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GRANITE PAPER [4 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

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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Record 2 2002-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paperboard
DEF

board which shows a small amount of fibres with a colour or intensity of colour different from the rest of the paper.

OBS

Certain grades are known as Silurian, granite, or mottled paper.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Carton
DEF

Carton sur lequel sont visibles, en petite quantité, des fibres d'une couleur différente de celle du reste du papier.

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Paper
DEF

Paper ... which shows a small amount of fibres with a colour or intensity of color different from the rest of the paper.

OBS

Veined : A descriptive reference to paper and paperboard containing some various colored fibers(or fibers of varying color intensity) which show up on the sheets as a granite or mottled effect.

OBS

Certain grades [of veined paper] are known as silurian, granite or mottled papers.

OBS

veined paper: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de papier
DEF

Papier [...] sur lequel sont visibles, en petite quantité, des fibres d'une couleur différente de celle du reste du papier.

OBS

Certains types de ces papiers sont dénommés «papiers siluriens», «papiers granités» ou «papiers mouchetés».

OBS

«papier chiné» : terme normalisé par l'ISO (ISO-4046, 1978).

Spanish

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Record 4 1989-05-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Paper
CONT

veined paper or board :Paper or board which shows a small amount of fibres with a colour or intensity of color different from the rest of the paper. Certain grades are known as silurian, granite or mottled papers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de papier
CONT

papier ou carton chiné: Papier ou carton sur lequel sont visibles, en petite quantité, des fibres d'une couleur différente de celle du reste du papier. Certains types de ces papiers sont dénommés "papiers siluriens", "papiers granités" ou "papiers mouchetés".

Spanish

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