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SILK PAPER [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Paper
  • Postage Stamps and Stamp Cancelling
DEF

[A paper] made with fibres of different colours, usually grey and black, to secure the appearance of granite.

OBS

[The granite paper is] used for covers and box liners.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de papier
  • Timbres et oblitération
DEF

Papier moucheté imitant l'aspect du granit.

CONT

Certains pays [...] utilisent des papiers [...] granités. Le fabricant mélange à la pâte des fils de soie ou des fibres de couleurs différentes dans le but de décourager les faussaires. (WIRPH, 1979, p. 25).

Spanish

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