AN IMPROVED POSTAL ENVELOPE OR WRAPPER FOR ADVERTISING PURPOSES
Year: 1888

page_text: 1, FRANCIS PERRY of 23 Commercial Sale Rooms, Mincing Lane in the City of
London, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of said Invention for AN IMPROVED
POSTAL ENVELOPE OR WRAPPER FOR ADVERTISING PURPOSES, to be as follows:-
This Invention has for its object an improved postal envelope or wrapper for
advertising purposes and consists in forming an envelope of a similar construction as
hitherto, principally for containing printed matter.
I would have it understood that I do not confine myself to any particular shape but
to the manner and form of folding, such envelopes being issued ungummed, there
being an incision made in the bottom flap for the insertion of the tongue of the top
flap to so secure the envelope from coming open while in transit.
The interior of the envelope is covered with or may contain printed matter and the
charges for advertisements therein would be sufficiently remunerative as to enable the
public to purchase the envelopes or wrappers previously stamped, at a less cost than
that of the stamp alone whether it be a halfpenny or penny one.
F. PERRY,
Merchant,
23, Commercial Sale Rooms,
City of London.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Postal Envelope or Wrapper for Advertising
Purposes.
I, FRANCIS PERRY of 23 Commercial Sale Rooms, Mincing Lane, in the City
of London, Merchant 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, reference being made to the accompanying
drawings:-
This Invention has for its object an improved postal envelope or wrapper for adver-
tising purposes, and consists in forming an envelope of a similar construction as
hitherto, principally for containing printed matter.
.I would have it understood that I do not confine myself to any particular shape, but
to the manner and form of folding as shown by dotted lines A in the drawing such
envelopes or wrappers being issued ungummed, there being an incision made in the
bottom or other flap, for the insertion of the tongue C of the top, or other flap, to
so secure the envelope or wrapper from coming open whilst in transit.
The interior of the envelope is covered with, or may contain printed matter, and
the charge for advertisements therein would be sufficiently remunerative as to enable the
public to purchase the envelopes or wrappers previously stamped at a less cost than
that of the stamp alone whether it be a half-penny or penny one.
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
1. An envelope or wrapper to contain advertisements printed on the interior, such
envelopes or wrappers after being folded, does not show the advertisements.
2. An envelope or wrapper issued ungummed, but so folded as to prevent it coming
open whilst in transit.
3. An envelope or wrapper such as above described to contain enclosed therein
Circulars, and other printed matter only, capable of being transmitted through the
post for a single postage fee either at home or abroad.
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