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- ↑ "Brands Archive". Cartamundi France (in French). Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ↑ l'Association des Créateurs et Fabricants de Jouets Français at acfjf.fr. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ↑ Maître Cartier at cartamundi.fr. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ↑ Grimaud at cartes-grimaud.fr. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
