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                                    BBBBA Century ofProgress %u25a0 Postcards %u25a0Horder%u2019s, Inc. Series%u25a0 Partial Set %u25a0Horder%u2019s Inc. was a Chicago-based distributor of office equipment and supplies. It was originally founded by Edward Y. Horder, and was taken over by Edward%u2019s son, Harry Gladstone Horder, in 1918. The company also had a division known as Horder%u2019s Stationary Stores. Later there was also a division called Associated Stationeries Supply. The firm operated a mail-order business which had a famous logo (below) that said %u201cOrder from Horder Chicago.%u201d Harry retired to Foley, Alabama in 1953, and died in 1970 at the age of 83. Horder%u2019s Century of Progress postcards are RPPCs (Real Photo Post Cards), and they have titles centered near the bottom, on the front. The Order from Horder logo is located in the top left corner of the back. It is unknown how many different cards were produced, and they are not common.Order from Horder logo (enlarged)
                                
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