My item does not have a backstamp, is it a reproduction?
Not all Royal China items have backstamps. As a matter of fact, on most items it is more common to have no backstamp than to have one. Some pieces never carried any backstamps, some always carried backstamps, but most are known to exist with and without backstamps. Not having a backstamp does not mean the item is a “reproduction” or in any way not “original”. Value of items without backstamps is therefore not any less. Royal China produced their dinnerware over a span of 35 years. Often the dinnerware was sold to a reseller (Sears, Marshall Burns, Montgomery Ward, etc.) and because it was being resold the items did not carry backstamps. Then there is the types of backstamps. Over the years of production different backstamps were applied. Eldon R. Aupperle in his guide “A Collector’s Guide for Currier & Ives Dinnerware” lists 12 types of backstamps on C&I dinnerware (not including the USA imprint, the “MADE IN U.S.A.” backstamp, the “S” overprint, and color variations) and additional va
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