STEVE LEVINE
Postal Stationery
and Stamps

UX1 Postal Card

Steve Levine
P.O. Box 951
Linden Hill Station

Flushing, NY 11354
Phone: 718-939-5788

 e-mail: steve@stevelevinestamps.com

UNITED STATES
SPECIALIZED
 ENVELOPES BY UPSS#
PART 6: U547-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

     INFORMATION ABOUT ENVELOPES BY UPSS#:  AT the end of this list is some information about Specialized Envelopes by UPSS# which you'll find useful.  I have a few words to say on the subjects of SPECIALIZED ENVELOPE collecting, and that most important matter, the overall quality of what I sell.  CLICK HERE

    HOW TO USE THIS LIST:
     This list is a SPECIALIZED ENVELOPE list, intended for the advanced collector.  It's LONG on numbers, SHORT on descriptions.  BEGINNERS and INTERMEDIATE collectors will be more comfortable using my EARLY ENVELOPES and MODERN ENVELOPES list which provide better descriptions of the items.

     There are 8 columns in this list...as follows:

     1.  SCOTT # refers to the number in the Scott Specialized Catalog of United States Stamps & Covers.  Where necessary, I improvise a bit.
     2.  UPSS # refers to the number in the Catalog(s) of the 19th/20th Century Stamped Envelopes and Wrappers of the United States published by the United Postal Stationery Society.
     3.  RA  If "RA" appears in the 3rd column, then the envelope has a RETURN ADDRESS, or what the old timers used to call a "Corner Card".
     4.  UPSS SZ is the UPSS Size of the envelope.  These sizes are listed below.
     5.  WIND ?  If W appears in the 5th column, then this is a WINDOW ENVELOPE.
     6.  KN  This is the UPSS "Knife".  It refers to the way the envelopes are die-cut before the flaps are folded and gummed.
     7.  WMK  This is the Watermark on the envelope.
     8.  PRICE  There are 2 kinds of envelopes.  COMMON VARIETIES, where the price is based on Scott, and PREMIUM VARIETIES, where the price is based on the UPSS Catalog.  Scott Catalogs are issued yearly and are usually on the mark with pricing.  UPSS Catalogs are fairly accurate WHEN ISSUED; the 19th Century was last issued in 2001 and the 20th century was last issued in 2004.  In a few years, they're behind the curve, especially on the early material.  BOTH catalogs are necessary to understand the price structure.

   
A GUIDE TO ENVELOPE SIZES:  Created for a variety of reasons, Early envelopes exist in a wide range of sizes.  Here they are:

UPSS SIZE   1: 118 x 65 mm          UPSS SIZE 10: 160 x 89 mm            UPSS SIZE 19: 191 x 99 mm
UPSS SIZE   2: 120 x 73 mm          UPSS SIZE 11: 160 x 95 mm            UPSS SIZE 20: 219 x 92 mm
UPSS SIZE   3: 134 x 73 mm          UPSS SIZE 12: 165 x 92 mm            UPSS SIZE 21: 225 x 98 mm
  UPSS SIZE   4: 130 x 80 mm          UPSS SIZE 13: 171 x 94 mm            UPSS SIZE 22: 241 X 100 mm
  UPSS SIZE   5: 137 x 77 mm          UPSS SIZE 14: 119 x 92 mm            UPSS SIZE 23: 241 x 105 mm
  UPSS SIZE   6: 140 x 78 mm          UPSS SIZE 15: 130 x 105 mm          UPSS SIZE 24: 249 x 104 mm
  UPSS SIZE   7: 139 x 82 mm          UPSS SIZE 16: 134 x 108 mm          UPSS SIZE 25: 258 x 111 mm
  UPSS SIZE   8: 149 x 85 mm          UPSS SIZE 17: 140 x 108 mm          UPSS SIZE 26: 271 x 118 mm
UPSS SIZE   9: 149 x 92 mm          UPSS SIZE 18: 143 x 111 mm                                                            

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.


MODERN ISSUES: U547-PRESENT

SCOTT    UPSS    RA    UPSS  WIND     KN    WMK    PRICE
  #        #      ?     SZ     ?                        
U547 FL 3509            12            68     49     1.80
      Fluorescent paper. Occurs on Watermark 49 only.  
U547    3510            23           114     48     1.20
U547    3510            23           114     49     1.00
U547    3510            23           114     50     3.25
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U548    3511            12            68     49      .90
U548    3512            23           114     47     1.00
U548    3512            23           114     48     1.20
U548    3512            23           114     49     1.40
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U548A   3513            12            68     47      .75
U548A   3513            12            68     49     4.75
U548A   3514            23           114     47     1.40
U548A   3514            23           114     49     1.00
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U556    3515            12            68     48A     .50
U556    3515            12            68     49     1.60
U556    3516            23           114     47     1.20
U556    3516            23           114     48A     .50
U556    3516            23           114     49     1.20
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U549    3517            12            68     48     1.00
U549    3517            12            68     49      .85
U549 FL 3517            12            68     49     1.85
      Fluorescent paper. Occurs on Watermark 49 only.  
U549    3518            12     W      68w    49     1.00
U549 FL 3518            12     W      68w    49     2.00
      Fluorescent paper. Occurs on Watermark 49 only.  
U549    3519            23           114     48     1.00
U549    3519            23           114     49     1.25
U549 FL 3519            23           114     49     2.25
      Fluorescent paper. Occurs on Watermark 49 only.  
U549    3520            23     W     114w    48     2.50
U549    3520            23     W     114w    49     1.25
U549 FL 3520            23     W     114w    49     2.25
      Fluorescent paper. Occurs on Watermark 49 only.  
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U550    3521            12            68     47    40.00
U550    3521            12            68     48      .75
U550    3521            12            68     49      .75
U550 FL 3521            12            68     49     1.75
      Fluorescent paper. Occurs on Watermark 49 only.  
U550    3521            12            68     50     1.25
U550    3522            12     W      68w    48     1.25
U550    3522            12     W      68w    49     1.25
U550 FL 3522            12     W      68w    49     2.25
      Fluorescent paper. Occurs on Watermark 49 only.  
U550    3522            12     W      68w    50     1.60
U550    3523            23           114     48     1.25
U550    3523            23           114     49     1.25
U550 FL 3523            23           114     49     2.25
      Fluorescent paper. Occurs on Watermark 49 only.  
U550    3523            23           114     50     1.60
U550    3524            23     W     114w    48     1.25
U550    3524            23     W     114w    49     1.25
U550    3524            23     W     114w    50     1.60
========================================================
U550a   3525            12            68     47     3.00
U550a   3525            12            68     50     3.00
U550a   3526            12     W      68W    48     3.00
U550a   3527            23           114     48     3.00
U550a   3527a           23           114     48    20.00
U550a   3528            23     W     114w    49     3.00
========================================================
U551    3529            12            68     47      .75
U551    3529            12            68     48     4.00
U551    3529            12            68     48A     .75
U551    3529            12            68     49      .75
U551    3530            12     WG     68wd   47     1.80
U551    3530            12     WG     68wd   48     1.25
U551    3530            12     WG     68wd   49     1.00
U551    3530a           12     WP     68wc   48     1.60
U551    3530a           12     WP     68wc   49     1.25
U551    3531            23           114     47     1.00
U551    3531            23           114     48     1.00
U551    3531            23           114     49     1.00
U551    3532            23     W     114wd   49     4.00
U551    3532a           23     W     114wc   47     4.00
U551    3532a           23     W     114wc   48A    4.00
========================================================
U552    3533            12            68     49     3.75
U552    3533            12            68     50     3.75
U552    3534            12     W      68w    48     3.75
U552    3534            12     W      68w    49     4.00
U552    3535            23           114     47     4.00
U552    3535            23           114     48     4.75
U552    3535a           23           114     47     6.50
U552    3536            23           114     49     4.00
========================================================
U553    3537            12            68     48     3.75
U553    3537            12            68     49     3.75
U553    3538            23     W     114w    49     4.00
========================================================
U553a   3539            12            68     47     4.00
U553a   3539            12            68     48     3.75
U553a   3540            23           114     47     4.00
U553a   3540            23           114     49     4.00
U553a   3541            23     W     114w    49     4.00
========================================================
U554    3543            12            68     47      .55
U554    3543            12            68     49      .80
========================================================
U555    3544            12            68     47    20.00
U555    3544            12            68     48A    2.50
U555    3544            12            68     49A     .75
========================================================
U557    3545            12            68     47      .50
U557    3545            12            68     48A     .50
U557    3545            12            68     49A    1.40
U557    3546            12     WP     68wc   48A    1.00
U557    3546a           12     WD     68wd   48A    6.50
U557    3547            23           114     47      .50
U557    3547            23           114     48A     .50
========================================================
U561    3549            12            68     47     1.00
U561    3549            12            68     48A    1.00
U561    3549            12            68     49A    1.00
U561    3550            12     W      68wc   47     1.00
U561    3551            23           114     47     1.00
U561    3551            23           114     48A    1.00
U561    3551            23           114     49     1.00
U561    3552            23     W     114wc   47     1.40
U561    3552            23     W     114wc   49     1.40
========================================================
U562    3553            12            68     47    40.00
U562    3553            12            68     48A    4.00
U562    3553            12            68     49A    2.25
========================================================
U563    3554            12            68     47      .75
U563    3554            12            68     48A    2.40
U563    3554            12            68     49      .75
U563    3555            23           114     47     4.00
U563    3555            23           114     48A    1.00
U563    3555            23           114     49     1.00
========================================================
U564    3556            12            68     47     2.40
U564    3556            12            68     48A     .60
========================================================
U565    3557            12            68     47      .70
U565    3557            12            68     48A   20.00
U565    3557            12            68     49      .70
========================================================
U566    3558            12            68     47      .50
U566    3558            12            68     48A   80.00
U566    3558            12            68     49      .50
U566    3559            12     W      68wd   47     7.25
U566    3559            12     W      68wd   48A     .80
U566    3560            23           114     47      .80
U566    3561            23     W     114wd   47      .80
========================================================
U567    3562            12            68     47     2.00
U567    3562            12            68     48A    6.00
U567    3563            12     W      68w    47     1.00
U567    3563            12     W      68w    48A   10.00
U567    3564            12            69     47      .80
U567    3564            12            69     48A     .50
U567    3564            12            69     49      .50
U567    3565            12     W      69w    47      .80
U567    3565            12     W      69w    48A    1.00
U567    3566            23           114     47     1.00
U567    3567            23     W     114w    47     1.40
U567    3568            23           115     47      .50
U567    3568            23           115     48A    1.75
U567    3568            23           115     49     1.00
U567    3569            23     W     115w    47      .80
========================================================
U568    3570            12            69     47      .40
U568    3570            12            69     48A    8.00
U568    3571            23           115     47      .40
U568    3571            23           115     49    12.00
========================================================
U569    3572            12            69     49      .75
U569    3573            12     W      69w    49      .75
U569    3574            23           115     49      .75
U569    3575            23     W     115w    49      .75
========================================================
U571    3576            12            69     UNW     .45
U571    3577            23           115     UNW     .45
========================================================
U572    3578            12            69     UNW     .50
U572    3579            23           115     UNW     .50
========================================================
U573    3580            12            69     UNW     .50
U573    3581            23           115     UNW     .50
========================================================
U574    3582            12            69     UNW     .50
U574    3583            23           115     UNW     .50
========================================================
U575    3584            12            69     UNW     .50
U575    3585            23           115     UNW     .50
========================================================
U576    3586            12            69     47      .50
U576    3586            12            69     48A     .50
U576    3586            12            69     49      .50
U576    3587            12     W      69w    47      .65
U576    3587            12     W      69w    48A     .65
U576    3588            23           115     47      .50
U576    3588            23           115     48A     .50
U576    3588            23           115     49      .50
U576    3589            23     W     115w    47      .65
U576    3589            23     W     115w    49      .65
========================================================
U577    3590            12            69     48A     .40
U577    3590            12            69     49     1.20
U577    3591            23           115     48A     .80
U577    3591            23           115     49      .40
========================================================
U578    3592            12            69     47      .40
U578    3592            12            69     48A     .40
U578    3592            12            69     49     1.60
U578    3593            23           115     47      .80
U578    3593            23           115     48A    1.60
U578    3593            23           115     49      .40
========================================================
U579    3594            12            69     47     1.20
U579    3594            12            69     48A     .45
U579    3595            23           115     47      .40
U579    3595            23           115     49     1.60
========================================================
U582    3596            12            69     49      .55
U582    3596a           12            69     49     2.50
U582    3597            23           115     47     1.20
U582    3597            23           114     48A    2.00
U582    3597            23           115     49      .55
========================================================
U583    3598            12            69     49      .75
U583    3599            12     W      69w    49      .80
U583    3600            23           115     49      .80
U583    3601            23           115w    49      .80
========================================================
U584    3602            12            69     49      .50
U584    3603            12     W      69w    49      .60
U584    3604            23           115     49      .50
U584    3605            23           115w    49      .60
========================================================
U585    3606            12            69     49      .50
U585    3607            12     W      69w    49      .60
U585    3608            23           115     49      .50
U585    3609            23           115w    49      .60
========================================================
U580    3610            12            69     47      .55
U580    3610            12            69     48A     .55
U580    3611            12     W      69w    47      .65
U580    3611            12     W      69w    48A     .80
U580    3612            23           115     47      .55
U580    3612            23           115     48A   12.00
U580    3612            23           115     49      .55
U580    3613            23     W     115w    47     2.00
U580    3613            23     W     115w    48A    2.40
========================================================
U581    3614            12            69     47      .55
U581    3614            12            69     48A     .55
U581    3615            12     W      69w    47      .65
U581    3615            12     W      69w    49      .65
U581    3616            23           115     47      .55
U581    3616            23           115     48A     .65
U581    3617            23     W     115w    47     1.00
U581    3617            23           115w    49      .65
========================================================
U586    3619            12            69     47      .50
U586    3619            12            69     48A     .50
U586    3619            12            69     49      .80
U586    3620            12     W      69w    48A     .60
U586    3621            23           115     47      .60
U586    3621            23           115     49      .60
U586    3622            23           115w    47      .60
========================================================
U587    3625            12            69     49      .50
U587    3626            23           115     49      .50
========================================================
U588    3627            12            69     47      .50
U588    3627            12            69     49      .50
U588    3628            12     W      69w    47      .65
U588    3628            12     W      69w    49      .65
U588    3629            23           115     47      .50
U588    3629            23           115     49     2.00
U588    3630            23     W     115w    47     2.50
U588    3630            23     W     115w    48A     .65
========================================================
U595    3631            12            69     49      .60
U595    3632            12     W      69w    49      .60
U595    3633            23           115     49      .60
U595    3634            23     W     115w    49      .60
========================================================
U596    3635            12            69     49      .70
U596    3636            23           115     49      .70
========================================================
U589    3637            12            69     47     3.25
U589    3637            12            69     48A     .40
U589    3637            12            69     49     4.00
U589    3638            12     W      69w    48A     .40
U589    3639            23           115     49     1.40
U589    3640            23     W     115w    49      .45
========================================================
U590    3641            12            69     48A   12.00
U590    3641            12            69     49      .40
U590    3642            12     W      69w    49      .50
U590    3643            23           115     48A     .40
U590    3644            23     W     115w    49      .80
========================================================
U591    3647            12            69     47      .40
U591    3647            12            69     48A     .40
U591    3647            12            69     49      .40
U591    3648            12     W      69w    47      .50
U591    3649            23           115     47      .40
U591    3649            23           115     49      .40
U591    3650            23     W     115w    47      .50
========================================================
U597    3651            12            69     49      .55
U597    3652            23           115     49      .55
========================================================
U598    3653            12            69     48A     .80
U598    3653            12            69     49      .55
U598    3654            23           115     49     1.40
========================================================
U599    3655            12            69     49      .50
U599    3656            23           115     49      .50
========================================================
U592    3657            12            69     47      .55
U592    3657            12            69     48A     .55
U592    3657            12            69     49      .55
U592    3658            12     W      69w    48A    1.00
U592    3659            23           115     47      .55
U592    3659            23           115     48A     .55
U592    3659            23           115     49      .55
U592    3660            23     W     115w    47      .80
========================================================
U593    3661            12            69     47      .55
U593    3661            12            69     48A     .55
U593    3661            12            69     49      .55
U593    3662            12     W      69w    47      .80
U593    3662            12     W      69w    49     1.00
U593    3663            23           115     47      .80
U593    3663            23           115     48A     .55
U593    3663            23           115     49      .55
U593    3664            23     W     115w    47      .55
========================================================
U600    3665            12            69     49      .55
U600    3666            23           115     49      .80
========================================================
U594    3667            12            69     47      .55
U594    3667            12            69     48A    1.00
U594    3667            12            69     49      .55
U594    3668            12     W      69w    47      .65
U594    3668            12     W      69W    48A  100.00
U594    3668            12     W      69w    49      .65
U594    3669            23           115     47      .65
U594    3669            23           115     48A     .65
U594    3669            23           115     49      .80
U594    3670            23     W     115w    47      .80
========================================================
U601    3671            12            69     48A     .55
U601    3671            12            69     49      .55
U601    3672            12     W      69w    47      .80
U601    3672            12     W      69w    49      .80
U601    3673            23           115     47      .55
U601    3673            23           115     48A     .55
U601    3673            23           115     49      .55
U601    3674            23     W     115w    47      .80
========================================================
U601a   3675            23           115     47     3.00
========================================================
U602    3678            12            69     49      .55
U602    3679            23           115     49      .55
========================================================
U603    3680            12            69     49      .75
U603    3681            23           115     49      .75
========================================================
U604    3682            12            69     47      .40
U604    3682            12            69     48A     .40
U604    3682            12            69     49      .40
U604    3683            12     W      69w    49      .40
U604    3684            23           115     47      .40
U604    3685            23     W     115w    47      .40
========================================================
U605    3686            12            69     49      .55
U605    3687            23           115     49      .55
========================================================
U606    3688            12            69     49      .60
U606    3689            23           115     49      .60
========================================================
U607    3690            12            69     48A     .65
U607    3690            12            69     49      .65
U607    3691            12     W      69w    49      .65
U607    3692            23           115     48A     .65
U607    3692            23           115     49      .65
U607    3693            23     W     115w    47      .65
========================================================
U608    3694            12            69     47      .65
U608    3694            12            69     48A     .65
U608    3694            12            69     49      .65
U608    3695            12     W      69ws   47      .65
U608    3695            12     W      69ws   48A    1.00
U608    3695            12     W      69ws   49      .85
U608    3695            12     W      69ws   50     1.00
U608    3696            23           115     47      .65
U608    3696            23           115     48A     .65
U608    3696            23           115     49      .65
U608    3696            23           115     50      .65
U608    3697            23     W     115ws   47      .65
U608    3697            23     W     115ws   48A    1.50
U608    3697            23     W     115ws   49      .65
U608    3697            23     W     115ws   50     1.00
========================================================
U608b   3698            12            69     49     2.75
========================================================
U608b   3700            23           115     47     4.00
U608b   3700            23           115     49     2.50
U608b   3700            23           115     50     2.50
U608b   3700            23           115     48A    2.50
U608b   3701            23     W     115ws   48A    9.50
U608b   3702            23     W     115wt   48A    2.50
========================================================
U608a   3703            23     W     115ws   UNW     .60
========================================================
U609    3705            12            69     47      .35
U609    3705            12            69     48A     .35
U609    3705            12            69     49      .35
U609    3706            12     W      69ws   47      .35
U609    3706            12     W      69ws   48A     .50
U609    3706            12     W      69ws   49      .35
U609    3707            23           115     47      .35
U609    3707            23           115     48A     .35
U609    3707            23           115     49      .35
========================================================
U610    3709            12            69     48A     .40
U610    3709            12            69     49      .40
U610    3709            12            69     50      .40
U610    3710            12     W      69ws   48A     .50
U610    3710            12     W      69ws   49      .40
U610    3710            12     W      69ws   50      .40
U610    3711            23           115     48A     .40
U610    3711            23           115     49      .40
U610    3711            23           115     50      .40
U610    3712            23     W     115ws   48A     .55
U610    3712            23     W     115ws   49      .40
U610    3712            23     W     115ws   50      .40
========================================================
U611    3713  Small 25  12            69     48A     .70
U611    3713  Small 25  12            69     49      .70
U611    3713  Small 25  12            69     50      .70
U611    3714  Large 25  12            69     48A    4.00
U611    3715  Small 25  12     W      69ws   48A    1.00
U611    3715  Small 25  12     W      69ws   49      .70
U611    3715  Small 25  12     W      69ws   50      .70
U611    3717  Small 25  23           115     48A     .70
U611    3717  Small 25  23           115     49      .70
U611    3717  Small 25  23           115     50      .70
U611    3718  Large 25  23           115     49     4.00
      Large 25, 15mm x 15mm Tagging                    
U611    3718  Large 25  23           115     50     4.00
      Large 25, 15mm x 15mm Tagging                    
U611    3720            23           115     50     6.50
Virginia "Second Chance" State Lottery Envelope.       
U611    3721            23     W     115ws   48A    1.00
U611    3721            23     W     115ws   49      .70
U611    3721            23     W     115ws   50      .70
U611    3722  Lge 25 RA 23     W     115ws   49    10.00
      Large 25, Experimental 20mm x 15mm Tagging       
U611    3723            23     W     115ww   50     2.00
========================================================
U612    3724            12            69     48A     .40
U612    3724            12            69     49      .40
U612    3724            12            69     50      .40
U612    3725            12     W      69ws   48A     .60
U612    3725            12     W      69ws   49      .40
U612    3725            12     W      69ws   50      .40
U612    3726            23           115     48A     .40
U612    3726            23           115     49      .40
U612    3726            23           115     50      .40
U612    3727            23     W     115ws   48A     .60
U612    3727            23     W     115ws   49      .45
U612    3727            23     W     115ws   50      .45
========================================================
U613    3728            22A          127     50     1.00
========================================================
U614    3729            21           128     50      .60
========================================================
U615-RT 3730            21           128     UNW    1.00
      Rectangular Tagging                              
U615-ST 3730            21           128     UNW    1.00
      Square Tagging                                   
U615-ST 3731            21     W     128wl   UNW     .75
      Square Tagging                                   
U615-ST Rt. Window      21     W     128wd   UNW    1.00
      Square Tagging                                   
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U616-ST 3734            21           128     UNW     .60
      Small Tagging, roughly 13 mm x 13 mm             
U616-LT 3734            21           128     UNW   10.00
      Large Tagging, roughly 17 mm x 15 mm             
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U617-A  3735-A          21          128      UNW     .70
      WIDE 1989, 13 mm Tag at Top. Fluorescent Paper   
U617-B  3735-B          21          128      UNW    3.00
      WIDE 1989, 20 mm Tag at Top. Fluorescent Paper   
U617-C  3735C           21          128      UNW    1.50
      NARROW 1989, 11mm Tag at Top. Fluorescent Paper  
U617-D  3735-D         21          128      UNW    10.00
      NARROW 1989, 12mm Tag at Top. DEAD STOCK.        
U617    3736            21          128      UNW    2.00
For a detailed description of these varieties, CLICK HERE
========================================================
U618    3737            23          115      UNW     .70
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U619    3738            12            69     49      .70
U619    3738            12            69     50      .70
U619    3739            12     W      69ws   49      .70
U619    3739            12     W      69ws   50      .70
U619    3740            23           115     49      .70
U619    3740            23           115     50      .70
U619    3741            23           115     50    20.00
U619    3742            23     W     115     49      .70
U619    3742            23     W     115     50      .70
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U619R   3743            12            69     UNW     .95
U619R   3744            12     W      69ws   UNW     .95
U619R   3745            23           115     UNW     .95
      Square Tagging                                   
U619R   3745            23           115     UNW   10.00
      Bar Tagging                                      
U619R   3746            23     W     115ws   UNW     .95
      Square Tagging                                   
========================================================
U620    3747            12            69     49      .55
U620    3747            12            69     50      .55
U620    3748            12     W      69ws   49      .55
U620    3748            12     W      69ws   50      .55
U620    3749            23           115     49      .55
U620    3749            23           115     50      .55
U620    3750            23     W     115ws   49      .55
U620    3750            23     W     115ws   50      .55
========================================================
U620R   3751            12            69     UNW     .80
U620R   3752            12     W      69ws   UNW     .80
U620R   3753            23           115     UNW     .80
U620R   3754            23     W     115ws   UNW     .80
========================================================
U621    3755            12            69     UNW     .70
U621    3756            23           115     UNW     .70
========================================================
U621S   3759            12            69     UNW    1.25
U621S   3760            23           115     UNW    1.25
========================================================
U621R   3761            12            69     UNW     .95
U621R   3762            23           115     UNW     .95
========================================================
U623    3763            21           128     UNW     .70
U623    3764            21     W     128wl   UNW    1.00
U623    3766            21     W     128wr   UNW    1.25
U623    3767            21           128     UNW     .95
U623    3768            21     W     128wl   UNW    1.25
========================================================
U622    3769            23           128     UNW     .70
========================================================
U624    3770            12            69     49      .70
U624    3770            12            69     50      .70
U624    3771            23           115     50      .70
========================================================
U624R   3772            12            69     UNW     .95
U624R   3773            23           115     UNW     .95
========================================================
U625    3774            23           115     UNW     .70
U625R   3775            23           115     UNW     .95
========================================================
U626    3776            23           115     UNW     .70
========================================================
U627    3777            23           115     UNW     .70
========================================================
U628    3778            23           115     UNW     .50
========================================================
U629    3779            12            69     UNW     .70
U629    3780            23           115     UNW     .70
========================================================
U630    3781            23           115     UNW     .70
========================================================
U631    3782            23           115     UNW     .70
========================================================
U632    3783            12            69     UNW     .75
U632    3784            12     W      69ws   UNW     .75
U632    3785            23           115     UNW     .75
U632    3786            23     W     115ws   UNW     .75
========================================================
U632b   3786a    RA     23           115ws   UNW  135.00
Blue color missing.                                    
========================================================
U633    3787            12            69     UNW    1.00
U633    3788            12     W      69ws   UNW    1.00
========================================================
U634    3789            23           115     UNW    1.00
U634    3790            23     W     115ws   UNW    1.00
========================================================
U635    3791            12            69     UNW     .25
U635    3792            12     W      69ws   UNW     .25
U635    3793            23           115     UNW     .25
U635    3794            23     W     115ws   UNW     .25
========================================================
U636    3795            23           115     UNW     .30
========================================================
U637    3796            12            69     UNW     .75
U637    3797            23           115     UNW     .75
========================================================
U638    3798            21           128     UNW     .75
U638    3799            21     W     128ws   UNW     .75
========================================================
U639    3800            23           115     UNW     .70
========================================================
U640    3801            23           115     UNW     .70
========================================================
U641    3802            23           115     UNW     .70
========================================================
U642    3803            12            69     UNW     .80
U642    3804            12     W      69ws   UNW     .80
U642    3805            23           115     UNW     .80
U642    3806            23     W     115ws   UNW     .80
========================================================
U642a   3806C           23           115     UNW    4.50
U642a   3806D           23     W     115ws   UNW    4.50
========================================================
U643    3807            21           128     UNW     .80
U643    3808            21     W     128ws   UNW     .80
========================================================
U644    3809            12            69     UNW     .80
U644    3810            23           115     UNW     .80
========================================================
U645    3811            12            69     UNW     .80
U645    3812            12     W      69ws   UNW     .80
U645    3813            23           115     UNW     .80
U645    3814            23     W     115ws   UNW     .80
========================================================
U646    3815    BLUE    12            69     UNW     .85
U646    3815    GREY    12            69     UNW     .85
U646    3816    BLUE    12     W      69ws   UNW     .85
U646    3816    GREY    12     W      69ws   UNW     .85
U646    3817    BLUE    21           128     UNW     .85
U646    3817    BLUE    21     W     128     UNW     .85
U646    3818    GREY    21     W     128ws   UNW     .85
U646    3819    BLUE    23           115     UNW     .85
U646    3819    GREY    23           115     UNW     .85
U646    3820    BLUE    23     W     115ws   UNW     .85
U646    3820    GREY    23     W     115ws   UNW     .85
========================================================
U647    3823            12            69     UNW     .85
U647    3824            23           115     UNW     .85
========================================================
U648    3825            12            69     UNW     .85
U648    3826            12     W      69ws   UNW     .85
U648    3827            23           115     UNW     .85
U648    3828            23     W     115ws   UNW     .85
 

 

END OF SPECIALIZED ENVELOPES BY UPSS # LIST, PART 6
 

RETURN TO HOME PAGE      LAST UPDATED: JANUARY 22, 2010

 


 

             SPECIALIZED ENVELOPE INFORMATION

 

     BEFORE I say a few words about Specialized Envelopes, I'd like you to read the information sections in my EARLY ENVELOPES and MODERN ENVELOPES lists.  These sections should give you a general background, especially in terms of the quality to expect.

 

     There are only 2 minor differences between Specialized (UPSS#) Envelope collecting and General Envelope collecting:

     1.  There tends to be more "information" penciled on the back of specialized envelopes.  NOT ALL, of course, but many Envelope varieties have various notations including Scott#, UPSS#, Size, Knife, Watermark, and on occasion, the dealer from whom the envelope was purchased...even the price paid. 
     If the collector was a "name" collector, there might be a small rubber stamp with some sort of message "From the Collection of .........."  For many issues, such markings not only don't hurt the value of the envelope, they actually enhance it.  In the case of some items which may be difficult to identify, a good "provenance" (history of previous ownership) is a Godsend.  Frankly, many of the early collectors were as knowledgeable -- if not more so -- than the dealers who hand out the "certificates" today.  Their I.D. on an envelope is practically a guarantee.

 

     The hobby of Envelope Collecting has gone through several "time periods"; each of these time periods was dominated by a dealer or group.  Each of these groups issued their own Envelope catalog.  There was the time of Bartels, the time of Thorp, and the time of the UPSS. Some envelopes which have changed hands across several of these eras have had their "information" updated.  The backs of these envelopes tell an interesting story, albeit one which has used up a lot of pencil lead.

 

     2.  Many envelopes exist ONLY with Return Addresses.  If you're a General Envelope collector, you can ignore these if RAs annoy you.  If you're a Specialized Envelope collector, they're a little harder to ignore.

 

     What I'm saying here: The Specialized collecting of Envelopes is a serious study.  It isn't a beauty contest.  If you're an advanced collector, you already know this...

 

     There's also one MAJOR difference; the universe in which we work (or play, if you prefer) is a lot larger.  Even though there are "only" a shade over 800 BASIC Scott #s (Regular Envelopes, Airmails, Officials), when you consider the different sizes, knives and watermarks, the universe expands to...well, you know, I never figured it out, but I'd guess it's well over 25,000 envelopes.  Think of it as 50 boxes of 500...or, in sleeves/glassine envelopes, 100 boxes of 250 (takes up TWICE as much room if the envelopes are sleeved/in glassines)!  OR, think of it as 250 FDC-type albums of 100.  Any way you think about it, your collection will require a lot of space and time.

 

     IF you're up to the challenge, I can help you a bit; I think I have a pretty fair slice of the pie, though of course, it's only just a slice.  Envelope scarcity is often unrelated to price; it's often a question of being lucky enough to find the inventory.  It's usually a random event.  I'm out there...I'm looking...on occasion, I find and offer it to you.

 

     ENVELOPE QUALITY: THE BUCK STOPS HERE  I'm just repeating here some of the comments which appear on my EARLY ENVELOPES LIST.  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....

 

     While MANY of the EARLY Envelopes I sell will look as if they came out of the Post Office yesterday -- clean, fresh, and with sharp strong corners -- SOME of them will 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.

 

     SPECIALIZED INFORMATION  I'm going to be brief.  If you're using this list, then you already know everything you need to know...and if you don't, then I can't possibly tell you.  I defer to the experts.  You need to own 2 books; they are the UPSS 19th and UPSS 20th Century Envelope Catalogs.  They each contain a wealth of information  ...

 

     ...and of course, if you have a question, please feel free to e-mail or just pick up the phone & give me a call.  I'm always here to help.


           Steve Levine                                           Phone:  718-939-5788
                P.O. Box 951                                      e-mail: steve@stevelevinestamps.com
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