ˈɔːl stˈæmps wɜː pɹˈɪntᵻd ɪnðə sˈeɪm ʃˈeɪd ʌv blˈuː ˌɔn pˈɛlʊɹ pˈeɪpɚ, ɐn ɛkstɹˈiːmli θˈɪn tˈɪʃuːlˈaɪk pˈeɪpɚ pɹˈoʊn tə tˈɛɹɪŋ; nˈaɪnti pɚsˈɛnt ʌv nˈoʊn mˈɪʃənˌɛɹiz ɑːɹ dˈæmɪdʒd ɪn sˌʌm wˈeɪ.
All stamps were printed in the same shade of blue on pelure paper, an extremely thin tissue-like paper prone to tearing; 90% of known Missionaries are damaged in some way.