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Analysis of Paper Thickness
on 3d Beavers

This listing was published in our Catalogue 208, distributed Jun 14/99.

[ The "Thickness" column values were printed incorrectly in the printed Catalogue 208. Our apologizes for any inconvenience this may have caused you. ]


Analysis of Paper Thickness on 3d Beavers:

Based on measurements of 125 stamps as listed in Saskatoon Stamp Centre Inventory 1987-1999.


Cat# 4 4a 4c 4d/xi 4i 4ii 4iv 4v Total
Thickness Red Wove Brown Red Wove Ribbed Soft Wove Thin Deep Red Orange Red Thin Oily Thick Hard

0.0018" 1 1
0.0019" 0
0.0020" 5 3 8
0.0021" 1 1
0.0022" 12 1 13
0.0023" 2 6 1 9
0.0024" 7 1 8
0.0025" 4 11 1 16

0.0026" 1 1
0.0027" 1 1 1 3
0.0028" 8 1 3 12
0.0029" 1 1 1 3
0.0030" 10 1 4 2 17
0.0031" 1 3 4
0.0032" 3 3 1 1 8
0.0033" 1 2 1 1 5
0.0034" 2 2

0.0035" 2 2 2 6
0.0036" 3 3
0.0037" 1 1
0.0038" 2 2
0.0039" 0
0.0040" 2 2

Qty 26 14 8 42 8 8 8 11 125
Total 766 452 201 966 250 238 172 403 3448
Average 29.46 32.29 25.13 23.00 31.25 29.75 21.50 36.64 27.58

Pencil marks, hinge remnants, and even minor creases/bends will affect the measurements obtained by several 10,000th of an inch.


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