Card printing method, original positioning holder, and car printing paper

An original positioning holder for holding a card-like original for card printing comprising:

• a base sheet having a size suitable for feeding into a master plate making unit;
• an original set up position designating mark provided on a surface of said base sheet for designating an original set up region for the card-like original, said original set up position designating mark not readable by an image scanner;
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• a registration mark provided outside said original set up region designated by said original set up position designating mark at a position having a prescribed positional relationship to said original set up position designating mark, said registration mark readable by an image scanner.

An original positioning holder for holding a plurality of card-like original for card printing comprising:

• a base sheet having a size suitable for feeding into a master plate making unit;
• a plurality of original set up position designating marks provided on a surface of said base sheet for designating a plurality of original set up regions for the plurality of card-like originals, said plurality of original set up position designating marks not readable by an image scanner, said plurality of original set up regions arranged on the original positioning holder symmetrically both longitudinally and laterally;
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• a registration mark provided outside said plurality of original set up regions designated by said plurality of original set up position designating marks at a position having a prescribed positional relationship to said plurality of original set up position designating marks, said registration mark readable by an image scanner.