When a 9"x12" manila envelope isn't quite big enough to hold a thick stack of documents, and you don't want to waste a Priority Mail envelope for something not being shipped via Priority Mail, these 10"x13" manila envelopes give just a smidge more room, without drowning one's documents in a huge 12"x15" envelope. This size isn't as common as the 9"x12" envelopes, and our usual vendor only had this size as custom-printed envelopes, with a much larger minimum-quantity requirement than what our office needed for occasional use.