Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 16th June, 1887
Complete Left, 22nd Sept., 1887
Complete Accepted, 1st Nov., 1887
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
According to this invention I combine envelopes and note paper or other paper or
cards in the manner hereinafter described.
I
According to one modification of my invention I form envelopes in the upper right
hand corner with a hole of the size and form of the adhesive or impressed postage
stamp and I provide the note paper or other paper sheet or card to be used with the
envelope with an adhesive or impressed postage stamp in such a place that when
inserted into the envelope the postage stanip shall show through the aforesaid hole in
the envelope. The note paper or other paper or card is combined with such envelope
by cutting out originally from one piece of paper or by gumming or otherwise
attaching one to the other. I prefer however to form the note paper or other part
with a piece forming the connection between the envelope and the note paper proper:
the connecting piece, which is preferably made in one with the note paper or with the
note paper and envelope, is made of such a size or width that when the note paper is
folded the connecting piece forms a cover to one side of the note paper proper.
thus ensure perfect privacy to the writing on the note paper and by the aforesaid
arrangement of the stamp and hole prevent the stamp being tampered with or
removed without detection. The form or construction of the combined note paper
and envelope may be varied. For some cases I form the second half of the note paper
with an upper continuation of greater length. This upper continuation is formed with
or is attached to a piece in which is formed the required hole to display the postage
stamp. It is also provided with two sido flaps gumined on their edges and a top flap
also gummed so as when turned down to form the required envelope. The flaps
employed by me are made of any desired form so as to give ordinary or special
security or as fancy may dictate. The envelope part may also be of the size of the
half note paper or of the folded quarter or other smaller part of the note paper. The
writing sheet or note paper may sometimes be of triple width instead of the usual
louble or four-page size and in such case I have the connecting piece starting from
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page_text: the top of the middle part of the writing sheet. Sometimes I use a sheet of only the
width of the envelope and start the connecting piece from the top edge thereof In
any of the aforesaid cases I enhance the usefulness of the article by providing one or
more spaces or fields for advertisements while leaving by preference a nearly full four
or two page or other sheet intact for writing thereon. Cards may be combined with
my envelopes made as above described such for instance as New Year's cards and the
like, or cards for writing or printing on, or cards decorated otherwise in any desired
manner. In some cases the perforation or opening for displaying the postage stamp
may be omitted and the stamp be affixed in the usual way on the outside of my combined
envelope and note paper.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Combined Envelopes and Note Paper or other
Paper or Cards.
I, JACOB HERTZ of 101 Leadenhall Street in the City of London Merchants'
Agent 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 :-
According to this invention I combine envelopes and note paper or other paper
or cards in the manner hereinafter described.
According to one modification of my invention I form envelopes in the upper
right hand corner with a hole of the size and form of the adhesive or impressed
postage stamp and I provide the note paper or other paper sheet or card to be com-
bined with the envelope with an adhesive or impressed postage stamp in such a place
that when inserted into the envelope the postage stamp shall show through the
aforesaid hole in the envelope.
In the accompanying drawings I have shown modes of carrying out my invention
with reference to combined envelopes and note paper or other paper and cards.
Figure 1 shows an envelope note paper of my construction before it is made up ;
Figure 2 shows it as ready for use; Figure 3 shows the note paper part folded after
being written on; Figure 4 shows it in the act of inserting the note paper part in
the envelope part and Figure 5 shows the article ready for posting.
At b
The note paper or other paper or card is combined with such envelope by
cutting out originally from one piece of paper or by gumming or otherwise attach-
ing one to the other. The piece of paper is first cut out to the form shown in
Figure 1. It may as stated be cut out of one piece of paper or it may be made of
two pieces of paper gummed together or otherwise joined for instance at a-a.
and I form holes of the size and form of the postage stamp, and I affix or impress
the stamp on the fourth page of the note paper part as shown in dotted lines at c.
The envelope part e is provided with two side flaps d d and a top flap fall gummed
on their edges as required. I prefer as here shown to form the note paper or other
part h with a piece ġ forming the connection between the envelope part d, d, e, f
and the note paper proper the connecting piece g which is preferably made in one
with the note paper or with the note paper and envelope is made of such a size or
width that when the note paper is folded the connecting piece forms a cover to one
side of the note paper proper. I thus ensure perfect privacy to the writing on the
note paper and by the aforesaid arrangement of the stamp and hole prevent the stamp
being tampered with or removed without detection. To facilitate the affixing
of the postage stamp in the right place I mark such place by printing or otherwise
on the note paper or other part to be enclosed.
The flap having been gummed down the article is ready for posting, having now
the appearance of an ordinary letter in an envelope except for the stamp which shows
through the envelope as indicated at c, Figure 5.

page_text: The form or construction of the combined note paper and envelope may be varied.
In some cases as shown in Figures 6 and 7 I form the second half of the note paper h
with an upper continuation g of greater length.
This upper continuation is formed with or is attached to a piece d d e f in which is
formed the required hole 6 to display the postage stamp. It is also provided with two
side flaps dd gummed on their edges and a top flap falso gummed so as when turned
down to form the required envelope.
The flaps employed by me are made of any desired form so as to give ordinary or
special security, or as fancy may dictate. The envelope part may also be of the
size of the half note paper or of the folded quarter or other smaller part of the note
paper. The writing sheet or note paper may sometimes be of triple width instead of
the usual double or four page size, and in such case I have the connecting piece starting
from the top of the middle part of the writing sheet. Sometimes 1 use a sheet of
only the width of the envelope and start the connecting piece from the top edge
thereof. In any of the aforesaid cases I enhance the usefulness of the article by
providing one or more spaces or fields for advertisements viz. on the part g while
leaving by preference a nearly full four or two page or other sheet intact for writing
thereon. Cards may be combined with my envelopes made as above described such
for instance as New Years Cards and the like, or cards for writing or printing on, or
cards decorated otherwise in any desired manner.
In some cases the perforation or opening for displaying the postage stamp may be
omitted and the stamp be affixed in the usual way on the outside of my combined
envelope and note paper.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:
First In combined envelopes and note or other paper or card the application of
a connecting piece g for affording space for advertisements while also forming a cover
or protection for the note paper or other part enclosed in the envelope substantially
as set forth.
Second: A combined envelope and note paper consisting of a part e with
flaps d d and fa part h for writing on and a connecting part 9 substantially as and
for the purposes set forth.
Third A combined envelope and note paper d, d, e, f provided with a hole b
through it, a connecting part g, and a part h adapted to receive a postage stamp, which
latter, when the part h is inserted in the envelope, shews through the hole b. sub-
stantially as and for the purposes set forth.
Dated this 22nd day of September 1887.