letterhead

[ let-er-hed ]

/ ˈlɛt ərˌhɛd /

a printed heading on stationery, especially one giving the name and address of a business concern, an institution, etc.

a sheet of paper with such a heading.

Origin of letterhead

First recorded in 1885–90; letter¹ + head

On some, on the letterhead, it will say, Dashiell Hammett, Knickerbocker, San Francisco, California.

Lost Hammett Stories Discovered |Malcolm Jones |February 16, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Stamp is as familiar to him as to you, yet he prefers to say 'letterhead'—because he does.

Field and Hedgerow |Richard Jefferies
Mern jerked away the paper, noting that its letterhead was his own.

Joan of Arc of the North Woods |Holman Day
Uh—I just got a glimpse of the letterhead, and it didn't register with me.

Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

Well, she received a letter on this letterhead written in Russian.

Warren Commission (2 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
He placed the lamp where the light fell full upon the paper and studied the letterhead for several minutes, scowling.

Skyrider |B. M. Bower

letterhead

/ (ˈlɛtəˌhɛd) /

a sheet of paper printed with one's address, name, etc, for writing a letter on