JCP L62 No. 2 Coated Cover, Dull-finish February 1, 2008 

Cover Paper FSC 9310 

 

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

For high quality multicolor face and back offset printing of reply cards, covers for book, periodicals, etc. Low glare. The 60-
pound stock is not suitable for use as a reply card. Printed matter may include text, line illustrations, halftones up to 200-line 
screen. and solids 

 

Stock: Free from ground wood or unbleached pulp. 

Note: Not less than 10% postconsumer fiber. Any percent 
over 10 percentage points, is encouraged, provided that 
the requirements of this Standard are met. 

 

 

Acidity: pH value of the coating shall average not less 
than 6.5 

 

 

Basis weight: 20 by 26 inches, 
500 sheets (pounds) …………… 

 

601

 

80 

 

100 

 

120 

A tolerance of +5% shall be allowed. 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

45 

 

 

55 

 

 

65 

 

 

75 

Tearing strength: Average each 
direction not less than 

(grams) ………………………… 

 

 

80 

 

 

100 

 

 

120 

 

 

140 



 

 

 

Opacity: Average not less than 

(percent) ………………………. 

 

 

96 

 

 

96 

 

 

97 

 

 

98 

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

 

94 

 

94 

 

95 

 

96 



 

Gloss (75o): Average each side (percent)…. 25 to 45 

 

Smoothness of coating: Average, each side 

not to exceed (Sheffield units) …………….. 115 

 

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

Brightness: Shall not less than target 85% 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. 

Formation: Coating shall be uniform; shall be uniformly 
applied; shall not be gritty, mottled, stippled, or ribbed in 
appearance; and shall not exhibit cracks or flake off. 

Cleanliness: The dirt count for each side of the paper shall 
not exceed 50 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 does not apply. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1 The caliper for this weight stock may not meet USPS requirement; weight not readily available commercially.