JCP A110 50% Antique Book 1 February 1, 2008 

Printing Paper FSC 9310 

 

Use Information: This paragraph is informational only and is not exclusively definitive of the end use. 

For multicolor face and back offset printing of books, catalogs, pamphlets, etc. requiring above average durability and abover 
average permanence. Has a rough, soft finish, particularly good for publications with extensive reading matter. High bulk. 
Printed matter may include text, line illustrations, and halftones up to 150-line screen. 

 

Stock: Not less than 50% cotton or linen fibers. 
Groundwood pulp, not to exceed 1%. No fluorescent 
(optical) brighteners shall be added to the pulp or paper 
during manufacture. Fluorescence, due to residual white 
water, broke, or natural fibers, is permissible; provided the 
increase in reflectance, measured with and without the 
ultraviolet component of a light source of 3100 kelvin in 
combination with a C.I.E. (International Commission on 
Illumination) Z (blue) filter, does not exceed 2.0%. 

Note: Postconsumer recovered fiber, in any percentage, is 
encouraged, provided that the requirements of this 
Standard are met. 

 

Acidity: pH value average not less than 6.5 

 

Basis weight: 25 by 38 inches, 500 sheets 
(pounds)………………………………………… 40 

A tolerance of +5% shall be allowed. 

 

Bursting strength: Average not less than 
(lb/in2) …………………………………………. 13 

Opacity: Average not less than (percent) ....... 89 

No individual specimen shall average less than 
(percent) ……………………………………… 87 

 

Thickness: Average (mils) …………………. 3.5 

A tolerance of +0.0005 inch shall be allowed. Paper shall 
be uniform and shall not vary more than 0.0004 inch from 
edge to edge. 

 

General appearance: Paper shall conform to the standard 
sample(s) established by the Government. 

Brightness: Shall target 72% +2% or as specified. 

Color: The paper in the order (or publication) shall be 
uniform and the color variation shall not exceed 
DE(CIELAB) = 1.0. 

Finish and formation: Shall be uniform. 

Cleanliness: The dirt count for each side of the paper shall 
not exceed 250 specks per square meter. No sample sheet 
(600 to 650 cm2 in size) shall contain more than one defect 
with equivalent area of 0.25 mm2 or greater. 

 

 

Testing: Shall be conducted in accordance with methods in part 2, Government Paper Specification Standards. The 
acceptance criteria Part 4 shall apply. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1 This grade is typically not available in less than mill run quantities.