Postal Stationeryand Stamps
Postal Stationery|
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Steve Levine |
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UNITED STATES
MINT
MODERN ENVELOPES
1926-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
MINT MODERN ENVELOPES INFORMATION: AT the end of this list is some information about Modern Envelopes which you'll find useful. I have a few words to say on the subjects of ENVELOPE SIZES, RETURN ADDRESSES, SURCHARGES, PAPER COLOR and QUALITY, and that most important matter, the overall quality of what I sell. CLICK HERE
HOW TO USE THIS LIST:
This list is a
SIZE AND WINDOW
list for the intermediate collector, but it
can also serve the beginner who wants just one representative envelope of each
type.
Beginners are most familiar with the Scott Specialized
Catalog of United States Stamps and Covers. The prices in that catalog are
GENERAL PRICES,
without regard for size or window. Not all sizes/windows were produced in
equal amounts; prices vary accordingly. Some carry a modest premium; some
are extremely scarce.
There is
NO GENERAL RULE
as to whether the small or large, or the plain or window is the scarcer size;
it's different for each issue! In addition, some sizes & windows were
never created. More information about this can be found in the section
below.
ADVANCED COLLECTORS will want to use my
"ENVELOPES BY UPSS
NUMBER" list, which identifies
envelopes by "knife", paper quality, and watermark, as well as by size & window.
THIS
LIST is both a pricelist AND a
checklist. It tells you what is -- and isn't out there. The
following symbols are used; here's what they mean.
1.50
An envelope with a price is in stock, available for delivery.
----
An envelope with several dashes EXISTS, but I don't have it in stock at this
time.
xxxx An envelope with
several X's DOES NOT EXIST in this size.
(#) An envelope with this symbol DOES EXIST,
but it's scarce or rare.
PREC Precancelled
RA The envelope is in stock, but only with a
RETURN ADDRESS in the upper left corner.
Some sizes/windows are only available
in this condition. See below.
A GUIDE TO
ENVELOPE SIZES: After
nearly 75 years (since 1853) of using a multitude of sizes, by 1926 the P.O.D.
had standardized to the following:
UPSS SIZE 10: 160 x 89 mm
UPSS SIZE 12: 165 x 92 mm
UPSS SIZE 13: 171 x 94 mm
UPSS SIZE 20: 219 x 92 mm
UPSS SIZE 21: 225 x 98 mm
UPSS SIZE 23: 241 x 105 mm
UPSS SIZE 25: 258 x 111 mm
I'll explain below what
these sizes were used for.
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.
QUICK SCROLL:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
ENVELOPE LISTINGS, 1926-1932xxxxxxxxxxxx
ENVELOPE LISTINGS,
1950-1958xxxxxxxxxxx
ENVELOPE LISTINGS,
1960-1985xxxxxxxxxx
ENVELOPE
LISTINGS, 1986-PRESENTxxxxxx
AIRMAIL ENVELOPESxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
AIR LETTER SHEETSxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
OFFICIAL ENVELOPESxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Scott
Description
UPSS UPSS UPSS UPSS UPSS
#
#10 #13 #21 #23
#25
U522 2c Sesquicentennial, Die 1......
1.40 1.75 xxxx 1.85 xxxx
U522a 2c Sesquicentennial, Die 2......
9.50 xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx
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U523 1c Bicentennial, olive green....
1.30 1.65 xxxx 1.50 xxxx
U524 1½c Bicentennial, chocolate......
2.35 2.50 xxxx 4.00 xxxx
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U525 2c Bicentennial, carmine, Die 1.
.40 .50 xxxx .45
xxxx
U525a 2c Bicentennial, carmine, Die 2.
75.00 ( # ) xxxx ( # ) xxxx
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U526 3c Bicentennial, violet.........
2.25 8.50 xxxx ---- xxxx
U527 4c Bicentennial, black..........
xxxx xxxx xxxx 19.50 xxxx
U528 5c Bicentennial, dark blue......
4.00 xxxx xxxx 5.00 xxxx
U529 6c Washington, orange on white..
xxxx xxxx 8.00 9.00 ----
U530 6c Washington, orange on amber..
xxxx xxxx 14.50 ---- ----
U531 6c Washington, orange on blue...
xxxx xxxx 14.50 15.50 ----
NONE of the above envelopes exist in UPSS size #12 (a.k.a. 6 ¾).
Scott
Description
UPSS UPSS UPSS UPSS UPSS
#
#10 #12 #13 #21
#23
U532 1c Franklin, green, Die 1.......
---- xxxx 6.25 xxxx ----
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE........ xxxx xxxx
---- xxxx xxxx
U532a 1c Franklin, green, Die 2.......
---- xxxx ---- xxxx ----
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE........ ---- xxxx
xxxx xxxx ( # )
U532b 1c Franklin, green, Die 3.......
RA 9.50 xxxx ---- xxxx ----
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE........ ---- xxxx
---- xxx RA 9.00
U532bP 1c Franklin, green, Die 3, PREC.
---- ---- ---- xxx RA 2.00
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U533 2c Washington, carmine, Die 3... --- RA 18.50
1.10 ---- 1.75
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE........ RA 2.75 ---- RA 3.00 ----
----
U533P 2c Wash., carmine, Die 3, PREC..
xxxx ---- xxxx xxxx xxxx
U533a 2c Washington, carmine, Die 1...
xxxx xxxx 1.50 xxxx 1.25
U533b 2c Washington, carmine, Die 2...
xxxx xxxx ( # ) xxxx ----
U533c 2c Washington, carmine, Die 4...
xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx ----
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE........ ---- xxxx
---- ---- ----
U533cP 2c Wash., carmine, Die 4, PREC..
xxxx ---- xxxx xxxx ----
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U534 3c Washington, dk violet, Die 4.
.50 .50 .45 ----
----
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE........ ---- ----
.65 ---- ----
U534a 3c Washington, dk violet, Die 1.
---- xxxx 2.25 xxxx ----
U534b 3c Washington, dk violet, Die 2.
---- xxxx 1.40 xxxx 2.00
U534c 3c Washington, dk violet, Die 3.
.95 1.10 .95 xxxx
.95
U534d 3c Washington, dk violet, Die 5.
xxxx ---- ---- xxxx ----
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE........ 1.25 ----
1.25 1.25 1.25
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U535 1½c Washington, brown............
4.75 xxxx 4.75 xxxx RA 14.00
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE........ ---- xxxx
---- xxxx ----
U535P 1½c Washington, brown, PREC......
---- ( # ) 2.25 xxxx 2.00
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U536 4c Franklin, red violet, Die 1..
xxxx .85 xxxx xxxx
.85
U536a 4c Franklin, red violet, Die 2..
xxxx 1.15 2.50 xxxx 1.25
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE........ xxxx 1.30
---- 1.30 1.30
U536b 4c Franklin, red violet, Die 3..
xxxx 1.50 3.50 xxxx ----
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE........ xxxx 1.30
4.00 1.30 1.30
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U537 2c+2c Washington, sch On U429, Die 1 3.00 xxxx 3.00 ( # ) ----
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE...... xxxx xxxx ( # )
xxxx 4.00
U537a 2c+2c Washington, sch On U429f, Die 7 xxxx
xxxx 13.00 xxxx xxxx
U537b 2c+2c Washington, sch On U429h, Die 9 xxxx
xxxx xxxx xxxx ( # )
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE...... xxxx xxxx
5.25 5.75 5.50
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U538 2c+2c Washington, sch On U533a, Die 1
xxxx xxxx .85 xxxx 1.20
U538a 2c+2c Washington, sch On U533b, Die 2 xxxx
xxxx ( # ) xxxx 1.50
U538b 2c+2c Washington, sch On U533, Die 3
1.25 ---- 1.00 xxxx 1.00
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE...... 2.75 8.00
2.50 1.25 1.50
U538c 2c+2c Washington, sch On U533c, Die 4 xxxx
xxxx ( # ) xxxx xxxx
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE...... xxxx xxxx
1.00 1.50 1.50
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U539 3c+1c Washington, sch On U436a, Die 1
16.50 xxxx ( # ) xxxx xxxx
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE...... ---- xxxx
xxxx ---- xxxx
U539a 3c+1c Washington, sch On U436e, Die 7 12.50
xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx
U539b 3c+1c Washington, sch On U436f, Die 9 xxxx
xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx
Only exists as a
WINDOW ENVELOPE.. 35.00 xxxx xxxx
25.00 ( # )
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U540 3c+1c Washington, sch On U534c, Die 3
2.75 .55 .50 xxxx
.60
U540a 3c+1c Washington, sch On U534b, Die 2 ( # )
xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx
U540b 3c+1c Washington, sch On U534, Die 4
1.50 ---- .85 xxxx 1.00
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE...... 1.50 ----
.90 1.00 1.00
U540c 3c+1c Washington, sch On U534d, Die 5 xxxx
---- ---- xxxx ----
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE...... 1.50 ----
1.00 1.00 1.00
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U533 and U534 also
exist in UPSS Size #20. This
UPSS UPSS
is a special size for mailing checks. It
also exists
#20 #25
in the huge UPSS Size #25. UPSS Size #20 is
a WINDOW U533 RA 2.00 ----
ENVELOPE. U534 ---- ----
AFTER U540, UPSS SIZES #10 & #13 WERE DISCONTINUED
Scott
Description
UPSS UPSS
#
#12 #23
U541 1¼c
Franklin, turquoise, Die 1....... .70
xxxx
U541P 1c Franklin, turquoise, Die 1, PREC.
.40 .45
U541aP 1c Franklin, turquoise, Die 2, PREC.
1.80 2.10
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U542 2½c Washington, dull blue............
.75 xxxx
U542P 2½c Washington, dull blue, PREC......
.60 .65
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U543 4c Pony Express
Rider............... .55 xxxx
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U544 5c Lincoln, dark blue, Die
2........ 1.00 ----
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ 1.00 1.15
UPSS #21 WINDOW ENVELOPE......... xxxx 1.50
U544a 5c Lincoln, dark blue, Die 1........
.90 1.00
U544b 5c Lincoln, dark blue, Die 3........
1.00 1.10
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ 1.15 1.25
UPSS #21 WINDOW ENVELOPE......... xxxx 2.00
U544c 5c Die 2 with Albino 4c Impression..
77.50 xxxx
U544d 5c Die 3 with Albino 4c Impression..
---- xxxx
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U545 4c+1c Franklin, Type 1 Surcharge on U536
1.35 1.40
U545a 4c+1c Franklin, Type 2 Surcharge on U536
1.35 1.45
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U546 5c New York World's
Fair............ .60 xxxx
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U547 1¼c
Liberty Bell, brown.............. .75
.85
U547F 1¼c Liberty
Bell, Fluorescent
Paper.. 1.75 ----
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U548 1.4c Liberty Bell, brown..............
.80 .90
U548A 1.6c Liberty Bell, orange.............
.70 .80
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U549 4c Old
Ironsides.................... .90 1.00
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ 1.00 1.15
U549F 4c Old Ironsides, Fluorescent Paper. 1.90
2.00
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ 2.00 2.15
============================================================
U550 5c
Eagle............................ .70
.85
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ 1.10 1.15
U550F 5c Eagle, Fluorescent Paper.........
1.70 1.85
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ 2.10 2.15
U550a 5c Eagle, Tagged....................
3.25 3.00
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ 3.15 3.25
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U551 6c Statue of
Liberty................ .65 .75
U551G Same, WINDOW,
GLASSINE........... 1.25 3.00
U551PL Same, WINDOW,
PLASTIC............ 1.25 ----
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U552 4c+2c Old Ironsides, RED Surch. on U549
3.25 3.50
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ 3.75 4.00
U552M Same MAROON Sch on
U549 (UPSS#3535a) xxxx ----
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U553 5c+1c Eagle, Surcharge on U550.........
3.25 xxxx
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ xxxx 3.75
U553a 5c+1c Eagle, Tagged, Surcharge on U550a
3.25 3.50
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ xxxx 4.00
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U554 6c Herman Melville, Moby
Dick....... .50 xxxx
U555 6c White House Youth
Conference..... .70 xxxx
U556 1.7c Liberty Bell, deep lilac.........
.25 .30
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U557 8c Eagle,
blue...................... .40
.50
U557C Same, WINDOW, CLEAR
PLASTIC...... ---- ----
U557D Same, WINDOW, DULL
PLASTIC....... ---- ----
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U561 6c+2c Statue of Liberty................
.90 1.00
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ 1.15 1.40
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U562 6c+2c Youth Conference.................
2.00 xxxx
U563 8c
Bowling.......................... .65
.75
U564 8c White House Aging
Conference..... .55 xxxx
U565 8c Transpo
'72...................... .60 xxxx
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U566 8c+2c Eagle. blue......................
.40 .45
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ .50
.55
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U567 10c Liberty Bell, green..............
.40 .45
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ .50
.55
============================================================
U568 1.8c Non-Profit Organization..........
.25 .30
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U569 10c Tennis Centenary................. .55 .60
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ .65 .70
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U571 10c Seafaring - Compass.............. .40 .45
U572 13c Homemaker - Quilt................ .45 .50
U573 13c Farmer - Wheat................... .45 .50
U574 13c Doctor - Mortar.................. .45 .50
U575 13c Craftsman - Tools................ .45 .50
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U576 13c Liberty Tree..................... .40 .45
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ .50 .55
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U577 2c Non-Profit Organization.......... .25 .30
U578 2.1c Non-Profit Organization.......... .25 .30
U579 2.7c Non-Profit Organization.......... .30 .35
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U580 (15c) "A" Eagle, orange................ .45 .50
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ .55 1.50
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U581 15c Uncle Sam........................
.45 .50
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ .55
.60
U581T 15c Same, WINDOW, Tagged (UPSS #3618)
xxxx ----
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U582 13c Bicentennial Envelope, emerald
green .40 .45
U582G Same, DARK GREEN
(UPSS#3596a).... 2.50 xxxx
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U583 13c Golf.............................
.60 .65
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ .70
.75
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U584 13c Energy Conservation..............
.45 .50
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ .55
.60
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U585 13c Energy Development...............
.45 .50
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ .55
.60
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U586 15c Revalued on 16c USA Envelope.....
.45 .50
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ .55
.60
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U587 15c Auto Racing......................
.55 .60
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U588 15c on 13c Liberty Tree (U576).......
.45 .50
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ .55
.60
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U589 3.1c Non-Profit Organization..........
.25 .30
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ .35
.40
============================================================
U590 3.5c Non-Profit Organization..........
.25 .30
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ .35
.50
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U591 5.9c Non-Profit Organization..........
.25 .30
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ .35
.40
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U592 (18c) "B" Eagle, violet................
.50 .55
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ .60
.65
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U593 18c U.S.A. & Star....................
.50 .55
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ .60
.65
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U594 (20c) "C" Eagle, brown.................
.50 .55
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ .60
.65
============================================================
U595 15c Veterinary Medicine..............
.50 .55
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ .60
.65
============================================================
U596 15c Olympics - Soccer................
.65 .70
U597 15c Bicycling........................
.55 .60
U598 15c America's Cup....................
.55 .60
U599 15c Honeybee.........................
.45 .50
U600 18c Blinded Veteran..................
.50 .55
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U601 20c Capitol Dome.....................
.50 .55
Same, WINDOW
ENVELOPE............ .60 .65
U601a 20c Capitol Dome, Tagged.............
xxxx 3.00
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U602 20c Great Seal of the United States..
.50 .55
U603 20c Purple Heart.....................
.65 ----
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U604 5.2c Non-Profit Organization.......... .35 .40
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ .40 .45
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U605 20c Paralyzed Veterans............... .50 .55
U606 20c Small Business................... .55 .60
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U607 (22c) "D" Eagle, green................. .60 .65
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ .70 .75
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U608 22c Bison............................
.60 .65
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ .65
.70
U608a 22c Bison, PRECANCELLED, WINDOW......
xxxx .60
PREC, WIND, TAG, PENALTY......... xxxx ( # )
U608b 22c Bison, Tagged....................
---- ----
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ ---- ----
U608bT Same, TALL
WINDOW................ xxxx 5.00
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U609 6c Non-Profit
Organization.......... .25 .25
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ .30
.30
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ENVELOPE LISTINGS, 1986-PRESENT
Scott
Description
UPSS UPSS
#
#12 #23
U610 8.5c Non-Profit Organization.......... .30 .30
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ .35 .35
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U611 25c Stars & U.S.A. (Square).......... .65 .70
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ .75 .80
Special Double Window............ xxxx 2.00
U611a 25c Missing red & Tag
Bar............ 175.00 ----
(Scott $75.00 is the correct price for size 23. Size 12
is much scarcer, and
lists in the UPSS Catalog
(#3706A) at $200.00.)
U611V 25c VA 2nd Chance Drawing (UPSS #3708a) xxxx 6.50
U611D 25c Department of Defense, PENALTY... xxxx
----
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U612 8.4c Non-Profit Organization..........
.30 .30
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ .35 .35
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U613 25c Holiday Greetings. (UPSS Size 22A) xxxx 1.10
U614 25c Philatelic Mail (UPSS Size #21).. xxxx .55
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U615 25c Stars & U.S.A. (Round) (Size #21) xxxx .55
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE, LEFT...... xxxx .75
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE, RIGHT..... xxxx 1.00
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U616 25c Love (UPSS Size #21)............. xxxx .55
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U617 25c Space Station Hologram (Size #21)
VARIETIES BELOW
Type A -
WIDE 1989, 13 mm tag, Fluorescent....... .75
Type B - WIDE 1989, 20 mm tag,
Fluorescent....... 3.00
Type C - NARROW 1989, 11 mm tag,
Fluorescent..... 1.50
Type D - NARROW 1989, 12 mm tag, DEAD
STOCK...... 10.00
U617U 25c USPS ORDER.......................
xxxx 2.00
FOR A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THESE VARIETIES, CLICK
HERE.
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U618 25c Football Hologram................
xxxx .75
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U619 29c U.S.A. & Star....................
.65 .70
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ .75
.80
U619D 29c Department of Defense, Official..
xxxx 7.50
U619R 29c RECYCLED.........................
.90 .95
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ 1.00 1.05
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U620 11.1c Non-Profit Organization.......... .35
.40
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ .40
.45
U620R 11.1c RECYCLED........................ .55 .60
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ .60 .65
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U621 29c Love............................. .65 .70
U621R 29c RECYCLED......................... .90 .95
U621S 29c Love, SPECIMEN................... 1.25 1.25
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U622 29c American Magazines............... xxxx .65
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U623 29c U.S.A., Stars, & Bars (Size #21). xxxx .65
Same, WINDOW, LEFT SIDE.......... xxxx 1.00
Same, WINDOW, RIGHT SIDE......... xxxx 1.25
U623R 29c RECYCLED......................... xxxx .90
Same, WINDOW, LEFT SIDE.......... xxxx 1.25
Same, WINDOW, RIGHT SIDE......... xxxx xxxx
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U624 29c Country Geese....................
.65 .70
U624R 29c RECYCLED.........................
.90 .95
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U625 29c Space Station Hologram...........
xxxx .70
U625R 29c RECYCLED.........................
xxxx .95
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U626 29c Western Americana................
xxxx .65
U627 29c Protect the Environment..........
xxxx .65
U628 19.8c Bulk Rate........................
xxxx .45
U629 29c Americans with Disabilities......
.65 .70
U630 29c Cat..............................
xxxx .65
U631 29c Football.........................
xxxx .65
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U632 32c Liberty Bell.....................
.70 .75
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ .75
.80
U632b 32c Blue Color Missing (WINDOW ONLY).
xxxx 135.00
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U633 (32c) Old Glory, Small Flag............
1.00 xxxx
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ 1.00 xxxx
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U634 (32c) Old Glory, Large Flag............
xxxx 1.00
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ xxxx 1.00
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U635 (5c) Non-Profit Organization..........
.25 .30
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ .35
.35
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U636 (10c) Bulk Rate Eagle..................
xxxx .30
U637 32c Spiral Heart.....................
.75 .80
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U638 32c Liberty Bell (Size #21)..........
xxxx .75
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ xxxx
.80
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U639 32c Space Station Hologram...........
xxxx .80
U640 32c Save our Environment.............
xxxx .80
U641 32c Atlanta Paralympic Games.........
xxxx .80
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U642 33c U.S. Flag........................
.80 .85
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ .85
.90
U642a 33c U.S. Flag, Tagging Bar at Right..
---- ----
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ ---- ----
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U643 33c U.S. Flag (Size #21).............
xxxx .80
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ xxxx
.85
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U644 33c Love.............................
.80 .85
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U645 33c Lincoln..........................
.85 .90
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ .90
.95
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U646 34c Federal Eagle....................
.80 .85
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ .85
.90
Security Envelope (UPSS Size #21) xxxx
.85
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ xxxx
.90
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U647 34c Lovebirds........................
.80 .85
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U648 34c Community Colleges...............
.80 .85
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ .85
.90
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U649 37c Ribbon & Star....................
.85 .90
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ .90
.95
Security Envelope (UPSS Size #21) xxxx .90
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ xxxx .95
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U650 (10c) Presorted Rate
Eagle............. xxxx .60
U651 37c Nurturing
Love................... .85 .90
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Due to their large size, U652 thru U658 are
listed below in
the section with the
AIR LETTER SHEETS.
CLICK HERE
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U659 39c Benjamin
Franklin................ .85 .90
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ .90 .95
Security Envelope (UPSS Size #21) xxxx .90
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE............ xxxx .95
AIRMAIL ENVELOPES
Scott
Description
UPSS UPSS UPSS
#
#10 #13 #23
UC1 5c Plane, blue, Die 1,
Border 1/a.. ---- 4.25 xxxx
5c
Plane, blue, Die 1, Border 2/b.. 4.50 ---- xxxx
5c Plane, blue, Die 1, Border 3/c.. xxxx xxxx 9.00
5c Plane, blue, Die 1, Border 4/d..
xxxx xxxx 10.00
5c Plane, blue, Die 1, Border 5/e.. xxxx xxxx ----
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UC2 5c Plane, blue, Die 2, Border 2/b..
12.50 12.50 xxxx
5c Plane, blue, Die
2, Border 4/d.. xxxx xxxx ( # )
5c Plane, blue, Die
2, Border 5/e.. xxxx xxxx ----
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UC3 6c Pl, orange, Die 2a (6 1/2 mm)...
xxxx 1.75 2.25
UC3N Same, No
Border................. xxxx 2.25 2.50
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UC4 6c Pl, orange, Die 2b (6 mm).......
xxxx 55.00 ( # )
UC4N Same, No
Border................. xxxx 4.50 4.00
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UC5N 6c Pl, or, D 2c (5 1/2 mm) No Border
xxxx .85 2.00
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UC6 6c Plane, orange, Die 3............
xxxx 1.50 4.00
UC6N Same, No
Border................. xxxx 2.00 2.50
UC6NRD 6c Re-Entry Die (Thin Strut)....... xxxx
140.00 xxxx
Listed in UPSS as AM-25a at $175.00.
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UC7 8c Plane, olive green, Die
2....... xxxx 13.50 ----
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UC8 6c Overprint on 2c (U429), Die 1...
1.85 1.40 xxxx
UC8a 6c Overprint on 2c (U429f), Die 7..
2.25 2.50 xxxx
UC8b 6c Overprint on 2c (U429g), Die 8..
---- 2.00 xxxx
UC8c 6c Overprint on 2c (U429h), Die 9..
---- ---- xxxx
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UC9 6c Overprint on 2c Bicentennial....
( # ) 75.00 xxxx
AFTER UC9, UPSS SIZE #10 WAS DISCONTINUED
Scott
Description
UPSS UPSS UPSS
#
#12 #13 #23
UC10 5c Overprint on 6c Plane (UC3N)....
xxxx 3.00 xxxx
UC11 5c Overprint on 6c Plane (UC4N)....
xxxx 9.50 xxxx
UC12 5c Overprint on 6c Plane (UC5N)....
xxxx 1.00 xxxx
UC13 5c Overprint on 6c Plane (UC6N)....
xxxx .85 xxxx
UC14 5c DC-4 Skymaster, Die 1...........
xxxx .90 xxxx
UC15 5c DC-4 Skymaster, Die 2...........
xxxx .95 4.00
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UC17 5c Centenary, Rotary Press.........
xxxx .50 xxxx
UC17a 5c Centenary, Flat Press...........
xxxx .55 xxxx
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UC18 6c DC-4 Skymaster, Die 1...........
xxxx .50 ----
UC18a 6c DC-4 Skymaster, Die 2........... ( # )
.90 1.50
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UC19 6c Ovpt. on 5c DC-4 (UC14), Die 1..
xxxx 1.05 xxxx
UC20 6c Ovpt. on 5c DC-4 (UC15), Die 2..
xxxx 1.05 ----
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UC21 6c Ovpt. on 5c DC-4 (UC14), Die 1..
xxxx 26.50 xxxx
UC21R Same, Hard Rubber Die, See Page 264 of the UPSS
20th
Century Envelope
Catalog........... xxxx 32.50 xxxx
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UC22 6c Ovpt. on 5c DC-4 (UC15), Die 2..
xxxx 4.25 ----
UC23 6c Ovpt. on 5c Centenary (UC14)....
xxxx ( # ) xxxx
"UC24" 6c Ovpt. on 4c (U440), Unlisted.... xxxx
xxxx ( # )
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UC25T1 6c FIPEX, Type 1, "Short Clouds"... xxxx
.85 xxxx
UC25T2 6c FIPEX, Type 2, "Long Clouds".... xxxx
1.25 xxxx
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UC26 7c Blue DC-4 Skymaster…............
.85 xxxx 1.25
UC27 6c+1c Orange Plane, Surcharge on UC3N. xxxx
xxxx 350.00
UC28 6c+1c Orange Plane, Surcharge on UC4N. xxxx
xxxx 105.00
UC29 6c+1c Orange Plane, Surcharge on UC5N. xxxx
( # ) 45.00
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UC30 6c+1c DC-4 Skymaster Sch on UC18, Die 1 xxxx
1.00 1.15
UC30a 6c+1c DC-4 Skymaster Sch on UC18a, D2 2.50
1.00 1.05
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UC31 6c+1c FIPEX, Type 1, "Short Clouds"... xxxx
1.15 xxxx
UC31X 6c+1c FIPEX, Type 2, "Long Clouds"... xxxx
1.75 xxxx
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AFTER UC31, UPSS SIZE #13 WAS DISCONTINUED
Scott
Description
UPSS UPSS
#
#12 #23
UC33 7c Blue Jet
Silhouette.............. .60 .80
UC34 7c Red Jet
Silhouette............... .60
.75
UC36 8c Red Jet
Airliner................. .65
.80
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UC37 8c Red Jet in
Triangle.............. .40 .60
UC37F 8c Red Jet, Fluorescent Paper.......
1.40 ----
UC37g 8c Red Jet Border "G", Red & Blue
Border Diamonds Reversed......... xxxx 18.50
UC37a 8c Red Jet in Triangle, Tagged......
3.50 3.50
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UC40 10c Red Jet in Triangle..............
.65 ----
UC41 8c+2c Red Jet Surcharge on UC37........
.75 .95
UC43 11c Jet Plane in Circle..............
.50 .65
UC45 10c+1c Red Jet Surcharge on UC40.......
1.60 1.80
UC47 13c Red Bird in Flight...............
.35 .45
AIR LETTER SHEETS
Scott
Description
FOLDED UNFOLDED
#
UC16 10c Air Letter, 2-Line Back..........
7.00 ----
UC16a 10c Air Letter, 4-Line Back..........
---- ----
Same, Horizontal Front Overlay...
25.00 ----
UC16a 10c UPSS #ALS2e, UNIT-UNITED Overlay Error --- 165.00
UC16c 10c Air Letter/Aerogramme, 4-Line Back 42.50 ----
UC16d 10c Air Letter/Aerogramme, 3-Line Back 7.00 8.50
UC16d 10c UPSS #ALS4c, FO-FOREIGN/ST-STATES Error -- 70.00
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UC32 10c Jet, Type 2, 2-Line Back......... 5.00 6.00
UC32a 10c Jet, Type 1, 3-Line Back......... 8.50 10.00
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UC35 11c Jet Airliner & Globe............. 2.25 2.75
UC38 11c John F. Kennedy.................. 2.75 3.25
UC39 13c John F. Kennedy.................. 2.50 3.00
UC42 13c Human Rights Year................ 6.50 8.50
UC44 15c Birds, Air Mail.................. 1.25 1.75
UC44a 15c Birds, Air Mail/Aerogramme....... 1.25 1.75
UC46 15c Hot Air Ballooning............... .75 1.15
UC48 18c U.S.A. Outline & Globe........... .80 1.30
UC49 18c 25th Anniversary of NATO......... .80 1.30
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UC50 22c U.S.A. - Red & Blue.............. .80 1.30
UC50D 22c Same, Die Cutting Reversed....... ---- 13.50
UC50DB 22c Same, Red & Blue Boxes on Right Tab........ 17.50
Very minor, insignificant crease does not detract from this variety!
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UC51 22c U.S.A. - Blue.................... .65 1.15
UC52 22c Olympics - Discus Thrower........ 1.25 1.75
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UC53 30c U.S.A. - Brown Statue............ .65 1.15
UC53D 30c Same, Die Cutting Reversed....... ---- 17.50
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UC54 30c U.S.A. - Green Statue........... .65 1.15
UC55 30c U.S.A. & Globe.................. .65 1.15
UC56 30c U.S.A. & World Map.............. .65 1.15
UC57 30c Olympics - Equestrian........... .65 1.15
UC58 36c Landsat Satellite............... .70 1.20
UC59 36c Tourism......................... .70 1.20
UC60 36c Mark Twain/Halley's Comet.......
.85 1.35
UC61 39c Foreign Letter Rate............. .80 1.30
UC62 39c Montgomery Blair................ .80 1.30
UC63 45c Foreign Letter Rate............. .90 1.40
UC63a 45c Same, White paper............... .90 1.40
UC64 50c Thaddeus Lowe................... 1.00 1.50
UC65 60c Voyageurs National Park.........
---- ----
CERTAIN OVERSIZED ITEMS LISTED HERE DUE TO THEIR LARGE SIZE
U652 $3.85 Jefferson
Memorial Priority Mail Envelope ----
U653-56 37c Disney Friendship Sheets Set of 4
8.50 10.50
U657 37c Garden Bouquet Letter
Sheet.... 2.00 3.00
U658 $4.05 X-Plane Priority Mail
Envelope........... ----
OFFICIAL ENVELOPES
Scott
Description
UPSS
#
#23
UO73 20c Official
Envelope........................ 1.00
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE.................... 1.25
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UO74 22c Official
Envelope........................ .75
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE.................... .90
UO74a 22c Official Envelope, Bar
Tagged............ ----
Same, Bar Tagged TALL WINDOW ENVELOPE.... 2.50
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UO75 22c Savings Bond WINDOW ENVELOPE
(Size 18A).. .85
UO76 (25c) "E" Savings Bond WINDOW ENVELOPE (Size
18A) .85
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UO77 25c Official Envelope, THIN
Letters.......... .70
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE.................... .80
UO77a 25c Official Envelope, THICK
Letters......... ----
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE.................... ----
UO77v 25c Different type style on corner
card...... 10.00
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UO78 25c Savings Bond WINDOW ENVELOPE, THICK Letters .80
UO78a 25c Savings Bond WINDOW ENVELOPE, THIN Letters. 1.25
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UO79 45c Passport Envelope, Letters
Illegible (22B) 1.00
UO80 65c Passport Envelope, Letters Illegible (22B) 1.50
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UO81 45c Passport Envelope, Letters
Clear (Sz. 22B) 1.00
UO81v 45c Corner Card Variety, UPSS #OM-25, Type 1. 6.00
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UO82 65c Passport Envelope, Letters
Clear (Sz. 22B) 1.50
UO82v 65c Corner Card Variety, UPSS #OM-27, Type
1. 7.50
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UO83 (29c) "F" Savings Bond WINDOW ENVELOPE (Sz. 18A) 1.00
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UO84 29c Official Envelope........................ .70
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE.................... .75
UO84R 29c Official Envelope, RECYCLED.............. .95
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE.................... 1.00
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UO85 29c Savings Bond WINDOW ENVELOPE (Size 18A).. .65
UO85R 29c RECYCLED (Size 18A)...................... .90
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UO86 52c Passport Envelope (Size 22B)............. 4.50
UO86a 52c RECYCLED on Heavier Paper (Size 22B)..... 1.60
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UO87 75c Passport Envelope (Size 22B).............
9.00
UO87a 75c RECYCLED on Heavier Paper (Size
22B)..... 2.50
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UO88 32c Official Envelope........................ .75
Same, WINDOW ENVELOPE.................... .85
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UO89 33c Official Envelope........................ .80
UO90 34c Official Envelope........................ .85
UO91 37c Official Envelope........................ .90
END OF MINT MODERN ENVELOPES LIST
RETURN TO HOME PAGE LAST UPDATED: JULY 17, 2010
MINT MODERN ENVELOPE INFORMATION
Collecting envelopes can be simple or challenging; it's up to you. At the most basic level, a collector wants ONE envelope of each Scott number. From my experience, that's usually the small size...except where no small size exists. At the first intermediate level, the collector includes several sizes. At the high intermediate level, the collector adds WINDOW ENVELOPES. That's as far as this list can take you. If you are an advanced, specialized envelope collector, then you need to be looking at my "ENVELOPES BY UPSS NUMBER" list.
ENVELOPE QUALITY: THE BUCK STOPS HERE 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....
THOSE issues aside, Envelopes of the past 60 years will look as if they came out of the Post Office yesterday -- clean, fresh, and with sharp strong corners. Older envelopes, however, will usually 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.
ENVELOPE SIZES The numbers are listed above. The reasons are herein recounted. By 1926 UPSS size #13 was the standard mailing size. Size #10 was a REPLY size, designed to fit inside a #13. You mailed the envelope plus correspondence; the addressee mailed back the inside envelope. Size #23 was the standard "legal" size, and size #21 was, similarly, a "legal reply". Size #25 was a huge size for larger documents; size #20 was a Window Envelope used for mailing checks.
By the 1950s the practice of using reply envelopes was dying out and the P.O.D. began to experiment with the Size #12, midway between the #10 and #13. By 1958 the Size #12 was the new standard. For the record, what is known as the UPSS Size #12 was also called a Size 6¾ in the world of commercial stationery. The Size #23 was also called a Size #10 by non-collectors.
Before the UPSS (United Postal Stationery Society) began printing their Envelope Catalogs in the 1980s, the major reference work was the THORP Catalog, last updated in 1968. UPSS #10 was Thorp #5; UPSS #12 was Thorp # 6¾; UPSS #13 was Thorp #13; UPSS #20 was Thorp #6; UPSS #21 was Thorp #7, and UPSS #23 was Thorp #8, later re-numbered #10.
During the 1990s the U.S.P.S. (The United States Post Office Department was now the United States Postal Service) issued 3 new sizes. Size #22A was used on Scott #U613, which was a special envelope used mainly for mailing Christmas Cards. Size #18A was an Official Mail Envelope used for mailing Savings Bonds. Size #22B was an Official Mail Envelope used for mailing Passports. There are no corresponding Thorp numbers.
RETURN ADDRESSES The old-time collectors referred to them as "Corner Cards", and modern "stamp" collectors sometimes have difficulty adjusting to them. However, they're a necessary evil on many older envelopes.
Let me beat a dead horse again and mention that Postal Stationery was a commercial product until recently, when the U.S.P.S. discovered the collector market. Many of the older sizes (especially windows) were produced for business use only. Collectors could NOT order them directly from Washington; in fact, collectors were often unaware of their existence. They were only available to businesses, which ordered them in "box quantities" of 250 or 500, with Return Addresses in the upper left.
There was a network of specialized envelope collectors which kept a sharp eye open for new varieties. Through their various contacts they would discover a new variety, contact the business, and purchase some copies. Occasionally, relationships were developed whereby business would provide collectors with the new envelopes as they were released. A few Envelope Dealers (Bartels in his time, Thorp in his) did enough volume to simply order box lots themselves.
The sad fact is; there are some issues which simply do not exist without Return Addresses.
SURCHARGES Beginning
in the 1940s, Postal Rate Changes began to occur with ever-increasing frequency.
At each change, the P.O.D./U.S.P.S. surcharged stocks of existing envelopes.
FOR THE MOST PART, these events were carefully controlled, unlike the postal
rate changes of the 1920s. Genuine errors (mostly double impressions) are
scarce, but do exist on some of them. However, minor freaks and oddities
are more common, and a collector could spend a lifetime putting together a
collection...without spending a fortune. Many of these freaks/oddities are
inexpensive, and visually more striking that legitimate errors. AS with
Postal Cards, there are multiple surcharges, twisted surcharges, ghosts, and
surcharges on the back.
It's also important to note what a "normal" surcharge looks like. They aren't all the same distance from the embossed area; some are shifted left and some are shifted right. Some are shifted up and some are shifted down. Some are twisted. These varieties are NOT sufficiently different to be considered freaks...and they don't command premium prices. But they DO look a bit different from the idealized pictures in the catalogs, and are considered within the normal range of tolerance for the issue.
PAPER
COLOR
All our envelopes of the "Modern" era are printed on
white paper, with a few exceptions. They are U530-31, (which are
amber/blue), U571-75 (which are printed on a brown paper similar to the
old-style fawn) and U621 & U637, which were printed on light blue papers.
SOME of these "whites" are a bit off-shade, running
brownish or grayish, as need required. Airmail Envelopes printed during
WW2 often contained wood pulp.
More recently the USPS has used several contractors, and paper color has varied from bright whites to dingy grayish white with pulp (mostly on Official Envelopes).
PAPER QUALITY Beginning roughly in 1919 (first, on an experimental basis, later more broadly distributed) the P.O.D. printed some envelopes in both STANDARD quality and EXTRA quality. Extra quality envelopes were made of thicker and whiter paper. This practice continued through roughly 1953 when it was discontinued. Extra quality envelopes could withstand the rigors of the U.S. Mails better than standard quality, but were heavier.
Some issues (such as
U522 and U523-28) only exist on Extra Quality paper. Some, such as UC1
thru UC7 and most other Airmails only exist on Standard Quality paper.
Some issues (various U532 thru U540) exist both ways.
This pricelist doesn't consider paper quality; it's an
advanced area of specialization.
IN SUMMATION Collecting Envelopes can be easy, or it can be complex and challenging...like most other areas of Postal Stationery. If you're one of my regular customers and you have a question, please feel free to e-mail or just pick up the phone & give me a call.
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