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Royal Mail
sizing guide |
Length mm |
Width mm |
Thickness mm |
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Letter |
< 240 |
< 165 |
< 5 |
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Large letter |
< 353 |
< 250 |
< 25 |
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Packet |
> 353 |
> 250 |
> 25 |
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Royal Mail
weight breaks |
Weight g |
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Letter |
0-100 |
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Large letter |
0-100 |
100-250 |
251-500 |
501-750 |
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Packet |
0-100 |
100-250 |
251-500 |
501-750 |
751-1000 |
1001-1250 |
Increments of 250g |
For mail
pricing information please visit
www.royalmail.co.uk
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Standard International paper sizes
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Sheet size mm |
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A4 |
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¼A4 |
74x210 |
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⅓A4 |
99x210 |
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⅔A4 |
198x210 |
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¾A4 |
223x210 |
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A4x11 |
297x279 |
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A4x14 |
297x356 |
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SRA1 |
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SRA1 |
640x900 |
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RA1 |
610x860 |
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SRA2 |
450x640 |
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RA2 |
430x610 |
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B3 |
353x500 |
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B4 |
250x353 * |
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B5 |
176x250 |
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AO |
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A0 |
841x1189 |
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A1 |
594x841 |
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A2 |
420x594 |
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A3 |
297x420 |
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A4 |
210x297 |
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A5 |
148x210 |
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A6 |
105x148 |
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A7 |
74x105 |
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Foolscap |
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Foolscap |
203x330 |
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Quarto |
203x254 |
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6mo |
165x203 |
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8vo |
127x203 |
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Metric Foolscap |
210x330 |
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American Quarto |
216x279 |
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American Foolscap |
216x330 |
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Useful Paper Terms |
Description |
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Bank |
Lightweight 'flimsy'
for copies 30-60gsm |
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Board |
Usually 175gsm and
above |
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Bond |
Writing or word
processing 60-120gsm (normally 70-85gsm) |
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Cartridge |
90-160gsm |
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Fly |
Folded |
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Graph |
Square and sub
divided |
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GSM (gm²) |
Grammes per square
metre of a single sheet |
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Kraft |
Tough wrapping paper
normally brown and ribbed |
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Laid |
With watermarked
lines, close horizontally, wide vertically |
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Parchment |
Superior hard-sized |
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Quadrille
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Square with no sub
divisions |
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Quire |
25 sheets |
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Ream |
500 sheets |
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Vellum |
Cream coloured |
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Wove |
No discernible wire
marks |
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Standard paper envelope sizes
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Pocket mm |
Wallet mm |
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DL |
220x110 |
110x220 |
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C6 |
162x114 |
114x162 |
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C5 |
229x162 |
162x229 |
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B5 |
254x178 |
178x254 |
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C4 |
324x229 |
229x324 |
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B4 |
353x250 |
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C3 |
457x324 |
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