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Paper Change: the same postage stamps printed chronologic on different papers

Paper Colour Change: the same postage stamps issued chronologic on paper in different colours

Paper Colour Shade Change: the same postage stamps issued chronologic on paper in different colour shades

Edition 1851: yellow paper
Edition 1853: green paper
Edition 1858: blue paper

Edition 1916: green on green paper
Edition 1917: green on white paper

Edition 05.1851: orange yellow paper
Edition 09.1851: yellow paper

Paper Quality Change: the same postage stamps issued chronologic on paper in different qualities

Print Substrate Kind Change: the same postage stamps issued chronologic on different print substrates kinds

Editions 1905 - 1914: pre-war printing
Editions 1915 - 1920: wartime printing

Edition 1965: silver foil
Edition 1967: paper foil

Paper Kind Change: the same postage stamps issued chronologic on different paper kinds

Paper Thickness Change: the same postage stamps issued chronologic on paper in different thickness

Edition 1850: handmade paper
Edition 1854: machinemade paper

Edition 1945: greyish paper
Edition 1946: transparent paper

Edition 1860: thick paper (0,09 - 0,14 mm)
Edition 1861: thin paper (0,05 - 0,08 mm)