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Postal Stationery consists of mailable items with an imprinted stamp (indicium). Included are Envelopes, Aerograms, and Postal Cards. The Post Office first produced stationery in the United States in 1853, and the first Air Mail stationery (an Envelope) appeared in 1929.Several Air Mail Envelopes were created in more than one variety from different printing dies. Some were also available in a #10 business-size envelopes, while others were produced with, or without, a red-and-blue chevron border. The indicia on United States Air Mail Envelopes were both printed and embossed, and the last were produced in 1973.An Aerogram, also known as an air letter, is a thin lightweight sheet of foldable paper with a gummed edge. It was designed to be written upon, folded up, and sealed to make its own envelope. Aerograms were created specifically for Air Mail, were issued at a preferential rate, and enclosures were prohibited. The first in the U.S. was released in 1947 and the last in 1999, and sales were suspended in 2006 due to poor popularity. In all, the United States issued total of 26 different Aerograms. The Scott Standard Postage Catalogue assigns both Air Mail Envelopes and Aerograms a UC prefix%u2014from UC1 to UC65.The first Air Mail Postal Card in the U.S. came out in 1949 at the Domestic Rate of 4%u00a2. The last was released in 2001 for the International Rate of 70%u00a2. A total of 28 different Air Mail Postal Cards were issued by the Post Office and the Scott Standard Postage Catalogue assigned them a UXC prefix%u2014from UXC1 to UXC 28.