Abstract: A packaging, especially a machine-made container of paperboard, for instance for books. The packaging comprises four container surfaces and a projecting tab formed from a rectangular first blank having corresponding fold lines. The two remaining container surfaces consists of prefabricated hollow padding strips each of which is bonded by glue deposition at their undersides to the container bottom. After filling of the container, it is bonded by glue deposition at the top side with a closable cover having a free end that can be overlapped by a foldable projection firmly bonded to the projection using glue.