Nowadays there is a wide range of different communicative devices. Whether via telephone, via Internet or via SMS – you have an extensive range of opportunities to contact other people. Therefore, one certain branch seems to get out of style – the classic letter correspondence. Literally the word “letter” comes from the Latin word “littera”. The beginnings of letter writing go back to the Babylonians, who for their purposes carved their messages into clay plates. The Romans and antic Greek, however, used wax covered wooden boards as “stationery”.

 

Generally, the letter serves – then like nowadays – to express a public opinion, to spread news and to transmit personal and business messages. While hundred years ago stagecoaches were still in use and messengers distributed letters throughout the country, nowadays messages are spread through various services.

 

No matter if private or business correspondence, stationery continues to be essential.

 

Sending ones correspondence as a trader written on specially designed stationery, the corporate identity is transmitted besides, that means the personality and character of the enterprise. For that reason business stationery can be as important as a business card. Therefore, the design of the stationery is important for an enterprise.

 

The classic letter is divided into letterhead, text and footer. The information about the sender is mostly placed on the preprinted letterhead . A sheet of stationery usually consists of high-quality stationery or reprographic paper and can be printed on either one or two sides. The paper is mostly woodfree, glued and calendered. The paper’s quality shall guarantee an easy writing on the sheet of stationery with ink, Indian ink and dry toner or printing ink. Stationery usually weighs between 70 and 120 g/sqm and shall be foldable. Beside the sheet of stationery the envelopes usually have the same design. These came on the market in 1830 and have been manufactured industrially since 1830. The window envelopes exist since the year 1908.

 

More elegant stationery can additionally be watermarked. Various quality levels of watermarks can be differentiated. Of highest quality is the hand made paper with or without individual watermarks

 

As well as the sheet of stationery and the envelope also greeting and condolence cards can be adapted to the individual design of the paper. They are essentially smaller than the sheet of stationery, folded and mostly made of special quality cardboard. It weighs 120 g/sqm.

 

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