TYPES

We manufacture and stock both raffle tickets and auction cards in a number of "standard" textures and weights. These include 67 lb. Vellum Bristol (our Primary colors) and 65 lb. Cover (our Ultra Bright colors). We will also be glad to perforate any other paper you need on a special order basis. Minimum quantities may apply.

Card stock should feed properly through virtually all manual feeds of most current day printers. The key here is "manual feed". The manual feed of your printer - vs. the cassette tray normally used for "regular" or text weight paper - generally requires paper to travel through one less roller before exiting. This extra movement in standard cassette trays is what most often causes paper jams.

67 lb. Vellum Bristol Cover is a card stock with a thickness of about .009 - .0095", is relatively smooth, not too rough and certainly not glossy.It is just a little "rougher" than index card stock and accepts ink and toner from both InkJet and Laser printers. All of our Primary Colors are available in 67 lb Vellum. Feel free to ask us to send you samples before buying larger quantities (click here to request samples).

65 lb. Cover is very similar in feel and weight to 67 lb Vellum with little discernible difference. It is approximately .0095 - .0010" thick. All of our Ultra Bright Colors are available in 65 lb. Cover.

All other paper is likewise available by special request. Most frequently requested paper types is glossy (available in white only) and text weight. Text weight (similar to 20-24 lb. bond) is available in both Primary and Ultra Bright Colors and is most frequently requested in those instances in which a "not too difficult to tear" ticket is required. Bottom line is that if there's a particular paper you want, we will do our best to get it. (NOTE: Minimum quantities may apply.)


PERFORATION

Perforation refers to punching of holes or slots into paper so that it can be separated by hand easily, but not so easily that it comes apart in today's InkJet and Laser printers. The number of holes per inch determines the ease with which the paper can be separated, as well as the appearance of the edges after separation. We promise a tolerance of no more than "1/32" - 1/16", depending on the stock used.

All raffle ticket stock is perforated at a rate of 12 holes per inch between ticket and tear off stub so that the do not come apart too easily. On the other hand, a perforation rate of 30 holes per inch is used to perforate between the tickets themselves, allowing you to separate them easily for distribution.

NOTE: These rates of perforation - after perforating literally millions of sheets of ticket stock - have proven to be the best combination. Rarely do we hear of any printer feed problems. If there is a problem, it is usually a matter of a very old printer needing adjustment, bent or mishandled paper, use of the cassette tray vs. the manual feed, or use of a printer that specifically recommends not using card stock of any type.