Reversible document manipulating device

A document handling device comprising a first endless conveyor (6), which is arranged to be intermittently driven in a first direction of feed (F) and has drivers to fetch documents (2) at document discharging stations (5) and put them together into sheaves (3), wherein the documents, downstream of the document discharging stations (5) seen in the direction of feed (F), are to be manipulated in sheaves at a first sheaf discharging station (8), in which the sheaves of documents (3) from the first conveyor (6) are inserted into envelopes (4) placed on a second endless conveyor (9), which is parallel to the first conveyor (6) and driven synchronously therewith, wherein the first conveyor (6) is intermittently drivable also in a second direction (R) opposite to said first direction of feed, and a second sheaf discharging station (14), is arranged upstream of the document discharging stations (5) seen in said first direction of feed (F), wherein the first conveyor (6) when driven in the second direction of feed (R) is arranged to fetch documents (2) at said document discharging stations (5) and to put these documents (2) together into the sheaves (3) of documents from the first conveyor (6), which are then handled in said second sheaf discharging station (14).