Not sure the effect you are looking for in the end, but you might want to adjust your levels a bit. Making the whites a bit whiter would make the paper texture disappear and possibly make the blacks a bit deeper. It really just depends on what you are looking for.
This is with the levels adjusted a bit.
This is with the levels adjusted a bit.
![[Image: red.jpg?dl=1]](https://www.dropbox.com/s/d1q6ounl7u1fmuq/red.jpg?dl=1)