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±1 mm (0.039 in) for dimensions up to 150 mm (5.9 in), ±1.5 mm (0.059 in) for lengths in the range 150 to 600 mm (5.9 to 23.6 in) and; ±2 mm (0.079 in) for any dimension above 600 mm (24 in). There used to be a standard, DIN 198, that was just a table of recommended A series formats for a number of business applications.
A0 is defined so that it has an area of 1 m 2 (11 sq ft) before rounding to the nearest 1 millimetre (0.039 in). Successive paper sizes in the series (A1, A2, A3, etc.) are defined by halving the area of the preceding paper size and rounding down, so that the long side of A( n + 1) is the same length as the short side of A n .
A "return envelope" is a pre-addressed, smaller envelope included as the contents of a larger envelope and can be used for courtesy reply mail, metered reply mail, or freepost (business reply mail). Some envelopes are designed to be reused as the return envelope, saving the expense of including a return envelope in the contents of the original ...
The precise origins of the dimensions of US letter-size paper (8.5 × 11 in) are not known. The American Forest & Paper Association says that the standard US dimensions have their origin in the days of manual papermaking, the 11-inch length of the standard paper being about a quarter of "the average maximum stretch of an experienced vatman's arms". [2]
The manner in which the stamped envelope is cut before folding (that is, its knife) vanishes on a cut square. The envelope size disappears, too, with a cut square. In collecting entires, a single indicium may appear on many different sizes of envelopes. Some countries have issued the same indicium on different paper types: laid and wove ...
A self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE), [1] [2] stamped self-addressed envelope (SSAE), [3] or stamped addressed envelope (SAE) [4] is an envelope with the sender's name and address on it, plus affixed paid postage, that is mailed to a company or private individual.
The Soleau envelope (French: Enveloppe Soleau), named after its French inventor, Eugène Soleau , is a sealed envelope serving as proof of priority for inventions valid in France, exclusively to precisely ascertain the date of an invention, idea or creation of a work.
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]