Deluxe Sheets or Deluxe Proofs are imperf sheets on which the stamp is printed in the center in the issued colour. The Proofs are always in the same colors of the issued stamp, but there are very rare exceptions, and exist on thin or thick paper or card, and are without watermark. The Government Stamp Printery (Atelier de Fabrication des Timbres-Poste) has printed almost all Deluxe Sheets for France and a large majority of Deluxe Sheets for the former French Colonies.
