Envelopes come in a wide array of sizes and shapes. You can find in-stock envelopes to serve almost any business function, or you can have your envelopes made to just about any specification.
Here is a list of the most common styles. Click on the individual envelope to find out about standard sizes.
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A-Style A-Style envelopes are used for sending announcements, small booklets, brochures, greeting cards, and more recently for distinctive business stationery. A-sizes have side seam construction, with large, good-looking square flaps. |
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Baronial Baronial envelopes are used primarily for invitations and greetings. Baronial envelopes have diagonal seams, and pointed flaps. |
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Booklet Booklet envelopes are used for a wide variety of mailing and shipping functions. They have side seam construction with a wallet flap which is located on the longer of the two dimensions. The term “open side” is sometimes used when referring to booklet envelopes. |
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Catalog Catalog envelopes are used for heavy duty mailing and shipping requirements. They have a center seam construction with a wallet flap which is on the shorter of the two dimensions. The term “open end” is sometimes used when referring to catalog envelopes. |
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Commercial Commercial envelopes (sometimes referred to as Officials) are used for many business and personal correspondence purposes. They normally come with diagonal seams and a standard commercial flap. More often Commercials are offered with a pointed or square flap. Commercials are available with or without windows, and can be manufactured with remoistenable seal gum or latex self-sealing closures. The No. 10 envelope is by far the most popular size in this grouping and is perfect for inserting a normally folded 8-1/2″ x 11″ letterhead. |
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Square Square envelopes are used for advertising pieces, invitations, and other unique communications. Squares have side seam construction, with large, good-looking square flaps. |
