Letterpress has been a printing technique for over 5 centuries. Our main letterpresses are Heidelberg Windmills, which are widely regarded as the best letterpresses in the world. Letterpress printing can produce some of the most beautiful wedding invitations and business cards you can imagine. Send us your artwork for a free evaulation to see if it is suitable for letterpress.
We can make letterpress plates from most any digital file. For a business card that stands out above the gang printed mass of UV smelling plastic cards. Foil printing is "hot stamped" using the same vintage Heidelberg Windmills that we do all of our letterpress printing on. It's not much more expensive to add foil as a highlight to your invitations, while adding a lot of pizazz!
We can make letterpress plates from most any digital file. For a business card that stands out above the gang printed mass of UV smelling plastic cards. Foil printing is "hot stamped" using the same vintage Heidelberg Windmills that we do all of our letterpress printing on. It's not much more expensive to add foil as a highlight to your invitations, while adding a lot of pizazz!
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Mercurio Brothers Printing started as a 2-man operation by my father Tony and my Uncle Jack back in 1946. My father had recently returned from serving in the military during World War II and was looking for ideas for starting a business. Back in those days, you could take printing classes in junior high and Berkeley High school, which Dad and Uncle Jack both did.
5 x 7 flat panel cards are the most popular size for wedding invitations. Options such as hot foil stamp printing, round-cornering, or edge-painting can be added to cards of any size. Simply enter any quantity you'd like (minimum of 20). Don't forget the envelopes!. Our prices are based on print-ready files.
These envelopes are letterpress printed just like the cards. The Strathmore envelopes are an excellent match to both the Strathmore and the Somerset cards. If you are getting Lettra cards, then obviously, order the Lettra envelopes. Note: Lettra A-7 "Plus" is only available with a V-flap, but matching A-7's and 4-Bars with V-flap are available.
When you want a card that will stand out from the mass of UV-coated gang-printed rubbish. Letterpressed business cards exude a level of elegance and class that a $30 plastic-smelling flyer simply can't. Does your business card continue to promote your business after it's handed off? Add edge-painting to your business card to really make it pop!.
If you are seriously considering letterpress printing, there is nothing like actual samples in your hand. Unfortunately, we spend about as much time and energy putting together and mailing out samples as we do actually printing. We are happy to send out samples, but they do cost us time and money to produce.
Reviews (7)
Jay Kaneshige
Jul 27, 2021
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Mohammad Khatib
Jul 17, 2021
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David Cosenza
Jun 03, 2021
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Natalie Rae
Nov 05, 2020
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They printed our wedding invitations and they turned out so great! I was able to get nice invitations without going broke. If I ever need anything where I need letterpress again I will definitely order with them. I was also surprised how quickly their turnaround time was. The whole process was probably less than 2 weeks!
Chandra Dudley
Sep 04, 2019
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I used Mercurio Brothers for my letterpress wedding invitations and they were absolutely beautiful. I got so many compliments! Mercurio Brothers' pricing was extremely reasonable, even compared to the bigger sites that always have promo codes. The service was prompt and friendly, they were patient with me when I misunderstood part of the order process. I ordered pretty close to my wedding date, and with expedited shipping I was able to get my invitations in plenty of time. I'd definitely recommend ordering the samples to get a feel for the different stocks. Overall great experience, could not have
Anne Fletcher
Nov 11, 2018
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The best. Fast, reliable, super good quality every time. They really know what they're doing and can help with everything from paper choice to making sure your artwork is print-ready. In this era of online ordering and chatbots, it's so refreshing to call them on the phone, talk for literally 2 minutes to sort out some details, and get the job done. They've been the only print shop I use for my small business for the last 6 years, for everything from letterpress business cards, digitally printed postcards, offset printed packaging, and lots more.
Tristan Wright
Oct 22, 2016
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I spent a good amount of time riding my bike around the East Bay searching for a good shop to print my self published comic book. When I found Mercurio Brothers and stopped in to say hello I knew immediately who I wanted to go with. The crew seemed excited about my project and so I was glad to hand my pages over to them. Everyone was very helpful in getting the book to look exactly how I'd imagined it and I've received many compliments and interested queries about where I found a shop that prints at such a high level of quality. Looking forward to working with them again.
