Our Heritage . . .

began in 1958 when Bob Higginbotham and Ann McVicker, a married couple who had successful careers in Manhattan's public relations and advertising world, decided to venture into an industry that was literally just being born - mass direct mail.

They converted one of their twin brownstones on Atlantic Avenue into a storefront, invested in the most advanced list management and mailing equipment of the day, then set about establishing the standards that continue at McV&H nearly five decades later: serving top-tier arts, health and educational organizations with all the services available at a large mail house, but delivered - always - with a small shop's quality, dependability and personalized customer service.

When their son Robert took over the business in the late 70s, he followed in their tradition, continuing to provide the personalized service that is McV&H's hallmark and to invest in the latest technology, including a line of high-speed-impact ink-jet printers - the printers were the size of a New York City phone booth!

In 1992, Tim Kennon purchased the business from Robert and his Dad and expanded it 10-fold - all the while ensuring that McV&H's attention to customer satisfaction never wavered. In 1998, Tim moved the business to Jay Street and this year, he expanded to 16,000 square feet. Today, Tim has added in-house and offset digital printing, along with cutting-edge addressing machines, inserters, and laser printers, to keep the promise of this fabulous heritage: the best family-owned lettershop services business in the New York metropolitan area.