Common sense and consideration should be the basis of etiquette and good manners.
  — John Quincy Adams

Styles and Etiquette of Letters, Notes and Invitations

In our fast-paced and often impersonal world of digital technology — where messages disappear almost as soon as they are delivered - the arrival of a finely engraved invitation or a personal note on elegant, timeless stationery has greater impact than ever before.

We at Crane’s are honored that our papers have been selected to chronicle so many of life’s important events, whether that’s a congratulatory note for a promotion, the announcement of a new baby, an invitation to a family wedding or a simple heartfelt thank you. Seven generations of our family, and as many generations of our employees, continue to carry on the heritage our ancestors began in 1801 - to make the finest 100% cotton papers in the world.

Time-Tested Styles and Etiquette

We’re pleased to bring you our Blue Book of Stationery, which contains time-tested styles and etiquette for letters, notes and invitations. It’s the legacy of many generations of social and professional correspondence covering a wide range of occasions, some quite common, others less familiar.

We hope this information will serve not as hard and fast rules of social conduct, but as guidelines to help you navigate a variety of occasions where personal correspondence is an important element. And we hope they will help you make the events of a lifetime more memorable and meaningful for generations to come.