White paper stamp catalogue

5,639 items

In general, white paper is paper that has been bleached extra or that has whiteners mixed in. More

In general, white paper is paper that has been extra bleached or to which brighteners have been mixed. Sometimes brighteners can be recognized with a UV lamp, because they have fluorescent properties.

Sometimes stamps within comparable editions are printed on different types of paper where shade differences occur. In that case, white paper can be used for the whitest variant or to indicate the contrast with the stamp on colored paper. For example, compare the stamp shown here with the one given on pink paper as an example .

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Often paper that appears very white is coated paper . The latter type of paper has a matte to glossy layer on the paper. This is best seen by placing the different stamps next to each other.

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Oldest item

Bull's Eye (1843)