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The Pages related to the Nairn Publicity Envelopes have been complete modified to reflect the latest research. Based on that research the most comprehensive article written by me had been published in "London Philatelist", the Publication of the Royal Philatelic Society of London, September 2013, Pages 262-273.
In that article a complete new numbering and classification for these envelopes has been introduced which is shown below. Furthermore, the menu structure reflects this numbering scheme.
Listing of the different types of the Nairn Publicity Envelopes
For many years, the listing of the advertising envelopes as found in the
Collins monograph was the status quo for them. Norman had listed all
adverting envelopes known to him at the time of publishing the monograph.
In addition, he mentioned the quantity of known copies of the respective
envelopes and the earliest and latest dates of use. The numbers mentioned
in the monograph are outdated today and therefore not repeated here.
Due to the additionally known types, it is necessary to completely revise the classification introduced by Collins and extend it to add the additional known types and subtypes. All the types cited below are identified with new numbering (Fuchs). A timeline is provided for the different company names and are matched to the types of advertising envelopes.
Legend
As now demonstrated for the first time, there are different variants of each envelope type. This has prompted a complete revision of the numbering system used by Collins. While this may lead to some discussion, the number of collectors for these items is quite small and changes in numbering due to new research is nothing extraordinary in other areas. There may be other distinguishing features of the paper, e.g., colour, shape of the flap, etc., but the small number of known items and available material does not make deeper research practical.
In Types (Fuchs) 3, 4 and 6, the distance between "Rutba REST HOUSE /
directed by" to the round logo differs. This is attributed to two-step
printing at different times. The use of these types after the company
changed its name is simply the consumption of remaining stock.
Norman J. Collins reported in his monograph the number of items known by him as they had been reported by follow collectors. The numbers of known pieces noted there are now obsolete, so they are not repeated here. However, the old figures are still used by dealers and auction houses to suggest greater rarity than exists. Still, it must be said very clearly that these publicity envelopes are quite rare; however, the often demanded prices of € 500 - 1000 (£ 400 – 800, US-$ 600 - 1200) for the more common types are exaggerated. From some of the types, only one or two items are known. For some of the more common types, eight to ten examples are reported. Even today, new and previously unknown types and items are being discovered. Other types and subtypes have yet to be recognized. To discover and publicise them is the author’s goal.
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