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Envelope Size Guide
Guide to Envelope Sizes & Styles
On this page you will find many of the most common envelope styles and sizes. While this chart is very comprehensive, it still may not cover every size or style needed for every situation. If you find what you need, great! If you don't, please call us - we can have a custom size printed and converted for you.
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Catalog |
Booklet |
Announcement |
Baronial |
Remittance |
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Commercial or Business Envelopes
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This is the most common type of envelope and is primarily used for business and personal correspondence, business reply mail, statements, and direct mailings. They are available with or without windows. |
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| Style (or number) | Size |
| 6 1/4 | 3 1/2 x 6 |
| 6 1/2 | 3 1/2 x 6 1/4 |
| 6 3/4 | 3 5/8 x 6 1/2 |
| 7 | 3 3/4 x 6 3/4 |
| 7 3/4 | 3 7/8 x 7 1/2 |
| Monarch | 3 3/8 x 7 1/2 |
| Check | 3 5/8 x 8 5/8 |
| 9 | 3 7/8 x 8 7/8 |
| 10 | 4 1/8 x 9 1/2 |
| 10 1/2 | 4 1/2 x 9 1/2 |
| 11 | 4 1/2 x 10 3/8 |
| 12 | 4 3/4 x 11 |
| 14 | 5 x 11 1/2 |
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Catalog and Open End Envelopes
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Catalog or "open end" envelopes are mainly used to mail large booklets, packages of materials, and even... catalogs. The flap on a catalog envelope is on the short dimension. |
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| Style (or number) | Size |
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| Catalog | |
| 1 | 6 x 9 |
| 1 3/4 | 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 |
| 3 | 7 x 10 |
| 6 | 7 1/2 x 10 1/2 |
| 8 | 8 1/4 x 11 1/4 |
| 9 3/4 | 8 3/4 x 11 1/4 |
| 10 1/2 | 9 x 12 |
| 12 1/2 | 9 1/2 x 12 1/2 |
| 13 1/2 | 10 x 13 |
| 10 x 15 |
| 14 1/2 | 11 1/2 x 14 1/2 |
| 15 1/2 | 12 x 15 1/2 |
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| Policy | |
| 10 | 4 1/8 x 9 1/2 |
| 11 | 4 1/2 x 10 3/8 |
| 14 | 5 x 11 1/2 |
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| Scarf | |
| 1 | 4 5/8 x 6 3/4 |
| 3 | 5 x 7 1/2 |
| 4 1/4 | 5 1/2 x 7 1/2 |
| 6 | 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 |
| 7 [glove] | 4 x 6 3/8 |
| 8 [glove] | 3 7/8 x 7 1/2 |
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Booklet Envelopes | [top]
Booklet, or "open side" envelopes are used to mail small packages of documents, corporate or sales literature, annual reports. Booklet style envelopes are used in high volume mailings because they can be used in high speed inserting machines. |
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| Style (or number) | Size |
| 3 | 4 3/4 x 6 1/2 |
| 4 1/2 | 5 1/2 x 7 1/2 |
| 5 | 5 1/2 x 8 1/8 |
| 6 | 5 3/4 x 8 7/8 |
| 6 1/2 | 6 x 9 |
| 6 5/8 | 6 x 9 1/2 |
| 6 3/4 | 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 |
| 7 | 6 1/4 x 9 5/8 |
| 7 1/4 | 7 x 10 |
| 7 1/2 | 7 1/2 x 10 1/2 |
| 9 | 8 3/4 x 11 1/2 |
| 9 1/2 | 9 x 12 |
| 10 | 9 1/2 x 12 5/8 |
| 13 | 10 x 13 |
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Announcement Envelopes | [top]
Announcement envelopes are used for formal business and personal purposes such as invitations, changes of address, etc. Announcement envelopes are usually sold with an insert as a set. There are several different varieties of inserts, so be sure to speak to one of our customer care representatives about your options. This table lists the "square flap" variety of announcement envelopes. For a pointed flap, please see the Baronial table. |
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| Style (or number) | Size |
| A-2 | 4 3/8 x 5 3/4 |
| A-6 | 4 3/4 x 6 1/2 |
| A-7 | 5 1/4 x 7 1/4 |
| A-8 | 5 1/2 x 8 1/8 |
| A-Long | 3 7/8 x 8 7/8 |
| A-10 | 6 x 9 1/2 |
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Baronial Envelopes | [top]
Baronial envelopes are used for formal business and personal purposes such as invitations, changes of address, etc. Announcement envelopes are usually sold with an insert as a set. There are several different varieties of inserts, so be sure to speak to one of our customer care representatives about your options. Baronial envelopes have a pointed flap, for a square flap envelope, please see the Announcement table. |
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| Style (or number) | Size |
| 4 Bar | 3 5/8 x 5 1/8 |
| 5 Bar | 4 1/8 x 5 5/8 |
| 5 1/2 Bar | 4 3/8 x 5 3/4 |
| 6 Bar | 4 3/4 x 6 1/2 |
| LEE | 5 1/4 x 7 1/4 |
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Remittance Envelopes | [top]
Remittance envelopes are usually preprinted with a return address. They are mainly used for collecting payments. |
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| Style (or number) | Size |
| Tu Way | 3 1/2 x 6 1/2 |
| 6 1/2 Remit | 3 1/2 x 6 1/4 |
| 6 3/4 Remit | 3 5/8 x 6 1/2 |
| 9 Remit | 3 7/8 x 8 7/8 |
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Clasp Envelopes | [top]
Clasp envelopes are the utility vehicles of the envelope family. They are usually made of a heavier stock and with their clasp, are reusable. Clasp envelopes open on the short dimension and are not machine insertable. Many times, they are preprinted with a routing table for repeated use. |
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| Style (or number) | Size |
| 0 | 2 1/4 x 4 1/4 |
| 5 | 3 1/8 x 5 1/2 |
| 10 | 3 3/8 x 6 |
| 15 | 4 x 6 3/8 |
| 9 1/2 | 4 1/8 x 9 1/2 |
| 11 | 4 1/2 x 10 3/8 |
| 25 | 4 5/8 x 6 3/4 |
| 35 | 5 x 7 1/2 |
| 14 | 5 x 11 1/2 |
| 50 | 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 |
| 55 | 6 x 9 |
| 63 | 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 |
| 68 | 7 x 10 |
| 75 | 7 1/2 x 10 1/2 |
| 80 | 8 x 11 |
| 81 | 8 1/4 x 11 1/4 |
| 83 | 8 1/2 x 11 1/2 |
| 87 | 8 3/4 x 11 1/4 |
| 90 | 9 x 12 |
| 93 | 9 1/2 x 12 1/2 |
| 94 | 9 1/4 x 14 1/2 |
| 95 | 10 x 12 |
| 97 | 10 x 13 |
| 98 | 10 x 15 |
| 105 | 11 1/2 x 14 1/2 |
| 110 | 12 x 15 1/2 |
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