Improvements in Combined Envelopes and Letter Sheets or Mercantile Forms.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Apr., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 14th Jan., 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 16th Feb., 188.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Combined Envelopes and Letter Sheets or
Mercantile Forms.
I HENRY KNIGHT SIMSON of 62 Sheen Park, Richmond in the County of
Surrey, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
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This invention relates to the combination with Envelopes stamped with embossed
postage stamps, of writing paper, invoice, statement of account, and other forms in
such a way that the account, letter, or invoice, may be readily folded up and
enclosed within three lappets attached thereto, which form a stamped envelope,
and present the appearance of an ordinary envelope closed and ready for direction
and posting.
The upper lappet of the envelope is provided with gum or other adhesive material
for securing it down upon the folded account or other paper and over the side lappets,
which are preferably not gummed, so that they will readily fall back when the
upper or gummed lappet is torn off. This lappet may be perforated to facilitate
opening if desired.
It is proposed to cover the interior of the envelope, and the hack or other part of
the account or other paper, with advertisements, the position of which upon the paper
will ensure that they meet the eye of the receiver, and remain before him, as they
cannot be destroyed without destroying the letter also.
The arrangement of the advertisements should also be such that the stamped
envelope cannot be detached and used apart from the advertisements.
NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Combined Envelopes and Letter Sheets or
Mercantile Forms.
.
I HENRY KNIGHT SIMSON of 62 Sheen Park, Richmond in the County of Surrey
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
The invention relates to the combination with envelopes, preferably stamped with
embossed postage stamps, of writing paper, invoice, statement of account, and other
forms, in such a way, that the account, letter, or invoice, may be readily folded up
and enclosed within the lappets attached thereto, which lappets, when folded down,
form an envelope, and present the appearance of an ordinary envelope closed and ready
for direction and posting.
My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, which shews a letter sheet
attached to an envelope consisting of a back piece and three lappets.
Fig. 1 shews the sheet and envelope open, and
Fig. 2 shews the sheet folded, the lappets of the envelope being still raised.
The interior of the envelope is intended to be covered with advertisements, as also
part of the letter sheet or other form, for instance, the inside of the left hand page
exposed in the dotted position of Fig. 1.; also the upper side of the central page, and
the back of the right page. The communication may then be placed upon the two
upper faces shown in the drawn position, Fig. 1 ; thus, the advertisements cannot be
cut off and destroyed without destroying the communication also, and therefore
the employment of these forms will be found beneficial to commercial firms,
who require their advertisements to be brought and kept prominently before their
customers.
Another advantage of the above described combined envelope and form consists in
the cheapness at which it can be sold.
A number of advertisements having been obtained and printed as indicated on
the form, letter sheets, invoice forms, and the like can be offered to purchasers at the
cost of the stamp only, or less if desired, the advertisements amply paying for
the paper and for the salesman's profit.
To close the envelope, the letter sheet is folded as shewn in Fig. 2, and the
side lappets are turned down; the third lappet, which is gummed, is then turned
down upon the other two, to which it adheres, and thus firmly secures them; the
upper or third lappet may be perforated, if desired, as shewn in the drawing, to
facilitate opening.
Another advantage of this arrangement is, that the space or spaces for writing will
be in such a. position as to enable it to be copied at one time in an ordinary
copying press.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
The combined envelope and letter sheet or mercantile or other form containing
advertisements and space for a communication inseparable from the advertisements,
all folding up in the form of an ordinary closed envelope substantially as shown
and described..