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What are standard substance weights for envelopes?

What are standard substance weights for envelopes?

  • 16 lb. Used for overseas air mail envelopes.
  • 20 lb. Used for commercial envelopes where strength and opacity is not a factor.
  • 24 lb. Used for most open side official and commercial envelopes.
  • 28 lb. Used for most open end catalog envelopes and large (i.e. 11, 12 and 14) size commercial envelopes.
  • 32 lb. Used for heavy duty envelopes and clasp envelopes.
  • 40 lb. Used for large envelopes, heavy duty envelopes or envelopes used for storage and frequent reference.

What are standard substance weights for envelopes?

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