Paper coated with a microcapsular coating composition containing a hydrophobic silica

A pressure-sensitive carbonless copy paper, said copy paper being characterized by a substantial reduction of specking when used in photocopying apparatus which utilizes a pressure nip between a photoreceptor belt and a transfer roll to transfer a powder image from the photoreceptor belt to the paper and having utility in a multi-part form, said copy paper comprising a paper substrate to which a transfer coating has been applied, said transfer coating comprising microcapsules containing an oil solution of a chromogenic material, said microcapsules having a mean spherical diameter of from 3 to 12 microns, said chromogenic material being a color precursor of the electron donating type, said transfer coating further containing finely divided silica particles, stilt material and a binder for said microcapsules, said stilt material and said silica particles, said silica particles having been modified by treatment with an organic material to make the surface of said silica particles substantially hydrophobic, said treated silica particles having a surface area of about 50 m.sup.2 /g or more and being present in said coating composition in from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of the total solids of said coating.