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Security Envelope Pattern collection – S.E.C.R.E.T

(The Society for the Exploration of Confidential Repetitive Envelope Tints)

If you’re here, then you too appreciate the fine art of making things hard to read. S.E.C.R.E.T. was founded to connect with fellow collectors, to create the first standardized security envelope pattern collection, and to delight in playful taxonomy. Adopting the coined term of Obscurationists, we celebrate the craft of secrecy.

Though the windowed envelope has existed since 1901, surprisingly little is known about the origins of the intriguing patterns hidden inside. And there’s something quietly beautiful about the mystery of it all.

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Vintage magnifying glass - browse the security envelope pattern archive

Enjoy all the patterns we’ve classified so far.

vintage stack of books - learn about the security envelope pattern classification system

Learn more about our Classification System.

vintage typewriter - contribute your own security envelope patterns

Contribute your own patterns to the Archive.

EVER CURIOUS

Obscurationist (n.)
Ob•scu•ra•tion•ist  [ob-skyoor-AY-shuhn-ist]

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security envelope pattern collection - taxonomical classification

WELCOME FELLOW OBSCURATIONISTS!

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