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Embossing and debossing are the processes of creating either raised or recessed relief images and designs in paper and other materials. An embossed pattern is raised against the background, while a debossed pattern is sunken into the surface of the material but might protrude somewhat on the reverse side.
In 1959 American Express was the first charge card operator to issue embossed plastic cards which enabled cards to be manually imprinted for processing, making processing faster and reducing transcription errors. Other credit card issuers followed suit.
It is commonly used on wedding invitations, letterheads, business cards, greeting cards, gift wrap, packaging, etc. It is sometimes used in diploma printing as a low-cost alternative to engraved embossing. See also. Dye sublimation; List of stationery topics; References
The term usually refers to several techniques for creating a raised pattern on a material: Embossing (manufacturing), commercial scale embossing of sheet metal. Image embossing, the process to create highlights or shadows that will replace light/dark boundaries of an image. Leather embossing.
A 2 centavos stamped envelope with embossed Columbus indicium and 3c adhesive postage stamp from Cuba to Norway ca. 1904. A stamped envelope or postal stationery envelope (PSE) is an envelope with a printed or embossed indicium indicating the prepayment of postage. It is a form of postal stationery.
ISO/IEC 7811 defines traditional techniques for recording data on ID-1 identification cards, namely embossed characters and several different magnetic recording formats. ISO/IEC 7816 defines ID-1 identification cards with an embedded chip and contact surfaces for power, clock, reset and serial-data signals.