Letterhead

Heading at the top of a sheet of letter paper stationery

The certificate of maturity issued to Albert Einstein by the cantonal Education Council of Aargau, Switzerland, in 1896 (see letterhead).

French letterhead paper from a cattle commerce company in 1910

A letterhead is the heading at the top of a sheet of letter paper (stationery). It consists of a name, address, logo or trademark, and sometimes a background pattern.