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Bond paper is a high-quality durable writing paper similar to bank paper but having a weight greater than 50 g/m 2. The most common weights are 60 g/m 2 (16 lb), 75 g/m 2 (20 lb) and 90 g/m 2 (24 lb). The name comes from its having originally been made for documents such as government bonds.
Some types of embossing, such as that used to make the "cross on oval" design on early stamps of Switzerland, resemble a watermark in that the paper is thinner, but can be distinguished by having sharper edges than is usual for a normal watermark. Stamp paper watermarks also show various designs, letters, numbers and pictorial elements.
Bond developed a line and established a company after designing wedding invitations for her friends. [8] In November 2009, Bond founded Rifle Paper Co. with her husband Nathan Bond. [7] [5] Anna Bond spoke at a CreativeMornings event in January 2013. [9] [10] In February 2015, Bond illustrated the 150th edition of Alice's Adventures in ...
Many companies and individuals prefer to create a letterhead template in a word processor or other software application. That generally includes the same information as pre-printed stationery but at lower cost. Letterhead can then be printed on stationery or plain paper, as needed, on a local output device or sent electronically.
The long papers were passed over on wooden rods overhead, with the section of paper to be printed placed flat on a table in front of the craftsman. One block was used for each colour. The typical Morris design used as many as twenty different colours, but some were more complex. The Saint James design (1881) required sixty-eight different blocks.
The tracing paper drawing is placed on top of the sensitized paper, and both are clamped under glass, in a daylight exposure frame, which is similar to a picture frame. The frame is put out into daylight, requiring a minute or two under a bright sun, or about thirty minutes under an overcast sky to complete the exposure.
The embossed paper of a letter sheet or stamped envelope is called an indicium. Notable early examples include some of the earliest stamps of Italy, Natal, and Switzerland, as well as the early high values of Great Britain (1847–54). [1] Modern stamps still sometimes use embossing as a design element.
The paper is then dusted with a powdered polymer that adheres to the ink. The paper is vacuumed or agitated, mechanically or by hand, to remove excess powder, and then heated to near combustion. The wet ink and polymer bond and dry, resulting in a raised print surface similar to the result of an engraving process.