Thermographic stencil sheet and method of making an imaged stencil sheet

A thermographic stencil sheet adapted to be disposed in imaging contact with an original on one side thereof, which comprises:

• an ink-pervious fibrous stencil base tissue sheet having a weight of about 41/2 to 12 lbs. per 3,000 sq. ft.,
• a first layer of a heat-flowable composition provided on the tissue sheet by deposition of the composition on the tissue sheet from a volatile solvent solution thereof and removing the solvent therefrom by drying until at least about dry to the touch, said first layer when dry having external surfaces which are uneven due to the unevenness of the underlying tissue sheet, and
• a second layer of a heat-flowable composition provided on said first layer by deposition of the composition on the first layer from a volatile solvent solution thereof and removing solvent therefrom by drying, said second layer filling the low areas on one surface of said first layer and providing an even surface on the resulting stencil sheet for intimate contact with an original,
• said heat-flowable composition for each layer including a thermoplastic film-forming material comprising a cellulose organic ester, and plasticizing material partially but incompletely compatible with the film-forming material,
• said layers providing an ink-impervious coating on the tissue sheet.