Envelope Information

Below is an envelope guide, it explains uses and offers specs on all common types
of envelopes.

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Business and Correspondence

Widely used for business and personal correspondence. Commercial and Side Seam flap styles are ideal for machine insertion. Wallet flaps provide a large area ideal for imprinting. Square flaps are contemporary, but not recommended for machine insertion.

Type

6 ¼

6 ¾

8 5/8

7

Monarch (7 ¾)

9

9 (policy)

10

DL

11

12

14

16

Size

3.5x6

3.625x6.5

3.625x8.625

3.75x6.75

3.875x7.5

3.875x8.875

4x9

4.125x9.5

4.313x8.625

4.5x10.375

4.75x11

5x11.5

6x12

Enclosure

3.25x5.75

3.5x6.25

3.5x8.375

3.5x6.5

3.75x7.25

3.75x8.675

3.75x8.5

4x9.25

4.125x8.375

4.25x10.125

4.5x10.75

4.75x11.25

5.75x11.75

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Booklet

This style is ideal for annual reports, brochures, sales materials, and more. The open side makes it acceptable for automatic insertion.

Type

3

4 1/2

5

6

6 1/2

6 5/8

6 3/4

7 1/4

7 1/2

9

9 1/2

10

13

Type

4.75 x 6.5

5.5 x 7.5

5.5 x 8.125

5.75 x 8.875

6 x 9

6 x 9.5

6 x 9.5

7 x 10

7.5 x 10.5

8.75 x 11.5

9 x 12

9.5 x 12.625

10 x 13

Type

4.5 x 6

5.25 x 7

5.25 x 7.625

5.5 x 8.375

5.75 x 9

5.75 x 9

6.25 x 9

6.75 x 9.5

7.25 x 10

8.5 x 11

8.75 x 11.5

9.25 x 12.125

9.75 x 12.5

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Catalog

Center seam makes this style more durable for mailing heavy-wheight materials. These envelopes cannot be processed through inserting equipment or run through a laser printer.

Type

1

1 3/4

3

6

8

9 3/4

10 1/2

12 1/2

13 1/2

14 1/2

15

15 1/2

Size

6 x 9

6.5 x 9.5

7 x 10

7.5 x 10.5

8.25 x 11.25

8.75 x 11.25

9 x 12

9.5 x 12.5

10 x 13

11.5 x 14.5

10 x 15

12 x 15.5

Enclosure

5.75 x 8.75

6.25 x 9.25

6.75 x 9.5

7.25 x 10

8 x 10.75

8.5 x 10.75

8.75 x 11.5

9.25 x 12

9.75 x 12.5

11.25 x 14

9.75 x 14.5

11.75 x 15 

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Square

This unusual shape attracts attention to contents. Square envelopes are nonstandard and require additional postage to mail.

Type

5

5 1/2

6

6 1/2

7

7 1/2

8

8 1/2

9

9 1/2

10

13 1/2

Size

5 x 5

5.5 x 5.5

6 x 6

6.5 x 6.5

7 x 7

7.5 x7.5

8 x 8

8.5 x 8.5

9 x 9

9.5 x 9.5

10 x 10 

13.5 x 13.5

Enclosure

4.75 x 4.75

5.25 x 5.25

5.75 x 5.75

6.25 x 6.25

6.75 x 6.75

7.25 x 7.25

7.75 x 7.75

8.25 x 8.25

8.75 x 8.75

9.25 x 9.25

9.75 x 9.75

13.25 x13.25

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Baronial

Deep pointed flap traditionally used for formal announcements and invitations. Not recommended for machine insertion.

Type

Professional*

#16 (Mrs.)*

#17 (Mr. and Mrs.)*

Gladstone*

4-Bar

5 1/2-Bar

6-Bar/Walton

Lee

Monona Inside

Monona Outside

* This size is too small to mail.

Size

2.125 x 3.625

2.375 x 3.375

2.6875 x 3.6875

3.563 x 5.562

3.625 x 5.125

4.375 x 5.75

4.75 x 6.5

5.25 x 7.25

5.25 x 7.5

5.5 x 7.75

Enclosure

2 x 3.5

2.25 x 3.125

2.5625 x 3.5625

3.375 x 5.375

3.475 x 4.875

4.25 x 5.5

4.625 x 6.25

5.125 x 7

5 x 7.25

5.25 x 7.5

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Announcement

Also called A-style, this contemporary design is ideal for photographs, greeting cards, small booklets, and promotional pieces.

Type

A-1

A-2

A-6

A-7

A-8

A-9

A-10

Size

3.625 x 5.125 

4.375 x 5.75

4.75 x 6.5

5.25 x 7.25

5.5 x 8.125

5.75 x 8.875

6 x 9.5

Enclosure

3.475 x 4.875

4.25 x 5.5

4.625 x 6.25

5 x 7

5.25 x 7.75

5.5 x 8.625

5.75 x 9.25

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*** All Dimensions are in inches