-sport hobby as the "Blue bordered" set") which was a crudely pirated copy of the orange-bordered Nu Card set. The back of the card has the Nu Card name and location crudely crossed out in black ink.

My personal theory is that one or more of the principals of the Nu Card company set up Rosan as a successor company, issuing several sets quickly during the 1963/1964 timespan. The sets were done on the cheap, were not issued in wax packs (vending machines only), and Rosan disappeared shortly thereafter. I've pointed out that the backs of the Rosan purple-bordered Terror Monsters set actually carries the company's phone number. I've never thought to call the number, to see who would pick up.

I guess it was easier to operate on a shoestring, back in the day.
Funny because Rosan also did halfway decent James Bond and JFK sets. Wonder if they had the rights to do Bond?
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You may be misremembering. My recollection is that the Bond sets of that era were done by Philadelphia Gum, licensed properly through Selmur (which was Ian Flemings licensing corporation).
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You may be misremembering. My recollection is that the Bond sets of that era were done by Philadelphia Gum, licensed properly through Selmur (which was Ian Flemings licensing corporation).
I thought there were two in the mid 60's and one was Rosan, but it's ENTIRELY possible I'm wrong. It has happened once or twice...

...a day...

...on a good day.

Of course adding Rosan to the mix we have another semi-mysterious company that existed in the memory of a lot of collectors who are still with us.
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