Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-11-29
SOMETHING NEW IN CORRESPOND.
ENCE.

The Postmaster eneral has taken
step which opens up something
new by way of simplifying and
cheapening correspondence. 1t will
doubtless become ry popular. It
is described in an exchange as fol-
low:
By the middle of JanNary, the
Ehrlich invention will be on sale at
the principal post off .es in. the CONN.,
try in the shape of letter sheet and
envelope AMI stamp all for three
cents and circular letter and en-
velope and stamp for one cent,
adding cost of PAPER. The un-
stamped article will find its way into
the public market through the sta
tionary world This is return to
he simplicity of correspondence as
it was before enve opes were invent
ed, without retu' Mug to the ..isad-
vantages of sealing- tapers and
waters. The single letter sheet is
manufactured with gummed flaps
which WHEN the sheet is folded lap
over the two op-n edges and sec re
the missive. The government stamp
IS to be embossed on one of these
Il ps which comes over like the flap
Of an envelope and the whole thing
Is licked, stamped and sealed with
the same motion. This brings the
stamp where the old wafer and seal
used to be used, instead of being on
the upper right-ha' d corner as at
present. The postmaster will not be
,inpelled to apply the. cancellations
stamp as the letter cannot be opened
nor the embossed stamp removed
without destroying the stamp. While
the whole arrangement looks like q
neat trick, the principal advantage is
its cheapness both to the government
and TO the business public. To the
man who writes his communication
ON one side of the sheet, as most
business men do, it will be saving
of so per cent. in time and expense.
To the government it will be equally
advantageous. It will cost but
a tr IL, more than an ordinary en-,
velope. aud in general use will, save,
i is a legged, half the pres mt rate of
the letter mails. The contract
with the inventor provides that the
amped article shall be manufactured
uuder the suoervis on of the governs
nent stamped envelope agents of
Hartford or New York; that tie
| government Is TO take no risk of the
public demand and receive no profit
from such demand beyond the con-
Venience and advantage in handling
Those that are to be put on sale at
the stamp windows will be of the
denominations of three, two and one
can't, the latter or circular form be-
ing minus The end flp or open.
This p ,tent letter sheet will be sold
at price averaging from So to 81
per thousand, according to the
quality of paper used. The con-
tractor retains his rights as p4tentee,
tho government merely acting as
his agent and making returns oil
sales to him every ninety days for the
use of the scheme. Every facility
for their sale is to be offered as Is
now offered in the sale of stamps and
stamped envs lopes. The importance
of this innovation on the future oil
the postal department will depend
wholly on the favor and prejudices Of
the general public. II the depart
ment should carry out its design to
sell stamped envelopes at the price
of the stamp as is recommended BY
the Postmaster General, the law will
carry this invention with it and the
public can have letter and stamped
envelope in one for three cents. L
would seem to be q severe blow te
the stamped envelope business and
to be an Important factor 10 hurryine
up cheap postage. The government
Il should be added loses nothing i
case o. spoiled eheeta, having -
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