1、BRITISH STANDARD BS 1411:1972 Incorporating Amendment No. 1 Specification for Printers cards and blanks (Terms and sizes)BS1411:1972 This British Standard, having been approved by the Printing Stationery and Allied Trades Standards Committee, was published under the authorityofthe Executive Boardon
2、3 October 1972 BSI 11-1999 First published October 1947 First revision October 1972 The following BSI references relate to the work on this standard: Committee reference S/8 Draft for comment 70/33801 ISBN 0 580 06986 9 Co-operating organizations The Printing, Stationery and Allied Trades Committee,
3、 under whose supervision this British Standard was prepared, consists of representatives from the following Government departments and scientific and industrial organizations: Advertisement Typesetting and Foundry Employers Federation British Federation of Master Printers* British Paper and Board Ma
4、kers Association* British Printing Machinery Association British Stationery and Office Equipment Association Business Equipment Trade Association Department of Trade and Industry Envelope Makers and Manufacturing Stationers Association* Graphic Reproduction Federation* H.M. Stationery Office Nationa
5、l Association of Paper Merchants Newspaper Society Society of British Printing Ink Manufacturers Society of Industrial Artists and Designers Technical Section of the British Paper and Board Makers Association The industrial organizations marked with an asterisk in the above list, together with the f
6、ollowing were directly represented on the committee entrusted with the preparation of this British Standard: Post Office Amendments issued since publication Amd. No. Date of issue Comments 1312 February 1974 Indicated by a sideline in the marginBS1411:1972 BSI 11-1999 i Contents Page Co-operating or
7、ganizations Inside front cover Foreword ii 1 Scope 1 2 Definitions 1 3 Units for packaging and pricing 2 4 Measurement of printers cards and blanks 2 5 Abbreviations 2 6 Widths of borders 2 7 Sizes 3 Appendix A Post office preferred (POP) sizes 4 Appendix B Inch equivalents of sizes given in Table 1
8、 4 Table 1 Dimensions of printers cards and blanks 3BS1411:1972 ii BSI 11-1999 Foreword This standard makes reference to the following British Standards: BS 3203, Glossary of paper, stationery and allied terms. BS 4000, Sizes of papers and boards. This British Standard is one of a series dealing wit
9、h stationery and was first published in1947, some minor amendments were incorporated in1954 and it has now been revised to take into account current requirements and the use of metric units. The need for wide variations to meet the requirements of the essential fashion demands of printers cards and
10、blanks was recognized in the preparation of the first edition. Sizes were then established as key sizes so that, apart from that measure of fashion demand, the gradual adoption by the industry of those sizes could provide an increasing volume of trade concentrated within the specified range and ther
11、eby achieving the various benefits of variety reduction. In this edition the number of key sizes has been reduced from25 to16, the new range consisting of11 of those former sizes having wide use together with five “A” sizes from the international range of paper sizes (seeBS4000). Appendix A gives in
12、formation on sizes accepted within the Post Office Preferred (POP) range. A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application. Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer
13、immunity from legal obligations. Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pagesi andii, pages1 to4 and a back cover. This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had amendments incorporated. This will be indicated in the amendment table on th
14、e inside front cover.BS1411:1972 BSI 11-1999 1 1 Scope This British Standard specifies terminology and sizes for printers cards and blanks for use, for example, as visiting cards, invitation cards, menus, postcards, dance tickets, mourning cards etc. NOTEThe titles of the British Standards referred
15、to in this standard are listed on pageii. 2 Definitions For the purposes of this British Standard, the following definitions apply: 2.1 cloth-lined paper or board reinforced paper or board made by affixing muslin or cloth to one side 2.2 cloth-centred paper or board reinforced paper or board made up
16、 of two sheets on furnish layers with muslin or cloth between them 2.3 deckle edged with a rough natural edge originally the characteristic of hand-made paper. The term is now also recognized for a similar effect produced artificially 2.4 duplex board a board so manufactured, by coating, pasting or
17、bringing together at the wet stage two or more layers, as to provide different colours on each side 2.5 ivory board a high-grade board of one layer or more pasted together or brought together at the wet stage possessing a characteristic look-through and rigidity and consisting of wholely bleached ch
18、emical pulp. The pasted board can normally be recognized by its superior rigidity 2.6 pulp board board manufactured in one thickness or by bringing two or more thicknesses of board or paper into a single structure on a multiple-wire machine thus distinct from boards prepared by layers of paper paste
19、d together 2.7 paste board two or more layers of paper pasted together, usually provided with a middle of lower quality and facings of better quality (This should not be confused with definitions of pasted board given in BS3203.) 2.8 surface board white or tinted coated board 2.9 panel cards cards p
20、roviding one or more blind blocked panels 2.10 plate sunk cards cards providing one or more blind blocked sunk panels 2.11 plate raised cards cards providing one or more blind blocked raised panelsBS1411:1972 2 BSI 11-1999 2.12 fly cards double or folded cards, i.e., folded in half to produce two le
21、aves (or four pages) 2.13 single cards unfolded cards providing one leaf (or two pages) 3 Units for packaging and pricing The usual units for packaging and pricing printers cards are 1000 and sub-multiples thereof. 4 Measurement of printers cards and blanks 4.1 Fly. The first measurement shall be th
22、at of the folded line and the second measurement at right angles to the fold line,i.e., the face of the folded card and not the card opened flat (e.g.178mm 114mmfly). 4.2 Single. When processed (e.g.printed, die-stamped or ruled) the vertical measurement shall be given first, but when unprocessed th
23、e smaller dimension shall be given first. 5 Abbreviations The following abbreviations are recognized as standard for use in association with printers cards and blanks. 6 Widths of borders The following nomenclature and measurements shall apply to widths of borders: B.B. Black bordered. C.B. Colour b
24、ordered. S.C. or R.C.P.E. Square corners or round corners plain edges. S.C. or R.C.G.E. Square corners or round corners gilt edges. S.C. or R.C.G.B.E. Square corners or round corners gilt bevelled edges. S.C. or R.C.G.B.D.E. Square corners or round corners gilt bevelled deckle edges. S.C. or R.C.Gol
25、d E. Square corners or round corners real gold edges. S.C. or R.C.Gold B.E. Square corners or round corners real gold bevelled edges. S.C. or R.C.Gold B.D.E. Square corners or round corners real gold bevelled deckle edges. S.C. or R.C.S.E. Square corners or round corners silver edges. S.C. or R.C.S.
26、B.E. Square corners or round corners silver bevelled edges. S.C. or R.C.S.B.D.E. Square corners or round corners silver bevelled deckle edges. P.D.E. Plain deckle edges. I.H.M.D.E. Imitation hand-made deckle edges. P.S. Plate sunk. P.R. Plate raised. R.S. Relief stamped. NOTEThe terms gilt and silve
27、r refer to colour whereas real gold denotes usage of real gold leaf. Italian 1 mm wide Narrow 2 mm wideBS1411:1972 BSI 11-1999 3 7 Sizes The British Standard sizes of printers cards and blanks are given inTable 1. NOTEFor convenience during the transitional period before the metric system is in full
28、 use inch equivalents are shown in Appendix B. Table 1 Dimensions of printers cards and blanks Designation Dimensions Designation Dimensions mm mm Thirds 38 76 Court 89 114 Extra thirds 45 76 Large court 102 127 A8 52 74 Duke 89 140 Reduced small 54 89 A6 105 148 Small 60 92 Double large 114 152 A7
29、74 105 Post 8vo. 114 178 Large 76 114 A5 148 210 Double small 92 120 A4 210 297 NOTE“Duke” size is also known as “official” when used for postcards.BS1411:1972 4 BSI 11-1999 Appendix A Post office preferred (POP) sizes A.1 The Post Office Preferred (POP) range of sizes has been recommended for use b
30、y postal administrations all over the world, so that more mail can be handled by the latest electronic sorting machines. To fall within the POP range, envelopes used to enclose cards should be: 1) At least 90 mm 140mm and not larger than 120mm 235mm. 2) Oblong in shape, with the longer side at least
31、1.414 (2) times the shorter side. 3) Made from paper weighing at least63g/m 2 . Envelopes outside the POP range may be used, although mail weighing up to the maximum of the first weight step in envelopes outside this range will be liable to an additional charge. Mail weighing more than this weight w
32、ill be unaffected by the choice of envelope. Window envelopes will be treated as falling within the POP range provided they conform in size, shape and weight of paper. Irrespective of their size and shape, all open aperture envelopes (i.e., envelopes where cut-out address panels are not covered with
33、 a transparent material) will be considered outside the POP range. Postcards will be treated as letters and as if they had been posted in an envelope of the same dimensions as the card itself. They must not be less than250 micrometres (0.25mm) thick with a tolerance to an absolute minimum of230micro
34、metres (0.23mm) thick. All other unenveloped matter within the first weight step, including fold-and-tuck forms and items enclosed in wrappers will be considered as outside the POP range. The official reply paid card service has been discontinued in both the Inland and Overseas post. A.2 Overseas ma
35、il The Post Office hopes that envelopes within the POP range will be used wherever possible. The minimum size for letters and cards in the overseas service is90mm 140mm. The maximum size of card qualifying for postcard rate in the overseas service is105mm 148mm. Appendix B Inch equivalents of sizes
36、given in Table 1 The following are the inch equivalents of the sizes (apart from the international “A” sizes which do not have related inch sizes) given inTable 1. Designation Dimensions Designation Dimensions in in Thirds 1 1 / 2 3 Court 3 1 / 2 4 1 / 2 Extra thirds 1 3 / 4 3 Large court 4 5 A8 Duk
37、e 3 1 / 2 5 1 / 2 Reduced small 2 1 / 8 3 1 / 2 A6 Small 2 3 / 8 3 5 / 8 Double large 4 1 / 2 6 A7 Post 8vo. 4 1 / 2 7 Large 3 4 1 / 2 A5 Double small 3 1 / 8 4 3 / 4 A4 NOTE“Duke” size is also known as “official” when used for postcards.blankBS 1411:1972 BSI 389 Chiswick High Road London W4 4AL BSI
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