Yours sincerely is typically employed in MISC@1 when the recipient is addressed by name and is known to the sender to some degree , whereas Yours faithfully is used when the recipient is not known by name -LRB- i.e. the recipient is addressed by a phrase such as `` Dear Sir/Madam '' -RRB- .

Yours faithfully Yours faithfully is used when the person who is receiving the letter is not known by name -LRB- i.e. the recipient is addressed by a phrase such as `` Dear Sir/Madam '' -RRB- .
