Knowledge / Prints / Print Substrates / Mistakes

Paper mistake: printers term for a deviation caused by a paper mistake

Mixed up paper: postage stamp printed on paper which was planed for another postage stamp caused by mistake (e. g. with watermark)

Mixed up paper colour: postage stamp printed on coloured paper which was planed for another postage stamp caused by mistake

Paper colour error: philatelic term for a deviation from the intended paper colour caused by mistake

Toned paper: during the print-ing process toned paper surface in a light colour shade caused by mistake

Thinner paper: postage stamp printed on paper with a lower grammage as intended caused by mistake

Thicker paper: postage stamp printed on paper with a higher grammage as intended caused by mistake

Porous paper: paper produced with not enough glue so the design print is interconecting caused by mistake

Granite paper: postage stamp printed on granite paper instead on paper without fibres caused by mistake

Horizontal laid paper: postage stamp printed on horizontal in-stead vertical laid paper caused by mistake

Repaired paper web: caused by mistake damaged paper web repaired before the design print was made

Paperfold: during the printing process arose wrinkle formation caused by mistake

Paper with alien element: during the paper production included alien element caused by mistake

Sheet turn-over: paper sheet turned over before the design print, overprint or perforation was made caused by mistake

Oily paper print: postage stamp seeming printed on oily paper caused by to much printing oil caused by mistake (glassy paper)

Firmly sticking postage stamp: self-adhesive postage stamp which can not striped without damage from the backing film caused by mistake