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2. Mourning stationery - Wikipedia

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   Mourning stationery is a letter, envelope, or calling card with a black border, used to signify that a person is experiencing mourning. [ 1][ 2] It was first used in the 17th century in Europe and was most popular during the Victorian era, during which it was also used in the United States and West Africa. [ 1][ 3][ 4][ 5] The border may start ...

3. Wedding invitation - Wikipedia

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   A wedding invitation is a letter asking the recipient to attend a wedding. It is typically written in the formal, third-person language and mailed five to eight weeks before the wedding date. Like any other invitation, it is the privilege and duty of the host—historically, for younger brides in Western culture, the mother of the bride, on ...

4. Wove paper - Wikipedia

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   Wove paper. Wove paper is a type of paper first created centuries ago in the Orient, and subsequently introduced to England, Europe and the American colonies in the mid-eighteenth century. [ 1] Hand-made wove paper was first produced by using a wooden mould that contained a finely-woven brass vellum (wire cloth), upon which the paper pulp was ...

5. Windowed envelope - Wikipedia

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   Windowed envelope. US Patent 701,839 for a windowed envelope. Modern envelope with a single window for the recipient address. A windowed envelope is a conventional envelope with a transparent (typically PET or BOPS Bi-oriented polystyrene [1] plastic film) window to allow the recipient's address to be printed on the paper contained within.

6. Postage stamps and postal history of the United States

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   Because of the elaborate process necessary for the full-color printing, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing contracted with a private firm, the American Bank Note Company, to produce the series - the first U. S. stamps to be printed by a private company since 1893. Uniquely among U. S. issues, the sheets lack the plate numbers usually printed ...

7. Cancellation (mail) - Wikipedia

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   Cancellation (mail) A cancellation (or cancel for short; French: oblitération) is a postal marking applied on a postage stamp or postal stationery to deface the stamp and to prevent its reuse. Cancellations come in a huge variety of designs, shapes, sizes, and colors. Modern cancellations commonly include the date and post office location ...