Year: 1888

page_text: 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:-
The following is a full clear and exact description of the invention, such as will
enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,
reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of
reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.
Referring to the drawings Figure 1 illustrates the envelope provided at the right
hand corner with an opening for exposing the stamp on the letter sheet.
Figure 2 shows a letter sheet adapted for use with the envelope and having a
postage stamp so affixed thereto as to register with the opening in the envelope when
properly folded on the dotted lines thereon, and introduced into said envelope.
My invention consists in a new article of manufacture of papeterie composed of a
sheet or sheets, or piece of writing material bearing a postage stamp, and in combina-
tion therewith an envelope provided with a hole or perforation, the stamp being so
arranged on the writing material, and the perforation so located in the envelope that
when said writing material is properly inserted in the envelope the stamp will appear
through the perforation of said envelope.
By this invention the purchaser of a piece of paper and envelope such as I have
described will be prevented from using the envelope without the paper, except he
chooses to waste the stamp upon the paper.
By my invention I enable persons engaged in the business of advertising to issue
letter paper and envelopes with the assurance that advertisements printed upon the
letter will reach not only the purchaser of the paper and envelope but also the recipient
of any missive, for which the paper and envelope may be used.
As the advertiser or advertising agent has this assurance, he can afford to pay to the
Government full prices for the postage stamps requisite for the transmission of the
letter enclosed in an envelope and yet be enabled to sell the paper and envelope to

page_text: others for use at a less price than the Government charges. He may secure a remu-
neration greater than the difference in cost, and hence a profit, through the
advertising matter.
Obviously if the stamp were on the envelope he could not afford to sell the paper
and envelope in the manner suggested, because the purchaser would be liable to
discard the paper containing the advertisements and to preserve the stamped envelope
for use with other paper.
As a person engaged in advertising business can sell paper and envelopes embodying
the invention for less than the Government charges for the same, the invention
insures to the benefit of the public by saving some of the usual cost for paper,
envelopes, and stamps; and this advantage is not in any way prejudicial to the
Government, because it does not reduce the Government charges for postage.
In the drawings E indicates the envelope which may be of any desired form and
size, and of usual or any preferred construction, said envelope being provided at the
right hand corner of its face with a hole or perforation e, of or substantially of the
size of the postage stamp to be imprinted, embossed on, or affixed to the letter sheet
card or other writing material to be enclosed in the envelope.
The letter sheet L, when such is used, is provided with a postage stamp S, that is
so located that when the sheet is properly folded, the stamp thereon will register with
the hole or perforation e, in the face of the envelope. The proper place for affixing
the stamp is marked by lines A.
The letter sheet may be of any desirable size and configuration, and it may be a
single or a double note or letter sheet, or it may be a card, or other writing material
upon a portion of which the advertising matter is printed, or Christmas or New Year's
Cards may be used.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
As a new article of manufacture, papeterie consisting of a sheet or piece of writing
paper bearing a postage stamp, and in combination therewith an envelope provided
with a hole or perforation, the stamp being so arranged on the paper and the per-
foration being so located in the envelope, that when the paper is properly inserted
into the envelope its stamp will appear through the perforation of the envelope,
substantially as specified.
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