New business reply envelope artwork used in mailings from four nonprofits

After traveling out of state late last month, my family and I are back home again, and it’s time to catch up on some of the mail that arrived during our time away. Today, we’ll take a look at four different business reply envelopes that came in mailings from various nonprofit organizations.

Let’s begin with this large envelope from Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch. The three preprinted stamp-sized designs located to the left of the “No Postage Necessary” inscription depict a reindeer, a mitten, and a log cabin, respectively.

Next up is a BRE distributed by Environmental Defense Fund. The three designs, all of which are printed in blue, depict a butterfly with the word “future”; a bear with the word “hope”; and Earth with the word “love.”

The third envelope from today’s collection came from Shriners Children’s, and bears three different illustrations picturing a snowman, a fir tree with snowflakes, and a stack of gift boxes.

And finally, we have a small business reply envelope from Operation Smile. This one has three stamp-sized illustrations depicting a penguin, a star with the word “joy,” and a Christmas tree.

The penguin and Christmas tree illustrations are, so far as I can determine, new to Operation Smile BREs, but I first saw the the “Joy” design with simulated die cuts on an envelope distributed in a September 2024 mailing.

Published 2026-10-12