Recycled Paper Greetings, Inc. (RPG) is a

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-based

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company founded by Phil Friedmann and Mike Keiser in 1971. They became successful as one of the first greeting card companies to print their product on

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, and to give their artists recognition by putting their names on the cards. The designs created by

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became very well known, especially her "Hippo Birdie Two Ewes"

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. These design styles were eventually adopted by the competition and are common today. Artists like Bald Guy Greetings (Ian Kalman and Sean Farrell), Across The Line Products, Mary Melcher, Cynthia Bainton (granddaughter of

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), John Richard Allen, the Bjorkman Brothers, Kathy Davis,

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, David Walker, Susan Allen, Vicky Barone and cartoonist Cathy Guisewite also produce or have produced greeting cards through RPG. The Product Development Group of

Andrews McMeel Publishing Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC (formerly Andrews, McMeel and Parker (1975–1986) and Andrews and McMeel (1986–1997)) is a company that publishes books, calendars, and related toys. It is a part of Andrews McMeel Universal (which comprises AM ...

also contributes significantly to the RPG offering through a line of original concepts called Zero Gravity and well-known licenses like ''

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'', ''

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'' and the '' Close to Home'' cartoon panel.

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acquired Recycled Paper Greetings in 2009.

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External links

Recycled Paper Greetings, Inc.

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* Greeting cards Companies based in Chicago Publishing companies established in 1971 1971 establishments in Illinois Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2009 {{US-publishing-company-stub