Postal Stationeryand Stamps
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UNITED STATES
SPECIALIZED
ENVELOPES BY UPSS#
PART 7: U608-PRESENT
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 #2: U608-PRESENT
SCOTT UPSS
RA UPSS WIND KN
WMK PRICE
# # ? SZ ?
U608 3694
12 69
47 .65
U608 3694
12 69
48A .65
U608 3694
12 69
49 .65
U608 3694
12 69
50 .65
U608 3695
12 W 69ws 47
.65
U608 3695
12 W 69ws 48A
1.00
U608 3695
12 W 69ws 49
.85
U608 3695
12 W 69ws 50
1.00
U608 3696
23 115
47 .65
U608 3696
23 115
48A .65
U608 3696
23 115
49 .65
U608 3696
23 115
50 .65
U608 3697
23 W 115ws 47
.65
U608 3697
23 W 115ws 48A
1.50
U608 3697
23 W 115ws 49
.65
U608 3697
23 W 115ws 50
1.00
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U608b 3700
23 115
47 4.00
U608b 3700
23 115
48A 2.50
U608b 3700
23 115
49 2.50
U608b 3700
23 115
50 2.50
U608b 3701
23 W 115ws 48A
9.50
U608b 3702
23 W 115wt 48A
2.50
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U608a 3703
23 W 115ws UNW
.60
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U609 3705
12 69
47 .35
U609 3705
12 69
48A .35
U609 3705
12 69
49 .35
U609 3706
12 W 69ws 47
.35
U609 3706
12 W 69ws 48A
.50
U609 3706
12 W 69ws 49
.35
U609 3707
23 115
47 .35
U609 3707
23 115
48A .35
U609 3707
23 115
49 .35
U609 3707
23 115
50 .35
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U610 3709
12 69
48A .40
U610 3709
12 69
49 .40
U610 3709
12 69
50 .40
U610 3710
12 W 69ws 48A
.50
U610 3710
12 W 69ws 49
.40
U610 3710
12 W 69ws 50
.40
U610 3711
23 115
48A .40
U610 3711
23 115
49 .40
U610 3711
23 115
50 .40
U610 3712
23 W 115ws 48A
.55
U610 3712
23 W 115ws 49
.40
U610 3712
23 W 115ws 50
.40
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U611 3713 Small 25 12
69 48A .70
U611 3713 Small 25 12
69 49 .70
U611 3713 Small 25 12
69 50 .70
U611 3715 Small 25 12 W
69ws 48A 1.00
U611 3715 Small 25 12 W
69ws 49 .70
U611 3715 Small 25 12 W
69ws 50 .70
U611 3717 Small 25 23
115 48A .70
U611 3717 Small 25 23
115 49 .70
U611 3717 Small 25 23
115 50 .70
U611 3718 Large 25 23
115 50 4.00
Large 25, 15mm x 15mm Tagging
U611 3720
23 115
50 6.50
Virginia "Second Chance" State Lottery Envelope.
U611 3721
23 W 115ws 48A
1.00
U611 3721
23 W 115ws 49
.70
U611 3721
23 W 115ws 50
.70
U611 3722 Lge 25 RA 23 W
115ws 49 10.00
Large 25, Experimental 20mm x 15mm Tagging
U611 3723
23 W 115ww 50
2.00
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U612 3724
12 69
48A .40
U612 3724
12 69
49 .40
U612 3724
12 69
50 .40
U612 3725
12 W 69ws 48A
.60
U612 3725
12 W 69ws 49
.40
U612 3725
12 W 69ws 50
.40
U612 3726
23 115
48A .40
U612 3726
23 115
49 .40
U612 3726
23 115
50 .40
U612 3727
23 W 115ws 48A
.60
U612 3727
23 W 115ws 49
.45
U612 3727
23 W 115ws 50
.45
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U613 3728
22A 127
50 1.00
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U614 3729
21 128
50 .60
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U615-RT 3730
21 128
UNW 1.00
Rectangular Tagging
U615-ST 3730
21 128
UNW 1.00
Square Tagging
U615-ST 3731
21 W 128wl UNW
.75
Square Tagging
U615-ST Rt. Window 21 W
128wd UNW 1.00
Square Tagging
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U616-ST 3734
21 128
UNW .60
Small Tagging, roughly 13 mm x 13 mm
U616-LT 3734
21 128
UNW 10.00
Large Tagging, roughly 17 mm x 15 mm
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U617-A 3735-A 21
128 UNW .70
WIDE 1989, 13 mm Tag at Top. Fluorescent Paper
U617-B 3735-B
21 128
UNW 3.00
WIDE 1989, 20 mm Tag at Top. Fluorescent Paper
U617-C 3735C
21 128
UNW 1.50
NARROW 1989, 11mm Tag at Top. Fluorescent Paper
U617-D 3735-D 21
128 UNW 10.00
NARROW 1989, 12mm Tag at Top. DEAD STOCK.
U617 3736
21 128
UNW 2.00
For
a detailed description of these varieties, CLICK HERE
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U618 3737
23 115
UNW .70
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U619 3738
12 69
49 .70
U619 3738
12 69
50 .70
U619 3739
12 W 69ws 49
.70
U619 3739
12 W 69ws 50
.70
U619 3740
23 115
49 .70
U619 3740
23 115
50 .70
U619 3741
23 115
50 32.00
U619 3742
23 W 115
49 .70
U619 3742
23 W 115
50 .70
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U619R 3743
12 69
UNW .95
U619R 3744
12 W 69ws UNW
.95
U619R 3745
23 115
UNW .95
Square Tagging
U619R 3745
23 115
UNW 10.00
Bar Tagging
U619R 3746
23 W 115ws UNW
.95
Square Tagging
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U620 3747
12 69
49 .55
U620 3747
12 69
50 .55
U620 3748
12 W 69ws 49
.55
U620 3748
12 W 69ws 50
.55
U620 3749
23 115
49 .55
U620 3749
23 115
50 .55
U620 3750
23 W 115ws 49
.55
U620 3750
23 W 115ws 50
.55
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U620R 3751
12 69
UNW .80
U620R 3752
12 W 69ws UNW
.80
U620R 3753
23 115
UNW .80
U620R 3754
23 W 115ws UNW
.80
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U621 3755
12 69
UNW .70
U621 3756
23 115
UNW .70
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U621S 3759
12 69
UNW 1.25
U621S 3760
23 115
UNW 1.25
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U621R 3761
12 69
UNW .95
U621R 3762
23 115
UNW .95
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U623 3763
21 128
UNW .70
U623 3764
21 W 128wl UNW
1.00
U623 3766
21 W 128wr UNW
1.25
U623 3767
21 128
UNW .95
U623 3768
21 W 128wl UNW
1.25
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U622 3769
23 128
UNW .70
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U624 3770
12 69
49 .70
U624 3770
12 69
50 .70
U624 3771
23 115
50 .70
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U624R 3772
12 69
UNW .95
U624R 3773
23 115
UNW .95
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U625 3774
23 115
UNW .70
U625R 3775
23 115
UNW .95
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U626 3776
23 115
UNW .70
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U627 3777
23 115
UNW .70
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U628 3778
23 115
UNW .50
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U629 3779
12 69
UNW .70
U629 3780
23 115
UNW .70
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U630 3781
23 115
UNW .70
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U631 3782
23 115
UNW .70
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U632 3783
12 69
UNW .75
U632 3784
12 W 69ws UNW
.75
U632 3785
23 115
UNW .75
U632 3786
23 W 115ws UNW
.75
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U632b 3786a RA 23
115ws UNW 135.00
Blue color missing.
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U633 3787
12 69
UNW 1.00
U633 3788
12 W 69ws UNW
1.00
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U634 3789
23 115
UNW 1.00
U634 3790
23 W 115ws UNW
1.00
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U635 3791
12 69
UNW .25
U635 3792
12 W 69ws UNW
.25
U635 3793
23 115
UNW .25
U635 3794
23 W 115ws UNW
.25
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U636 3795
23 115
UNW .30
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U637 3796
12 69
UNW .75
U637 3797
23 115
UNW .75
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U638 3798
21 128
UNW .75
U638 3799
21 W 128ws UNW
.75
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U639 3800
23 115
UNW .70
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U640 3801
23 115
UNW .70
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U641 3802
23 115
UNW .70
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U642 3803
12 69
UNW .80
U642 3804
12 W 69ws UNW
.80
U642 3805
23 115
UNW .80
U642 3806
23 W 115ws UNW
.80
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U642a 3806C
23 115
UNW 4.50
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U643 3807
21 128
UNW .80
U643 3808
21 W 128ws UNW
.80
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U644 3809
12 69
UNW .80
U644 3810
23 115
UNW .80
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U645 3811
12 69
UNW .80
U645 3812
12 W 69ws UNW
.80
U645 3813
23 115
UNW .80
U645 3814
23 W 115ws UNW
.80
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U646 3815 BLUE 12
69 UNW .85
U646 3815 GREY 12
69 UNW .85
U646 3816 BLUE 12
W 69ws UNW .85
U646 3816 GREY 12
W 69ws UNW .85
U646 3817 GREY 21
128 UNW .85
U646 3818 GREY 21
W 128ws UNW .85
U646 3819 BLUE 23
115 UNW .85
U646 3819 GREY 23
115 UNW .85
U646 3820 BLUE 23
W 115ws UNW .85
U646 3820 GREY 23
W 115ws UNW .85
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U647 3823
12 69
UNW .85
U647 3824
23 115
UNW .85
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U648 3825
12 69
UNW .85
U648 3826
12 W 69ws UNW
.85
U648 3827
23 115
UNW .85
U648 3828
23 W 115ws UNW
.85
END OF SPECIALIZED ENVELOPES BY UPSS # LIST, PART 7
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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