India Paper - a thin, tough, translucent paper used for making die proofs.
Indicia - plural of indicium.
Indicium - 1) the stamp-like impression on postal stationery, 2) the imprint of postage made by a postage meter.
India Paper - A thin, delicate bamboo based paper used for proving dies and plates. This paper is well suited for bringing out the finest details in an engraving.
India Paper: A thin, tough opaque printing paper of high quality used primarily for striking die proofs.
India paper has no sizing and is thin, soft and absorbent. It wrinkles or disintegrates when moistened, and it sometimes shows bamboo particles. Card is thicker than paper.
India Paper:
Indicium:
The imprint on postal stationery, as opposed to an adhesive stamp, indicating prepayment and postal validity. Plural: indicia.
Large die proof: produced to test the die prior to making the plate, usually on India paper about 2 x 3 inches.
Large Queens of Canada: nickname based on saize of images of monarch as appeared on the stamps.
Lari: currency unit in Georgia.
Other types of paper seldom used that you will come in contact with include: native paper, used in early Asian stamps; manila paper, used mostly in envelopes; and India paper, introduced in China, mostly for die proofs and specialty applications.
By contrast they may also be printed on India Paper, a strong, thin, opaque paper. The proofs are not necessarily in the same colour(s) as the issued stamp. A proof on India or other paper mounted on a die-sunk card is known as a hybrid proof.[2] ...
 See also: Stamp, Die, Printing, Plate, Used
  
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