Postal Stationeryand Stamps
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Steve Levine |
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UNITED STATES
SPECIALIZED
ENVELOPES BY UPSS#
PART 6: U547-U607
PRICELIST & ORDER BLANK THIS LIST is both a pricelist of my stock and an order blank. Scott #’s are taken from the 2010 Scott U.S. Specialized Catalog. UPSS Numbers (when used) are taken from the UPSS 19th & 20th Century Envelope Catalogs. Where necessary, I invent my own numbers.
HOW TO ORDER:
1. DINOSAUR STYLE
If ordering
Dinosaur Style (thru the mail), you can print out this sheet, then circle the
price of what you want and mail it in with your payment. PLEASE circle
with a fine colored marker; any color will do.
2. ONLINE
Sorry, this is not a full-function
interactive website with a shopping cart and card processing ability. It's
Dinosaur-style; it only has listings. Still, we can improvise!
You
can send me an e-mail and type out what you want and the price.
OR, you can cut & paste the item with its description
and price.
IF the item exists in several conditions or forms (such as f-vf or vf for
stamps, or as Cut Squares or Full Corners) please indicate which you want.
OR you can cut & paste large portions of the list and
HIGHLIGHT
whatever you want. Green (the 00-80-00
shade for the techs out there) works well, as does
Red
(the FF-00-00 shade).
I accept VISA, Master Card, and American Express. I also accept
PAY PAL, at my e-mail address of
"slwarking@erols.com".
3. PHONE
IF your order is relatively simple or if you have a few questions, you can
phone me at 718-939-5788. For me, "business hours"
are flexible. I'm usually in, and if I'm not, you get
the answering machine. Leave your #; I'll get back to you.
SELLOUTS AND REFUNDS This list
is backed by a pretty hefty inventory, and most of the items on it are
well-stocked. However, a few difficult items are "1-of-a-kind", AND I have
over 5,000 items of Postal Stationery in stock. Keeping my lists current
is a chore-and-a-half; occasionally I won't remove a sold out item quickly
enough. It doesn't happen often, but it will happen, and I apologize in
advance for the inconvenience.
TERMS
OF PURCHASE: Items from this list
may be combined with items from my other lists for a
MINIMUM ORDER
of $15. ALL ORDERS will be shipped via
Insured or Registered mail, for your protection. Please add $2 for postage
and insurance to all orders. Smaller orders will carry private insurance
and will have NO USPS markings. There's no "handling" fee;
just actual postage expenses. This is for U.S. orders only. Overseas
shipments, please e-mail me in advance for shipping information.
New York State Residents, please add the appropriate
Sales tax. VISA, Master Card and American Express are accepted: please
include all information which appears in raised print,
PLUS
the 3 digit security code which appears on the back. PayPal accepted.
SATISFACTION IS GUARANTEED ON ALL
ORDERS
INFORMATION ABOUT ENVELOPES BY UPSS#: AT the end of this list is some information about Specialized Envelopes by UPSS# which you'll find useful. I have a few words to say on the subjects of SPECIALIZED ENVELOPE collecting, and that most important matter, the overall quality of what I sell. CLICK HERE
HOW TO USE THIS LIST:
This list is a
SPECIALIZED ENVELOPE
list, intended for the advanced collector.
It's LONG on numbers, SHORT on descriptions. BEGINNERS and INTERMEDIATE
collectors will be more comfortable using my
EARLY
ENVELOPES and
MODERN
ENVELOPES list which provide better
descriptions of the items.
There are 8 columns in this list...as follows:
1. SCOTT # refers to the number in the Scott Specialized Catalog of United
States Stamps & Covers. Where necessary, I improvise a bit.
2. UPSS # refers to the number in the Catalog(s)
of the 19th/20th Century Stamped Envelopes and Wrappers of the United States
published by the United Postal Stationery Society.
3. RA If "RA" appears in the 3rd column,
then the envelope has a RETURN ADDRESS, or what the old timers used to call a
"Corner Card".
4. UPSS SZ is the UPSS Size of the envelope.
These sizes are listed below.
5. WIND ? If W appears in the 5th column,
then this is a WINDOW ENVELOPE.
6. KN This is the UPSS "Knife". It
refers to the way the envelopes are die-cut before the flaps are folded and gummed.
7. WMK This is the Watermark on the
envelope.
8. PRICE There are 2 kinds of envelopes.
COMMON VARIETIES, where the price is based on Scott, and PREMIUM VARIETIES,
where the price is based on the UPSS Catalog. Scott Catalogs are issued
yearly and are usually on the mark with pricing. UPSS Catalogs are fairly
accurate WHEN ISSUED; the 19th Century was last issued in 2001 and the 20th
century was last issued in 2004. In a few years, they're behind the curve,
especially on the early material. BOTH catalogs are necessary to
understand the price structure.
A GUIDE TO
ENVELOPE SIZES: Created
for a variety of reasons, Early envelopes exist in a wide range of sizes.
Here they are:
UPSS SIZE 1: 118 x 65 mm
UPSS SIZE 10: 160 x 89 mm
UPSS SIZE 19: 191 x 99 mm
UPSS SIZE 2: 120 x 73 mm UPSS SIZE 11: 160 x 95 mm
UPSS SIZE 20: 219 x 92 mm
UPSS SIZE 3: 134 x 73 mm UPSS SIZE 12: 165 x 92 mm
UPSS SIZE 21: 225 x 98 mm
UPSS SIZE 4: 130 x 80 mm UPSS SIZE 13: 171 x 94 mm
UPSS SIZE 22: 241 X 100 mm
UPSS SIZE 5: 137 x 77 mm UPSS SIZE 14: 119 x 92 mm
UPSS SIZE 23: 241 x 105 mm
UPSS SIZE 6: 140 x 78 mm
UPSS SIZE 15: 130 x 105 mm
UPSS SIZE 24: 249 x 104 mm
UPSS SIZE 7: 139 x 82 mm
UPSS SIZE 16: 134 x 108 mm UPSS SIZE 25: 258 x 111 mm
UPSS SIZE 8: 149 x 85 mm
UPSS SIZE 17: 140 x 108 mm
UPSS SIZE 26: 271 x 118 mm
UPSS SIZE 9: 149 x 92 mm
UPSS SIZE 18: 143 x 111 mm
Recently, some new
sizes have been used:
UPSS SIZE 22A: 190 x 127 mm
Used on Scott #U613.
UPSS SIZE 18A: 201 x 91
mm Used on Official envelopes which were
used for mailing Savings Bonds.
UPSS SIZE 22B: 226 x
112 mm Used on Official envelopes which
were
use for mailing Passports.
ALL ENVELOPES ARE MINT, WITH NO PRINTING, UNLESS YOU SEE "RA" IN FRONT OF THE PRICE.
MODERN ISSUES #1: U547-U607
SCOTT UPSS
RA UPSS WIND KN
WMK PRICE
# # ? SZ ?
U547 FL 3509
12 68
49 1.80
Fluorescent paper. Occurs on Watermark 49 only.
U547 3510
23 114
48 1.20
U547 3510
23 114
49 1.00
U547 FL 3510
23 114
49 2.00
Fluorescent paper. Occurs on Watermark 49 only.
U547 3510
23 114
50 3.25
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U548 3511
12 68
49 .90
U548 3512
23 114
47 1.00
U548 3512
23 114
48 1.20
U548 3512
23 114
49 1.40
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U548A 3513
12 68
47 .75
U548A 3513
12 68
49 4.75
U548A 3514
23 114
47 1.40
U548A 3514
23 114
49 1.00
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U556 3515
12 68
48A .50
U556 3516
23 114
47 1.20
U556 3516
23 114
48A .50
U556 3516
23 114
49 1.20
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U549 3517
12 68
48 1.00
U549 3517
12 68
49 .85
U549 FL 3517
12 68
49 1.85
Fluorescent paper. Occurs on Watermark 49 only.
U549 3518
12 W 68w
49 1.00
U549 FL 3518
12 W 68w
49 2.00
Fluorescent paper. Occurs on Watermark 49 only.
U549 3519
23 114
48 1.00
U549 3519
23 114
49 1.25
U549 FL 3519
23 114
49 2.25
Fluorescent paper. Occurs on Watermark 49 only.
U549 3520
23 W 114w 48
2.50
U549 3520
23 W 114w 49
1.25
U549 FL 3520
23 W 114w 49
2.25
Fluorescent paper. Occurs on Watermark 49 only.
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U550 3521
12 68
47 40.00
U550 3521
12 68
48 .75
U550 3521
12 68
49 .75
U550 FL 3521
12 68
49 1.75
Fluorescent paper. Occurs on Watermark 49 only.
U550 3521
12 68
50 1.25
U550 3522
12 W 68w
48 1.25
U550 3522
12 W 68w
49 1.25
U550 FL 3522
12 W 68w
49 2.25
Fluorescent paper. Occurs on Watermark 49 only.
U550 3522
12 W 68w
50 1.60
U550 3523
23 114
48 1.25
U550 3523
23 114
49 1.25
U550 FL 3523
23 114
49 2.25
Fluorescent paper. Occurs on Watermark 49 only.
U550 3523
23 114
50 1.60
U550 3524
23 W 114w 48
1.25
U550 3524
23 W 114w 49
1.25
U550 3524
23 W 114w 50
1.60
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U550a 3525
12 68
47 3.00
U550a 3525
12 68
50 3.00
U550a 3526
12 W 68W
48 3.00
U550a 3527
23 114
48 3.00
U550a 3527a
23 114
48 20.00
U550a 3528
23 W 114w 49
3.00
U550a 3528a
23 W 114w 49
30.00
Unlisted. Similar to 3527a. Narrow, 8
mm tag.
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U551 3529
12 68
47 .75
U551 3529
12 68
48 4.00
U551 3529
12 68
48A .75
U551 3529
12 68
49 .75
U551 3530
12 WG 68wd 47
1.80
U551 3530
12 WG 68wd 48
1.25
U551 3530
12 WG 68wd 49
1.00
U551 3530a
12 WP 68wc 48
1.60
U551 3530a
12 WP 68wc 49
1.25
U551 3531
23 114
47 1.00
U551 3531
23 114
48 1.00
U551 3531
23 114
49 1.00
U551 3532
23 W 114wd 49
4.00
U551 3532a
23 W 114wc 47
4.00
U551 3532a
23 W 114wc 48A
4.00
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U552 3533
12 68
49 3.75
U552 3533
12 68
50 3.75
U552 3534
12 W 68w
48 3.75
U552 3534
12 W 68w
49 4.00
U552 3535
23 114
47 4.00
U552 3535
23 114
48 4.75
U552 3535a
23 114
47 6.50
U552 3536
23 114
49 4.00
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U553 3537
12 68
48 3.75
U553 3537
12 68
49 3.75
U553 3538
23 W 114w 49
4.00
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U553a 3539
12 68
47 4.00
U553a 3539
12 68
48 3.75
U553a 3540
23 114
47 4.00
U553a 3540
23 114
49 4.00
U553a 3541
23 W 114w 49
4.00
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U554 3543
12 68
47 .55
U554 3543
12 68
49 .80
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U555 3544
12 68
47 20.00
U555 3544
12 68
48A 2.50
U555 3544
12 68
49A .75
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U557 3545
12 68
47 .50
U557 3545
12 68
48A .50
U557 3545
12 68
49A 1.40
U557 3546
12 WP 68wc 48A
1.00
U557 3546a
12 WD 68wd 48A
6.50
U557 3547
23 114
47 .50
U557 3547
23 114
48A .50
U557 3547
23 114
49 .50
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U561 3549
12 68
47 1.00
U561 3549
12 68
48A 1.00
U561 3549
12 68
49A 1.00
U561 3550
12 W 68wc 47
1.00
U561 3551
23 114
47 1.00
U561 3551
23 114
48A 1.00
U561 3551
23 114
49 1.00
U561 3552
23 W 114wc 47
1.40
U561 3552
23 W 114wc 49
1.40
========================================================
U562 3553
12 68
48A 4.00
U562 3553
12 68
49A 2.25
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U563 3554
12 68
47 .75
U563 3554
12 68
48A 2.40
U563 3554
12 68
49 .75
U563 3555
23 114
47 4.00
U563 3555
23 114
48A 1.00
U563 3555
23 114
49 1.00
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U564 3556
12 68
47 2.40
U564 3556
12 68
48A .60
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U565 3557
12 68
47 .70
U565 3557
12 68
48A 20.00
U565 3557
12 68
49 .70
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U566 3558
12 68
47 .50
U566 3558
12 68
48A 80.00
U566 3558
12 68
49 .50
U566 3559
12 W 68wd 47
7.25
U566 3559
12 W 68wd 48A
.80
U566 3560
23 114
47 .80
U566 3561
23 W 114wd 47
.80
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U567 3562
12 68
47 2.00
U567 3562
12 68
48A 6.00
U567 3563
12 W 68w
47 1.00
U567 3563
12 W 68w
48A 10.00
U567 3564
12 69
47 .80
U567 3564
12 69
48A .50
U567 3564
12 69
49 .50
U567 3565
12 W 69w
47 .80
U567 3565
12 W 69w
48A 1.00
U567 3566
23 114
47 1.00
U567 3567
23 W 114w 47
1.40
U567 3568
23 115
47 .50
U567 3568
23 115
48A 1.75
U567 3568
23 115
49 1.00
U567 3569
23 W 115w 47
.80
========================================================
U568 3570
12 69
47 .40
U568 3570
12 69
48A 8.00
U568 3571
23 115
47 .40
U568 3571
23 115
49 12.00
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U569 3572
12 69
49 .75
U569 3573
12 W 69w
49 .75
U569 3574
23 115
49 .75
U569 3575
23 W 115w 49
.75
========================================================
U571 3576
12 69
UNW .45
U571 3577
23 115
UNW .45
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U572 3578
12 69
UNW .50
U572 3579
23 115
UNW .50
========================================================
U573 3580
12 69
UNW .50
U573 3581
23 115
UNW .50
========================================================
U574 3582
12 69
UNW .50
U574 3583
23 115
UNW .50
========================================================
U575 3584
12 69
UNW .50
U575 3585
23 115
UNW .50
========================================================
U576 3586
12 69
47 .50
U576 3586
12 69
48A .50
U576 3586
12 69
49 .50
U576 3587
12 W 69w
47 .65
U576 3587
12 W 69w
48A .65
U576 3588
23 115
47 .50
U576 3588
23 115
48A .50
U576 3588
23 115
49 .50
U576 3589
23 W 115w 47
.65
U576 3589
23 W 115w 49
.65
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U577 3590
12 69
48A .40
U577 3590
12 69
49 1.20
U577 3591
23 115
48A .80
U577 3591
23 115
49 .40
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U578 3592
12 69
47 .40
U578 3592
12 69
48A .40
U578 3592
12 69
49 1.60
U578 3593
23 115
47 .80
U578 3593
23 115
48A 1.60
U578 3593
23 115
49 .40
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U579 3594
12 69
47 1.20
U579 3594
12 69
48A .45
U579 3595
23 115
47 .40
U579 3595
23 115
49 1.60
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U582 3596
12 69
49 .55
U582 3597
23 115
47 1.20
U582 3597
23 114
48A 2.00
U582 3597
23 115
49 .55
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U583 3598
12 69
49 .75
U583 3599
12 W 69w
49 .80
U583 3600
23 115
49 .80
U583 3601
23 115w
49 .80
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U584 3602
12 69
49 .50
U584 3603
12 W 69w
49 .60
U584 3604
23 115
49 .50
U584 3605
23 115w
49 .60
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U585 3606
12 69
49 .50
U585 3607
12 W 69w
49 .60
U585 3608
23 115
49 .50
U585 3609
23 115w
49 .60
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U580 3610
12 69
47 .55
U580 3610
12 69
48A .55
U580 3611
12 W 69w
47 .65
U580 3611
12 W 69w
48A .80
U580 3612
23 115
47 .55
U580 3612
23 115
48A 14.00
U580 3612
23 115
49 .55
U580 3613
23 W 115w 47
2.00
U580 3613
23 W 115w 48A
2.40
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U581 3614
12 69
47 .55
U581 3614
12 69
48A .55
U581 3615
12 W 69w
47 .65
U581 3615
12 W 69w
49 .65
U581 3616
23 115
47 .55
U581 3616
23 115
48A .65
U581 3617
23 W 115w 47
1.00
U581 3617
23 115w
49 .65
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U586 3619
12 69
47 .50
U586 3619
12 69
48A .50
U586 3619
12 69
49 .80
U586 3620
12 W 69w
48A .60
U586 3621
23 115
47 .60
U586 3621
23 115
49 .60
U586 3622
23 115w
47 .60
========================================================
U587 3625
12 69
49 .50
U587 3626
23 115
49 .50
========================================================
U588 3627
12 69
47 .50
U588 3627
12 69
49 .50
U588 3628
12 W 69w
47 .65
U588 3628
12 W 69w
49 .65
U588 3629
23 115
47 .50
U588 3629
23 115
48A 1.00
U588 3629
23 115
49 2.00
U588 3630
23 W 115w 47
2.50
U588 3630
23 W 115w 48A
.65
========================================================
U595 3631
12 69
49 .60
U595 3632
12 W 69w
49 .60
U595 3633
23 115
49 .60
U595 3634
23 W 115w 49
.60
========================================================
U596 3635
12 69
49 .70
U596 3636
23 115
49 .70
========================================================
U589 3637
12 69
48A .40
U589 3637
12 69
49 4.00
U589 3638
12 W 69w
48A .40
U589 3639
23 115
49 1.40
U589 3640
23 W 115w 49
.45
========================================================
U590 3641
12 69
48A 12.00
U590 3641
12 69
49 .40
U590 3642
12 W 69w
49 .50
U590 3643
23 115
48A .40
U590 3644
23 W 115w 49
.80
========================================================
U591 3647
12 69
47 .40
U591 3647
12 69
48A .40
U591 3647
12 69
49 .40
U591 3648
12 W 69w
47 .50
U591 3649
23 115
47 .40
U591 3649
23 115
49 .40
U591 3650
23 W 115w 47
.50
========================================================
U597 3651
12 69
49 .55
U597 3652
23 115
49 .55
========================================================
U598 3653
12 69
48A .80
U598 3653
12 69
49 .55
U598 3654
23 115
49 1.40
========================================================
U599 3655
12 69
49 .50
U599 3656
23 115
49 .50
========================================================
U592 3657
12 69
47 .55
U592 3657
12 69
48A .55
U592 3657
12 69
49 .55
U592 3658
12 W 69w
48A 1.00
U592 3659
23 115
47 .55
U592 3659
23 115
48A .55
U592 3659
23 115
49 .55
U592 3660
23 W 115w 47
.80
========================================================
U593 3661
12 69
47 .55
U593 3661
12 69
48A .55
U593 3661
12 69
49 .55
U593 3662
12 W 69w
47 .80
U593 3662
12 W 69w
49 1.00
U593 3663
23 115
47 .80
U593 3663
23 115
48A .55
U593 3663
23 115
49 .55
U593 3664
23 W 115w 47
.55
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U600 3665
12 69
49 .55
U600 3666
23 115
49 .80
========================================================
U594 3667
12 69
47 .55
U594 3667
12 69
48A 1.00
U594 3667
12 69
49 .55
U594 3668
12 W 69w
47 .65
U594 3668
12 W 69W
48A 140.00
U594 3668
12 W 69w
49 .65
U594 3669
23 115
47 .65
U594 3669
23 115
48A .65
U594 3669
23 115
49 .80
U594 3670
23 W 115w 47
.80
========================================================
U601 3671
12 69
48A .55
U601 3671
12 69
49 .55
U601 3672
12 W 69w
47 .80
U601 3672
12 W 69w
49 .80
U601 3673
23 115
47 .55
U601 3673
23 115
48A .55
U601 3673
23 115
49 .55
U601 3674
23 W 115w 47
.80
========================================================
U601a 3675
23 115
47 3.00
========================================================
U602 3678
12 69
49 .55
U602 3679
23 115
49 .55
========================================================
U603 3680
12 69
49 .75
U603 3681
23 115
49 .75
========================================================
U604 3682
12 69
47 .40
U604 3682
12 69
48A .40
U604 3682
12 69
49 .40
U604 3683
12 W 69w
49 .40
U604 3684
23 115
47 .40
U604 3685
23 W 115w 47
.40
========================================================
U605 3686
12 69
49 .55
U605 3687
23 115
49 .55
========================================================
U606 3688
12 69
49 .60
U606 3689
23 115
49 .60
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U607 3690
12 69
48A .65
U607 3690
12 69
49 .65
U607 3691
12 W 69w
49 .65
U607 3692
23 115
47 .65
U607 3692
23 115
48A .65
U607 3692
23 115
49 .65
U607 3693
23 W 115w 47
.65
END OF SPECIALIZED ENVELOPES BY UPSS # LIST, PART 6
RETURN TO HOME PAGE LAST UPDATED: MAY 3, 2011
SPECIALIZED ENVELOPE INFORMATION
BEFORE I say a few words about Specialized Envelopes, I'd like you to read the information sections in my EARLY ENVELOPES and MODERN ENVELOPES lists. These sections should give you a general background, especially in terms of the quality to expect.
There are only 2 minor differences between Specialized (UPSS#) Envelope collecting and General Envelope collecting:
1. There tends to
be more "information" penciled on the back of specialized envelopes. NOT
ALL, of course, but many Envelope varieties have various notations including
Scott#, UPSS#, Size, Knife, Watermark, and on occasion, the dealer from whom the
envelope was purchased...even the price paid.
If the collector was a "name" collector, there
might be a small rubber stamp with some sort of message "From the Collection of
.........." For many issues, such markings not only don't hurt the value
of the envelope, they actually enhance it. In the case of some items which
may be difficult to identify, a good "provenance" (history of previous
ownership) is a Godsend. Frankly, many of the early collectors were as
knowledgeable -- if not more so -- than the dealers who hand out the
"certificates" today. Their I.D. on an envelope is practically a
guarantee.
The hobby of Envelope Collecting has gone through several "time periods"; each of these time periods was dominated by a dealer or group. Each of these groups issued their own Envelope catalog. There was the time of Bartels, the time of Thorp, and the time of the UPSS. Some envelopes which have changed hands across several of these eras have had their "information" updated. The backs of these envelopes tell an interesting story, albeit one which has used up a lot of pencil lead.
2. Many envelopes exist ONLY with Return Addresses. If you're a General Envelope collector, you can ignore these if RAs annoy you. If you're a Specialized Envelope collector, they're a little harder to ignore.
What I'm saying here: The Specialized collecting of Envelopes is a serious study. It isn't a beauty contest. If you're an advanced collector, you already know this...
There's also one MAJOR difference; the universe in which we work (or play, if you prefer) is a lot larger. Even though there are "only" a shade over 800 BASIC Scott #s (Regular Envelopes, Airmails, Officials), when you consider the different sizes, knives and watermarks, the universe expands to...well, you know, I never figured it out, but I'd guess it's well over 25,000 envelopes. Think of it as 50 boxes of 500...or, in sleeves/glassine envelopes, 100 boxes of 250 (takes up TWICE as much room if the envelopes are sleeved/in glassines)! OR, think of it as 250 FDC-type albums of 100. Any way you think about it, your collection will require a lot of space and time.
IF you're up to the challenge, I can help you a bit; I think I have a pretty fair slice of the pie, though of course, it's only just a slice. Envelope scarcity is often unrelated to price; it's often a question of being lucky enough to find the inventory. It's usually a random event. I'm out there...I'm looking...on occasion, I find and offer it to you.
ENVELOPE QUALITY: THE BUCK STOPS HERE I'm just repeating here some of the comments which appear on my EARLY ENVELOPES LIST. You should expect top quality while recognizing that Envelopes are not "stamps". Envelopes are a commercial product, and have only recently been printed with the needs of collectors in mind. I buy carefully and weed out any obvious problems I see. Thankfully, envelopes are spared the trauma of being packed & shrink-wrapped like some Postal Cards. Still, they are cut, folded, and boxed mechanically, which can create "defects of manufacture". As always, I try my best to weed these out.
There's one problem with envelopes which you don't find with Postal Cards or Cut Squares, and there's nothing I can do about it: GUM BLEED. Envelopes are gummed at the seams, AND Window Envelopes are also gummed where the glassine or plastic meets the paper. IN TIME, the gum will discolor the paper...usually just a trifle, and not on every envelope. This is usually not a problem; I just want to make you aware that every now and then you'll see an envelope which will be 90% up to snuff, not 100%. I'm sorry; I didn't manufacture the envelopes. If I did, I would have used a better gum....
While MANY of the EARLY Envelopes I sell will look as if they came out of the Post Office yesterday -- clean, fresh, and with sharp strong corners -- SOME of them will show some signs of age and storage, as well as characteristics of the era in which they were collected. Like Postal Cards, Envelopes were sometimes I.D.'d....LIGHTLY, in pencil, on the back. Such I.D. marks include envelope size, watermark, and a catalog number...sometimes the old, THORP Catalog, or the newer, UPSS Catalog. Anything beyond that, I weed out.
SPECIALIZED INFORMATION I'm going to be brief. If you're using this list, then you already know everything you need to know...and if you don't, then I can't possibly tell you. I defer to the experts. You need to own 2 books; they are the UPSS 19th and UPSS 20th Century Envelope Catalogs. They each contain a wealth of information ...
...and of course, if you have a question, please feel free to e-mail or just pick up the phone & give me a call. I'm always here to help.
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