airmail envelope
Lightweight overseas stationery
An airmail envelope is a lightweight envelope designed for international mail sent by air.
Traditionally distinguished by diagonal red and blue stripes along the edges, the thin paper reduced weight to minimize postage costs when airmail rates were calculated by the ounce.
The distinctive border pattern remains recognizable even as physical airmail has declined: She found a stack of old airmail envelopes in her grandmother's desk.
- aerogrammeLightweight international mail form
- postageFee for mailing
- stampMark-making device
- postal serviceNational mail delivery system
- post officePublic mail facility
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