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Quality art boards from the Queen City

Illustration, presentation, mounting and mat boards, shipped from Cincinnati, Ohio, to art stores and campus stores across North America.

Art boards and matboard Partner since 1970 North America Legacy supplier
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Represented by SAMPRO since 1970

Queen City Paper takes its name from its hometown: Cincinnati has been called the Queen City since the early 1800s. The line traces back to Hurlock Brothers of Philadelphia, one of SAMPRO’s very first suppliers, when Bob Hammer sold boards store to store.

Across three generations of the Hammer family, the line has stayed focused on what art boards need to be: dependable, fairly priced and backed by people you can reach. Orders go through one SAMPRO inbox and ship from Cincinnati.

1970
With SAMPRO since
8 days
Order to delivery
100%
Fill rate

Four board families, one order

Illustration board

Illustration board

Professional Grade 88 in Hot Press and Cold Press, for pen, ink, watercolor and charcoal.

Presentation boards

Presentation boards

Super Black and Super White, the same surface on both sides with a neutral pH matching core.

Mounting boards

Mounting boards

Chip, pulp, process and solid white board for architecture, modeling and mounting.

Mat boards

Mat boards

Neutral pH premium mats in Cream Core and White Core, 32 × 40.

Programs that move Queen City Paper

Sales and marketing, integrated: what we hear on the store floor shapes what we build for the brand.

Bulk chip board on a skid
Featured program

Bulk chip board

Chip board bulk-packed on skids: mix thicknesses from .030 to .130 pt and save 30% versus carton pricing.

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Dealer program

QCP Dealer Program 2026

Dealer pricing, peg-ready multi-packs with UPCs, custom cuts and an opening-order guide built from real sell-through.

Retailers

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We will walk you through the range, opening orders, displays and the programs available to your store.

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