Government
Paper Specification Standards

February 1999  No. 11

TEXT VERSION

For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office
Superintendent of Documents, Mail Stop: SSOP, Washington, DC 20402­9328

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Table of Contents

Title Page

Letter from Public Printer

Printed Table of Contents

Advisory Council on Paper Specifications

Introduction

Part 1.  Specifications

Printing Paper

Newsprint
Heat-Set Web Offset Machine-Finish Book
Machine-Finish Book End
Heat-Set Web Offset Book
Offset Book
No. 1 Offset Book, Smooth-Finish
Offset Book, Colored
Light-Weight Uncoated Groundwood Paper
100 pct Recycled Offset Book
Flexural Offset Book
Light-Weight Offset Book (Bible Paper)
Opacified Offset Book
Vellum-Finish Book, White and Colored
Smooth and Fancy-Finish Text, White and Colored
Hi-Bulk Offset (Return Mailer)
Antique Book
50 pct Antique Book
50 pct Laid-Antique Book
Uncoated Vegetable-Fiber Book
Litho (Gloss) Coated Book
(Publication Grade) Gloss Coated Book
Litho (Gloss) Coated Book
No. 1 Coated Text, Gloss-Finish
No. 2 Coated Text, Gloss-Finish
Litho (Gloss) Coated Book
Water-Resistant (Text) Book
(Publication Grade) Matte Coated Book
Matte Coated Offset Book
Laid-Finish Book, White and Colored
Dull Coated Offset Book
No. 1 Coated Text, Dull-Finish
No. 2 Coated Text, Dull-Finish
Uncoated Permanent Book, White and Cream-White (Archival Quality)

Mimeograph Paper

Mimeograph, White and Colored
25 pct Mimeograph

Writing Paper

Writing, White and Colored (Tablet Option)
Smooth and Fancy-Finish Writing Bond, White and Colored
100 pct Fine Writing

Map Paper

50 pct Map, Lithographic-Finish
High Wet Strength Map, Lithographic-Finish
Offset Map, Lithographic-Finish
Chemical Wood Map, Lithographic-Finish
50 pct Chart, Lithographic-Finish

Manifold Paper

Manifold, White and Colored
25 pct Manifold
25 pct Glazed Manifold

Bond Paper

Chemical Wood Forms Bond, White and Colored
Bond
Recycled Forms Bond, White and Colored
Recycled Forms Bond, Natural Shade
Mimeograph Bond
25 pct Bond, White and Colored (Archival Quality)
Recycled 25 pct Bond, White and Colored
25 pct Translucent Bond
25 pct Opacified Bond, White and Buff (Archival Quality)
Recycled 25 pct Opacified Bond, White and Colored
50 pct Bond
100 pct Bond

Parchment Paper

100 pct Parchment Deed
Cream White 100 pct Artificial Parchment
Imitation Parchment, Laser-Finish, White, Natural, and Colored
Cream White 100 pct Diploma Parchment, Smooth-Finish

Ledger Paper

Ledger, White and Colored
25 pct Ledger
100 pct Ledger
Index, White and Colored

Index Paper

25 pct Index, White and Colored
Cream White 100 pct Index

Cover Paper

Litho (Gloss) Coated Cover
No. 1 Coated Cover, Gloss-Finish
No. 2 Coated Cover, Gloss-Finish
Vellum-Finish Cover, White and Colored
Smooth and Fancy-Finish Cover, White and Colored
Offset Cover
Vellum-Bristol Cover, White and Colored
Cloth-Lined Cover, White and Colored
Laid-Finish Cover, White and Colored
Matte Coated Cover
Dull Coated Cover
No. 1 Coated Cover, Dull-Finish
No. 2 Coated Cover, Dull-Finish
Coated One Side (C1S) Cover
Cast Coated Cover

Kraft Paper

No. 2 Kraft

Miscellaneous Paper

Gummed, Conventional Adhesive
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Bond
Optical Mark Read (OMR) Bond, White, Violet, or Gray
Optical Mark Sense Scanner (OMSS) Bond
Latex Saturated Surface Coated
Masking, Photolithographic (Coated)
Plain Copier, Xerographic, White and Colored (Archival Quality)
High Quality Xerographic Copier, Laser Printer
Plain Copier, Xerographic, Laser Printer, White and Colored
Plain Copier, Xerographic, White and Colored
100 pct Recycled Plain Copier, Xerographic
Carbonless Bond
Printable Plastic Film (Synthetic Paper)

Tag Board

High-Finish Manila Tag
High-Finish Folder Stock, Natural and Colored

Cardboard

Railroad Board, White and Colored
Chemical Wood Board, Colored
United States Postal Card
High-Finish Red Wallet Board

Miscellaneous Board

Pressboard, Colored (Type III)
Pressboard, Colored (Type I)
Newsboard
Book Cover Board

Envelope

Light-Colored Brown (Kraft, Shade) Envelopes
Writing Envelopes, White and Colored
Hi-Bulk Writing Envelopes, Natural Shade
25 pct Bond Envelopes
Tyvek Envelopes, with Two-Flap Adhesive Styles, Flat and Gusseted

Part 2.  Testing Standards and Definition of Terms

BCTMP
Executive Order 13101
Metric Conversions Act
Permanent Paper
"Recycled" Content Paper
Vegetable-Fiber Paper

Part 3.  Standard Samples and Drawings

Color
Watermark
Envelope Styles

Part 4.  Acceptance Criteria

Definitions
Statutes

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