Collecting_Tools
Some useful tools for US postal stationery collectors:
  • Printers Roulette Gauge for Message/Reply Cards
    Gauge

  • Ordering personalized envelopes from the USPS
    Directions

  • U.S. envelope size chart

  • Chart

  • U.S. envelope watermark chart

  • Chart

19th Century US Stamped Envelopes dies and knives:

20th and 21st Century US Stamped Envelope dies and knives:

To determine the catalog number of envelopes in the UPSS catalogs, it is essential to use the envelope size chart located in the appendix. To make the process easy, it is handy to have a chart independent of the book, to avoid flipping back and forth. Click “Chart” to download an accurate chart that you can print as a PDF file, and then use alongside the UPSS catalog. The same process applies to the envelope watermark chart.