Patent ID: 7008902

Claim:
A thermosensitive recording material, comprising: a substrate, a thermosensitive recording layer containing color formers and color acceptors, an intermediate layer containing a pigment or pigment mixture formed between the substrate and the thermosensitive recording layer, a protective layer formed on the recording layer, an area for receiving a stamped image being defined on a side of the protective layer facing away from the thermosensitive recording layer, and a localized coating including printing ink having pigments applied to the protective layer, the localized coating covering the area for receiving a stamp, wherein 60–90% by weight of the printing ink in the localized coating comprises pigments having an oil absorption of at least 80 cm 3 /100 g, and wherein the pigment or pigment mixture in the intermediate layer has a higher oil absorption than that of the pigments in the printing ink of the localized coating.