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STAMPED ENVELOPE AND WRAPPER SPECIMENS OF THE UNITED STATES 4th Ed

STAMPED ENVELOPE AND WRAPPER SPECIMENS OF THE UNITED STATES 4th Ed

Hardcover

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ISBN13: 9798992866094
Publisher: United Postal Stationery Society
Published: Aug 12 2026
Pages: 248
Weight: 1.91
Height: 0.63 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English

This catalog covers U.S. postal stationery envelopes, wrappers and letter sheets overprinted and used for various non-postal purposes. One purpose of SPECIMEN stationery was for use as bidder samples.One purpose of SPECIMEN stationery was for use as bidder samples. A second purpose of SPECIMEN stationery was to promote the use of postal stationery. A third purpose of SPECIMEN stationery was for distribution to prominent government officials, important dignitaries, the Universal Postal Union, or similar purposes. A fourth purpose of SPECIMEN stationery was periodic quality control samples taken from the production lines for government officials to validate the quality of envelopes being produced.

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