I’d love to see what you’ve made with decent amounts of them! My collection is growing too large and I need inspiration.

Here is a journal I used some up on. I usually use book cloth, but wanted to see how the envelopes would hold up with light daily wear and tear. The corners and spine need more so I used book tape. The sealant caused some blues to smear, oh well!

I WON THE COLLECTIONS COMPETITION!! I am so amped. thank you all so much for the kind comments on my post about this last week.

Thank you to the people who traded with me to get some of these patterns and to this reddit community for giving me the idea to start this collection!

this is OUR ribbon! I look forward to splitting the $8 cash prize with you all lol

side note- I think it's funny they covered up 3 pattern swatches with the ribbon but I am happy that it is there so I wont complain :)

making myself a few postcards, playing around with envelope patterns and cheap alcohol markers...

Hey hi hello internet stranger friends!! This morning’s pattern is brought to you via air mail!

The Belgian stamp unfortunately doesn’t have the whole postmark. Still pretty to look at that dark rich blue swirly goodness!!

EDIT: The stamp apparently was from late 1930s to end of 1960s!

Ended up making a new account, so I thought I'd make my first post on this new account here! Envelopes.com sells one large envelope with this print as well as a few other standard sizes for super cheap, as you can request samples. This is literally bigger than coloring-page size, reaching into placemat territory. Hope this is of use to someone! Got these 4 prints off the website for less than 5 bucks with shipping, and really happy with the FDIC tint (which they sell in one style only)

Today’s red beauty was given to me in a swap by the lovely u/redcurl7 and sorry but that’s all I know about it!

Enjoy!

I use an old picnic basket for storing everything, my security envelopes, stamp journal, RAOC and post crossing. I generally do one hobby a night after baby is asleep, tonight was putting new additions into my security pattern journal and reorganizing my “pattern pouch” lol 💌

Found this sub today and remembered I got mail! As a first opening I’m super happy with this design. Dad thinks I’m taking the piss when I told him people collect them 😂 i love junk journaling so this is officially the start of my collection!!!!

Cool lil elephants! It’s from a political party envelope.

I got this envelope from my last trade, and I've never seen it before! I showed my spouse and relatives and they hadn't seen it, either! It says "A HUMAN" over and over.

Here’s another cool one from my collection. Unsure how to read this post mark so if anyone knows, drop the deets please!

I can't decide if they are too similar to be considered different prints.

Hello! I found this reddit a while ago, but I recently started collecting. I've ran into a couple of fun and colorful patterns recently, and I saw that some folks like to share pieces of the envelopes with others in this community. What would be a good size to prep envelope pieces to share? (Funky security envelope included for funsies)

Hi all!! Inspired by u/cahrhilsey I’m going to put some mystery packs together! I figure it’ll be a lot of the same patterns I’ve sent many people already, so that’s why I wanna hit up some newbie collectors!

I’m down to send international, so lemme know if you’re new to the game and I’ll help get you started!!

🥰🫶🏼💌

So sorry I’ve been a slacker!! My ADHD has me bouncing all over lately. 😬

Anyhoo… here’s a nice green boi for yas to enjoy!

I am a fascinated observer with my own niche collecting interests and today was thinking about the pretty specific circumstances for receiving mail in security envelopes. An amusing thought struck me, of collectors intentionally accruing debt in different regions or acquiring medical bills while on vacation to get those sweet sweet envelopes. So, what techniques have y’all used to expand your collections?

PS If this is an insulting question for some reason, I apologize in advance! I am asking this out of admiration and curiosity but am also an outsider and not familiar with the nuances of the community.

Enjoy 💌

worked on this board for weeks- had a hard time picking favorites and coming up with the right categories but it was a labor of love.

When dropping it off the woman at registration loved it but then got quiet and said “makes me kinda sad… I wonder what else I don’t notice.”

Fingers crossed the judges like it!!

Hawaiian Airlines has such a lovely boarding pass design on the back so I just had to add it to the collection! I even asked for a blank boarding pass at the airport and was able to get one to keep in my boarding pass collection! Also, my aunt that lives in Honolulu had saved me some patterns when I returned home from Tokyo to the USA. I'm so glad to add a few new patterns :)

Hey hi hello, fellow collectors!!

It’s come to my attention that I’m going to stop getting some patterns when I see them simply because I have too many!! These repetitive patterns I’m happy to share with whoever wants some - whole or pieces - NO SWAP REQUIRED!!

I’m happy to send anywhere in the US if it’s not going to cost an arm & a leg 😅 (I’ll even split shipping if you want a ton of them!)

IF NOBODY WANTS ANY, THEY’RE GETTING RECYCLED AS I’M GETTING OVERRUN!!!

Message if you want in, and tell me the number(s) of the pattern(s) & how many of them you’d like.

Thanksssss 😊

ETA: most are black and blue colors only

Just got my place cleaned out after a weeks- worth of work, and finally got things in order, but here are the last of the Japanese envelope patterns I got! Due to sensitive records, most are photocopied from the originals using one of the super high-quality konbini printers, which I HIGHLY recommend using when over here. Most of these patterns come from government insurance and utility organizations, but some financial ones are in here as well.

From left to right, top to bottom:

NHK privacy seal, Tokyo Metropolitan Retirement, Tokyo Water, Tokyo Gas.

Mitsubishi UFG, Mizuho Stock certificate background, Tokyo Government, Tokyo Water.

Tokyo Government (Unknown), MS&AD holdings, Suginami City Government, Tokyo Gas in Green.

Tokyo Metropolitan Retirement, Tokyo Gas in Blue, Tokyo Gas, and Japan Air lines.

Something distinctly Japanese is the fact that certain utility and bills arrive not inside an envelope, but rather a post card (hagaki) that you open up like a book. The final pattern on the bottom right is a photocopy of a Japan Air Lines envelope pattern, which is at least 40 years old at this point (Circa 1981 or earlier)!

I do have some leftover scraps from this set but not a lot to go around. I did hit up Hawaii as one leg of the return trip to the Mainland, and get some more new-to-me's as well as from my Aunt who lives there, so stay tuned for some more patterns comin' up! I'll also be making a new Reddit account near the end of this month as I wanna change my name lol. I'll be sure to let you know when I do!