Postal Stationeryand Stamps
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UNITED STATES
SPECIALIZED
ENVELOPES BY UPSS#
PART 7: AIRMAIL ISSUES
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.
AIRMAIL ISSUES: UC1-UC47
SCOTT UPSS
RA UPSS WIND KN
WMK PRICE
# # ? SZ ?
UC1 AM-1
10 57
28 4.50
UC1 AM-2
10 57
28 6.00
UC1 AM-2
10 57
30 4.50
UC1 AM-3
13 78
28 4.50
UC1 AM-4
13 78
28 5.50
UC1 AM-4
13 78
30 8.00
UC1 AM-5
23 106
28 9.50
UC1 AM-6
23 106
28 10.00
UC1 AM-6
23 106
30a 10.00
UC1 AM-7 RA
23 106
30 9.50
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UC2 AM-8
10 57
28 13.00
UC2 AM-8
10 57
28a 80.00
UC2 AM-8
10 57
30 16.00
UC2 AM-8
10 57
30a 13.00
UC2 AM-9
13 78
28a 65.00
UC2 AM-9
13 78
30a 13.00
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UC7 AM-12
13 78
30a 16.50
UC7 AM-12
13 78
33 18.50
UC7 AM-13
23 106
30a 22.50
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UC3 AM-14
13 78
33 1.75
UC3 AM-14
13 78
36 1.75
UC3 AM-14
13 78
39 2.00
UC3 AM-16
23 106
33 2.00
UC3 AM-16
23 106
39 2.00
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UC3N AM-15
13 78
39 2.50
UC3N AM-15
13 78
41 2.50
UC3N AM-17
23 106
41 2.50
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UC4 AM-18
13 78
39 60.00
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UC4N AM-19
13 78
39 4.50
UC4N AM-19
13 78
41 6.50
UC4N AM-21
23 106
41 4.75
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UC5N AM-22
13 78
39 1.00
UC5N AM-22
13 78
41 1.50
UC5N AM-23
23 106
41 1.50
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UC6 AM-24
13 78
39 1.50
UC6 AM-26
23 106
39 4.00
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UC6N AM-25
13 78
39 2.50
UC6N AM-25
13 78
41 2.00
UC6N AM-25a
13 78
39 140.00
UC6N AM-27
23 106
39 2.25
UC6N AM-27
23 106
41 4.75
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UC8 AM-29
10 57
30 16.00
UC8 AM-29
10 57
30a 2.50
UC8 AM-29
10 57
39 2.25
UC8 AM-30
10 57X
38 1.80
UC8 AM-31
13 78
33 4.00
UC8 AM-31
13 78
39 1.50
UC8 AM-32
13 78X
38 1.80
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UC8a AM-33
10 57
39 3.25
UC8a AM-34
10 57X
38 3.00
UC8a AM-35
13 78
39 2.50
UC8a AM-36
13 78X
38 3.00
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UC8b AM-38
10 57X
35 4.00
UC8b AM-38
10 57X
38 2.50
UC8b AM-39
13 78
39 2.50
UC8b AM-40
13 78X
29 2.50
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UC8c AM-41
10 57
30a 28.00
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UC9 AM-46
13 78X
29 75.00
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UC10 AM-51
13 78
39 16.00
UC10 AM-51
13 78
41 3.50
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UC11 AM-52
13 78
39 52.50
UC11 AM-52
13 78
41 10.50
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UC12 AM-53
13 78
39 1.75
UC12 AM-53
13 78
41 1.25
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UC13 AM-54
13 78
39 3.25
UC13 AM-54
13 78
41 1.00
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UC14 AM-56
13 78
41 1.10
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UC15 AM-57
13 78
41 1.10
UC15 AM-58
23 106
41 3.25
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UC17a AM-59
13 78
41 .55
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UC17 AM-60
13 78
41 .55
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UC18 AM-61
13 78
43 .60
UC18 AM-61
13 78
45 1.00
UC18 AM-61
13 78
46 1.75
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UC18a AM-64
13 78
45 2.40
UC18a AM-64
13 78
46 1.00
UC18a AM-65
23 106
45 1.60
UC18a AM-65
23 106
46 3.25
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UC19 AM-66
13 78
41 1.20
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UC20 AM-67
13 78
41 1.20
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UC21 AM-70
13 78
41 27.50
UC21-R AM-70-R 13
78 41 32.50
This is the "Hard Rubber Die" printing.
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UC22 AM-71
13 78
41 4.50
UC22-R AM-71-R 13
78 41 10.00
This is the "Hard Rubber Die" printing.
UC22 AM-72
23 106
41 8.00
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UC24 UNLISTED 23
106X 29 500.00
UC24 WAS Scott# "UC24", then de-listed. Unlisted in
UPSS. To some, a favor item; to others , the Holy Grail.
UC21-2 type surcharge on U440. This one is in poor
condition, with a VERY nasty crease and a discolored
area near the cut square. BUT, it will yield a clean cut
square, and for that alone, I price it where it is. The
rest is free. Fewer than 100 are believed to exist.
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UC25-T1 AM-73 13
78 45 .90
UC25-T2 AM-74 13
78 45 1.25
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UC26 AM-75
12 66
46 .90
UC26 AM-76
23 106
46 1.20
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UC27 AM-79
23 106
41 350.00
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UC28 AM-80
23 106
41 105.00
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UC29 AM-78
13 78
39 550.00
UC29 AM-81
23 106
41 45.00
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UC30 AM-83
13 78
45 1.20
UC30 AM-83
13 78
46 1.20
UC30 AM-85
23 106
43 6.00
UC30 AM-85
23 106
45 1.50
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UC30a AM-82
12 66
46 2.50
UC30a AM-84
13 78
45 1.20
UC30a AM-84
13 78
46 1.20
UC30a AM-86
23 106
45 1.20
UC30a AM-86
23 106
46 1.20
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UC31 T1 AM-87 13
78 45 1.25
UC31 T2 AM-87 13
78 45 1.60
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UC33 AM-89
12 66
46 .65
UC33 AM-90
23 106
46 .80
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UC34 AM-91
12 66
46 2.25
UC34 AM-91
12 66
47 .70
UC34 AM-92
23 106
46 .85
UC34 AM-92
23 106
47 .85
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UC36 AM-93
12 66
47 1.60
UC36 AM-93
12 66
48 .70
UC36 AM-94
23 106
47 .85
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UC37 AM-95
12 68
48 .80
UC37 AM-95
12 68
49 .50
UC37 FL AM-95 12
68 49 1.50
Fluorescent paper. Occurs on Watermark 49 only.
UC37 AM-95
12 68
50 2.75
UC37 AM-96
23 114
48 1.00
UC37 AM-96
23 114
49 .50
UC37g AM-96a
23 114
49 20.00
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UC37a AM-97
12 68
48 3.50
UC37a AM-98
23 114
49 3.50
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UC40 AM-99
12 68
47 2.00
UC40 AM-99
12 68
48 .80
UC40 AM-99
12 68
48A 2.00
UC40 AM-99
12 68
49 1.20
UC40 AM-100
23 114
47 2.00
UC40 AM-100
23 114
48 1.20
UC40 AM-100
23 114
49 1.20
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UC41 AM-101
12 68
49 .85
UC41 AM-102
23 114
49 1.20
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UC43 AM-103
12 68
47 .60
UC43 AM-103
12 68
48A 4.75
UC43 AM-103
12 68
49 6.00
UC43 AM-104
23 114
47 2.40
UC43 AM-104
23 114
49 .80
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UC45 AM-105
12 68
47 2.40
UC45 AM-105
12 68
48A 1.90
UC45 AM-105
12 68
49 1.90
UC45 AM-106
23 114
49 2.00
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UC47 AM-107
12 68
47 .50
UC47 AM-107
12 68
49 1.20
UC47 AM-108
23 114
47 .80
UC47 AM-108
23 114
49 1.60
END OF SPECIALIZED ENVELOPES BY UPSS # LIST, PART 7
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.
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