I believe that the Scott album pages are now run off individually on high speed copiers (like Xerox or Canon or...) using toner instead of printers ink. Scott had a sale of a package deal several months ago for pages for Canada including binders, supplements, Scott 2014 catalog, etc. As I was assembling it all and adding my used stamps, I could see an occasional small splotch of, in my opinion, toner. The copier used was in need of some minor maintenance. That made me wonder if Scott has done any testing of long term effects of toner on album pages.
Another note - did anyone receive the 2014 Canada Scott supplement? Who the heck designs these? Look at the page containing #2727. Not sure how I can cram the SS into that tiny space? Anyway, time to give Amos a call.
I have been in the copier/printer business for over 30 years, happily retired now. So I tend to see small imperfections when copiers are used for the finished product.
Tad
Scott has yet to grasp what "print on demand" really means. They are trying to be a 21st Century company using a 20th Century mentality.
A couple years back i ordered a 'print on demand' set of pages that arrived so badly done that I sent them back for a refund- and got it. The paper stock looked different than what I already had in their albums and the illustrations were like black blobs- it looked like something they took to a cheap copy shop and ran off.
Oh yes, I just noted they already have run a charge through on my credit card- their stated policy is not to do this until shipmemt.
I read this thread and it echoes my concern about printing your own pages. I have been away from the hobby for 30 plus years, from back in the era where we typed our album and exhibit pages. As I got back to the hobby today, and being pretty tech savvy, I thought it would be great to use modern programs to design my pages.. then I questioned... how would modern copiers age over time?
I look at some of my stuff from 30 years ago and I see where the copier technology of that time has ink transferred to binders and clear plastic pages. Even some stamps have left images on manila stock pages. So I don't want to print Steiner pages, and hinge stamps directly over print. As I asked this question on this board, I didn't get any response. Anyone?
That transference occurs with printers that use toner. It does not occur with printers that use ink. The issue with ink is that some ink contains acid.
I have labels that I printed around 30 years ago. I used red and blank ink. There has been no degradation of the colors, and no acid reaction to the label paper has occurred. One would think that there would have been a higher level of acid in the ink manufactured that long ago compared to today.
My son houses his collection on Steiner pages. He prints his pages out on a printer that uses toner. He has not seen any problems thus far with what he has printed. He's been printing his pages for around five years now.
Sorry, I missed your question.
I would not directly mount a stamp to any printed page that was printed with toner. Think of old album pages where the stamps were affixed with hinges. On some of those, the image in the space where the stamp was mounted transferred to the back of the stamp. I think you'll risk that with a toner printed page. With an ink printed page I think it would depend if the ink contained acid.
I use mounts on all my stamps placed in my albums.
"My son houses his collection on Steiner pages. He prints his pages out on a printer that uses toner. He has not seen any problems thus far with what he has printed. He's been printing his pages for around five years now."
Here is a link to an Australian government website regarding archiving and toners.
http://naa.gov.au/records-management/agency/preserve/physical-preservation/photocopies-and-laser-prints.aspx
Have not found one yet for old photocopies but from memory the earlier ones faded with time, unless permanent ink was used.
Old copies printed with xerographic toner do not fade. The paper yellows first. I have some copies from 1970 that look as good as when copied. Now, back then, the copies didn't look that great to start with. There were a number of other processes used to make copies, treated papers, sensitive papers, hectograph, etc. Some of those fade, some fairly quickly. Xerox held the patents for the xerographic process for many years and other manufacturers had to devise different methods to compete. Most didn't last too long.
Tad
Just a heads up. If any of you are contemplating ordering Scott album pages from Amos Press be sure to be aware that some of them are not currently available and Amos reprints them to order but not exactly on a fast track. I ordered a set of pages last week by calling customer service, I was asked to call back this week to give them my charge information, which i thought would mean they were ready to mail them. Turns out according to the person I spoke with there will be a 6-8 week delay! She could offer no information why.
I thought the procedure was that they would reprint on demand- meaning if someone ordered something they'd run it off in a few days. Apparently they wait for additional orders to come in, maybe to make it more cost efficient.
So if you say, meant to order a page set as a gift for the Holidays, a birthday or whatever, and that is showing as out of print- be aware you may not get it for quite awhile.
re: Amos Publications- Special Orders
I believe that the Scott album pages are now run off individually on high speed copiers (like Xerox or Canon or...) using toner instead of printers ink. Scott had a sale of a package deal several months ago for pages for Canada including binders, supplements, Scott 2014 catalog, etc. As I was assembling it all and adding my used stamps, I could see an occasional small splotch of, in my opinion, toner. The copier used was in need of some minor maintenance. That made me wonder if Scott has done any testing of long term effects of toner on album pages.
Another note - did anyone receive the 2014 Canada Scott supplement? Who the heck designs these? Look at the page containing #2727. Not sure how I can cram the SS into that tiny space? Anyway, time to give Amos a call.
I have been in the copier/printer business for over 30 years, happily retired now. So I tend to see small imperfections when copiers are used for the finished product.
Tad
re: Amos Publications- Special Orders
Scott has yet to grasp what "print on demand" really means. They are trying to be a 21st Century company using a 20th Century mentality.
re: Amos Publications- Special Orders
A couple years back i ordered a 'print on demand' set of pages that arrived so badly done that I sent them back for a refund- and got it. The paper stock looked different than what I already had in their albums and the illustrations were like black blobs- it looked like something they took to a cheap copy shop and ran off.
Oh yes, I just noted they already have run a charge through on my credit card- their stated policy is not to do this until shipmemt.
re: Amos Publications- Special Orders
I read this thread and it echoes my concern about printing your own pages. I have been away from the hobby for 30 plus years, from back in the era where we typed our album and exhibit pages. As I got back to the hobby today, and being pretty tech savvy, I thought it would be great to use modern programs to design my pages.. then I questioned... how would modern copiers age over time?
I look at some of my stuff from 30 years ago and I see where the copier technology of that time has ink transferred to binders and clear plastic pages. Even some stamps have left images on manila stock pages. So I don't want to print Steiner pages, and hinge stamps directly over print. As I asked this question on this board, I didn't get any response. Anyone?
re: Amos Publications- Special Orders
That transference occurs with printers that use toner. It does not occur with printers that use ink. The issue with ink is that some ink contains acid.
I have labels that I printed around 30 years ago. I used red and blank ink. There has been no degradation of the colors, and no acid reaction to the label paper has occurred. One would think that there would have been a higher level of acid in the ink manufactured that long ago compared to today.
My son houses his collection on Steiner pages. He prints his pages out on a printer that uses toner. He has not seen any problems thus far with what he has printed. He's been printing his pages for around five years now.
re: Amos Publications- Special Orders
Sorry, I missed your question.
I would not directly mount a stamp to any printed page that was printed with toner. Think of old album pages where the stamps were affixed with hinges. On some of those, the image in the space where the stamp was mounted transferred to the back of the stamp. I think you'll risk that with a toner printed page. With an ink printed page I think it would depend if the ink contained acid.
I use mounts on all my stamps placed in my albums.
re: Amos Publications- Special Orders
"My son houses his collection on Steiner pages. He prints his pages out on a printer that uses toner. He has not seen any problems thus far with what he has printed. He's been printing his pages for around five years now."
re: Amos Publications- Special Orders
Here is a link to an Australian government website regarding archiving and toners.
http://naa.gov.au/records-management/agency/preserve/physical-preservation/photocopies-and-laser-prints.aspx
Have not found one yet for old photocopies but from memory the earlier ones faded with time, unless permanent ink was used.
re: Amos Publications- Special Orders
Old copies printed with xerographic toner do not fade. The paper yellows first. I have some copies from 1970 that look as good as when copied. Now, back then, the copies didn't look that great to start with. There were a number of other processes used to make copies, treated papers, sensitive papers, hectograph, etc. Some of those fade, some fairly quickly. Xerox held the patents for the xerographic process for many years and other manufacturers had to devise different methods to compete. Most didn't last too long.
Tad