For a long time, correspondence in Europe was forwarded, skillfully folding letters with triangles, which were then stamped with a wax seal. The first envelope was invented by Mr. Brever, a paper manufacturer in Brighton. He made a pack of simple paper bags and offered them to his clients for free, recommending sending letters in them. The first correspondence sent to them made a splash. The company liked this new product so much that everyone began to use packages for sending any documents. At first, they glued them themselves, and no one normalized the filling of the envelope.
Each correspondent wrote the address, how and where he wished. Later in England they launched the first typewriter, making mail envelopes intended for gluing with a wax seal, and only at the end of the 19th century only their valves began to be glued. At the same time, they began to produce their individual colors for each day of the week. The introduction of the postmark and then the stamp entailed more requirements for registration of correspondence. Even then, postal workers began to demand that the envelope be filled in accordance with general rules for all.
At first, even in Tsarist times, in Russia a postal envelope cost only six kopecks. The postman, accepting correspondence, stamped it anywhere. Only the color of the stamp was decisive, which depended on the weight of the package, and nobody was interested in the correct filling of the envelope. Only with the introduction of the brand, the place for the stamp and for its location was determined in the upper right corner.
Both in those days and now, the delivery rate was greatly influenced by the high-quality filling of the envelope. Emails sent in correctly formatted packages always reach faster. Unlike email, material correspondence is much more appreciated. This is a thing that can be saved for a long memory, therefore mail envelopes today not only do not lose their relevance, but also occupy a vast segment in the printing industry. Today, a lot of software has been developed that allows you to quickly and efficiently draw up correspondence using a computer. But if you do this manually, then you need to adhere to the general rules agreed in the international format.
So, filling out envelopes for sending correspondence within Russia and the CIS countries must be done in Russian. Letters sent to non-CIS countries should be drawn up in English, and it is allowed to duplicate the address in the state language of the recipient.
The envelope should not be carelessly filled, letters should be legible, words clearly visible and understandable. In the right corner, below the stamp, you must first indicate the name and surname of the recipient, then his home address. After this, you need to write the name of the settlement, district and region. In conclusion - the country and postal code of the addressee.
Your surname, name and detailed address must also be indicated on the front side of the envelope, but in its upper left corner. True, there are countries in which the data of the sender are indicated on the back.