Envelope design and manufacturing standards guides
Introduction The 6×9 envelope is a mid-size envelope — larger than a standard #10, smaller than a 9×12 flat. It’s the go-to for booklets,…
Introduction A self-seal envelope — also called peel-and-seal — has a latex adhesive strip on the flap that seals with simple pressure. No licking,…
Introduction A string and button envelope is a reusable envelope closed with a string wrapped around a button or disc — the classic tie…
Introduction Coin envelopes are the small-envelope family, numbered #1 through #7, designed not for letters but for small items — coins, seeds, jewelry, electronic…
Introduction A catalog envelope is a large, open-end envelope designed to carry flat, unfolded content — catalogs, annual reports, magazines, and marketing booklets. Unlike…
Introduction A banker envelope is a wallet-flap envelope — the flap is on the long side and deep, giving it a roomy, secure closure.…
Introduction The A-series is the invitation and stationery envelope family, running from A1 through A10 and keyed to card and photo sizes rather than…
Introduction Envelope sizes aren’t random — they cluster into a handful of families, each built around a specific kind of insert. Knowing the families…
Introduction The manila envelope is the brown, lightweight document carrier that offices and institutions have used for a century — the envelope for filing,…
Introduction A reply envelope is the return envelope you enclose with a bill, donation appeal, or survey, so the recipient can respond without addressing…