High Quality Custom Letterpress Business Cards MOQ 200pcs
Letterpress business cards printed on cotton, fancy and glossy or matt paper at 90mm x 54mm or a size of your choosing, in full colour or matched Pantone. Offset, silk screen, spot UV, gold and silver foil, embossing and debossing can all be applied to the same card, and the outline is cut as a rectangle, square, round or an irregular shape. The run starts at 200PCS and scales to 100000PCS, which is why it is used both for a single partner's cards and for a distributor programme.
What This Product Gives You
- Pantone matching holds a brand colour exactly where a CMYK build would only approximate it
- Specialty stock separates a card from the copper coated paper that holds 90% of the high-end card market
- A cutting tolerance within 0.5mm keeps square and round outlines true rather than visibly off-centre
- Small orders from 200PCS scale to 100000PCS on the same specification, so a pilot and a rollout match
- Spot UV, foil and embossing on one site removes the handoffs where registration usually goes wrong
- Square, round and irregular outlines let a card be recognised in a stack before it is read
Where It Is Used and Who Buys It
Application Scenarios
- Partner and executive cards for firms replacing a standard coated card
- Distributor and franchise card programmes issued across many locations
- Cards for boutique retail, hospitality and personal service businesses
- Round and square format cards produced as a deliberate design statement
- Card runs issued alongside a corporate identity refresh
Who It Is For
- Brand owners specifying identity print with matched Pantone colours
- Design studios producing cards for client identity projects
- Print brokers quoting letterpress and specialty stock work
- Franchise and distributor networks ordering cards for many locations
- Procurement managers running an annual card replacement order
What Goes Wrong Without It
- A card on ordinary copperplate stock disappears in a stack of near-identical cards
- CMYK approximations of a corporate colour differ visibly from the brand guideline swatch
- Suppliers that only cut rectangles rule out a round or irregular card before the design starts
- Loose cutting on a round card shows an uneven margin that no one can unsee
- A minimum of several thousand cards makes a small partnership order impossible to justify
Technical Features
- Letterpress printing with offset, silk screen and spot UV printing available
- Gold and silver foil stamping plus embossing and debossing
- Full colour or Pantone colour matching
- Stock across glossy, matt, fancy and cotton papers
- Standard size 90mm X 54mm or a customised size
- Cutting tolerance held within 0.5mm on rectangle, square, round and irregular shapes
Specification
| Material Type | Glossy or matt paper, fancy paper, cotton paper |
|---|---|
| Printing Type | Offset, silk screen, letterpress, spot UV |
| Finishing | Gold or silver foil, embossing, debossing |
| Colour | Full colour or Pantone colour |
| Size | 90mm X 54mm or customised size |
| Shape | Rectangle, square, round or irregular shapes |
| Cutting Tolerance | Within 0.5mm |
| MOQ | 200PCS |
| Maximum Run | 100000PCS |
| Artwork Format | PDF, AI, PSD or JPEG at 300dpi minimum with outlined fonts |
| Proofing | PDF proof issued for approval before production |
| Production Lead Time | 4-5 working days regular, 10-12 working days for large quantities |
Materials and Manufacturing Process
Materials
- Cotton paper
- Fancy paper
- Glossy coated paper
- Matt coated paper
Manufacturing Process
- Artwork preflight and imposition
- Letterpress printing
- Offset and silk screen printing
- Spot UV coating
- Gold or silver foil stamping
- Embossing and debossing
- Die cutting to shape
- Hand inspection
- Packing
How This Job Is Checked
- Artwork preflighted for design discrepancies before imposition
- PDF proof issued and approved in writing before the run begins
- Pantone colours checked against the specified swatch on press
- Cut position measured against the 0.5mm tolerance on shaped cards
- Photographs of the finished goods sent for approval before shipment
What You Can Change
- Stock selected from cotton, fancy, glossy or matt paper
- Full colour or specific Pantone colours across the card
- Rectangle, square, round or irregular die cut outline
- Spot UV applied to selected elements for contrast against a matt surface
- Gold or silver foil stamping on either face
- Embossed or debossed logo areas
Compared With the Alternatives
| Alternative | How This Compares |
|---|---|
| Copper coated paper cards | Specialty stock and letterpress separate a card from the copper coated cards holding 90% of the high-end market, though copper coated stock prints photographs far better |
| Thick 600gsm edge painted cards | This build offers square, round and irregular outlines at 200PCS, while the heavier edge painted card gives more bulk in the hand |
| Digital short run printing | Letterpress with Pantone matching holds brand colour exactly, but digital printing turns around a very small run faster and with no plate cost |
Getting the Best Result
- Specify brand colours by Pantone reference rather than a CMYK build so the press has a target to match
- Supply the die line on its own layer for square, round or irregular outlines
- Hold text at least 3mm inside the trim so the 0.5mm cutting tolerance never threatens it
- Pair spot UV with a matt stock, since the contrast is lost on a glossy surface
- Choose cotton stock where letterpress depth matters and coated stock where colour saturation matters
- Approve the PDF proof carefully, as the same file drives everything from a 200PCS run to 100000PCS
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High Quality Custom Letterpress Business Cards MOQ 200pcs FAQ
What is the minimum order quantity?
200PCS. The same specification scales up to 100000PCS for a distributor or franchise programme.
Can you match a specific brand colour?
Yes. Cards are printed in full colour or to a Pantone reference you supply, which is checked against the swatch on press.
What shapes can the card be?
Rectangle, square, round or irregular shapes, die cut with a tolerance within 0.5mm.
What is the standard size?
90mm X 54mm, or any customised size you specify on the artwork.
Which papers do you stock?
Glossy and matt coated papers, fancy papers and cotton paper. Cotton is the usual choice where letterpress depth matters.
What artwork format do you need?
PDF, AI, PSD or JPEG at 300dpi minimum with all fonts saved as outlines and the die line on a separate layer.
How long does production take?
4-5 working days for regular runs and 10-12 working days for large quantity orders, plus 3-4 days for express shipping.
Quote High Quality Custom Letterpress Business Cards MOQ 200pcs
Send the quantity, size and finish. Digital samples run in 1-2 working days and custom sample cost is refunded once the bulk order is confirmed.