On January 10, 1910, a teenager from Nebraska stepped off a train in Kansas City, Mo., with little more than big dreams and two shoeboxes of picture postcards. From those inauspicious beginnings an iconic brand was born. More than 100 years and billions of well-wishes later, Hallmark Cards, Inc.

When did gold start being hallmarked?

The origins of jewellery hallmarking can be traced as far back as 1238 A.D when the first standards of gold and silver quality were officially laid down.

When did hallmarks start UK?

Hallmarking Systems in the UK

In 1973, the Hallmarking Act officially brought England into the Vienna Convention making it subject to the European nation's standards of denoting the quality of precious metals with a standard set of hallmarks.