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Working on further pages and still to sort some of the earlier and later issues, especially the dreaded watermark varieties.
Vic
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Looking good!
I am doing my own pages for Australia so have an interest in what others are doing in this sphere. I think doing your own adds individuality to a collection. Can you give us some info...
What program are you using?
How long is each page taking you?
What paper are you using?
How are you printing the pages?
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Very well done -- QEII looking good! 
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I see you have started the 1992-96 series. Probably the most common QEII Hong Kong definitives to be found in mint condition; there was a lot of speculative buying of these in the run up to the colony returning to China in 1997.
BUT.... try getting the whole series in used condition. Furthermore, try getting these in fine used condition with a genuine postal CDS (rare as hen's teeth).
There are I think, 42 unique values across the two printings (photogravure and lithography) and with all the different formats (booklets etc.) the total is over 100.
Whoever instigated this series of definitives was completely 'unhinged'.
Although I don't go out of my way to look for all those that appeared only in booklet panes, or miniature sheets, some of the basic 42 values are extremely difficult to find postally used.
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The pages look to be standard Steiner formats and are available for all countries. They are easily printed on your own computer. Most people like 8.5" X 11" 67lb Vellum Bristol card stock which is available at Office Depot etc. in several colors, including Ivory which closely replicates the color of Scott pages. Cost is around $15.00 per 250 pages. They take as long to make as your computer can print. You can also modify the pages easily by adding extra spaces etc. using Photoshop. You can also print them on the larger album type pages but you need to go to a copy center or get a wide bed printer. Steiner software can be found here: http://www.stampalbums.com/
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"The pages look to be standard Steiner formats and are available for all countries."
You burst my bubble there! I thought he was making his own pages using a stamp page creating program of some type.
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damichab, sorry for the broken bubble, paper is 67lb. cover stock purchased from Staples in packs of 125. The pages, as ARa says, are Steiner pages, see this discussion
https://stamporama.com/discboard/disc_main.php?action=20&id=6419
I think a number of us here use them and the cost if I recall was about $35, which covers the whole world including updates.
Printer is an HP 2540, but for some reason (probably page margin limits)I have to reduce the PDF to 96/97% to get the bottom margin to print.
Vic
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Ningpo, as you say the 1992-6 series are murder to get in used condition, I have the Litho set mint but have only come across the 1.20 used.
Photogravure set mint I'm missing 4 values (60, 70, 1.80 and 2.30) used missing 1.40, 1.50, 1.60.
Lots of duplicates of other values but as I think we mentioned on a previous thread these are just really elusive.
Still hopefully I have few years left to search them out. The fun if the chase.
Vic
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Very nice, Vic!
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Have now completed the Photo set mint, searched another folder and low and behold the right stamps did appear.
Could this be the early onset of my two brain cells degrading?
Thanks everyone for the kind words.
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"Printer is an HP 2540"
Just looked it up... looks like the bottom margin is 14.5mm.
http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Inkjet-Printing/print-margins-on-HP-Deskjet-2540/td-p/3432567
Bottom margin (A4)
NOTE: be aware of the differences in margin sizes between printing via PC (software) and Mobile Device (AirPrint/UPD)
14.5 mm (via Software)
12.7 mm (AirPrint/UPD)
Left margin (A4)
3.2 mm
Right margin (A4)
3.2 mm
Top margin (A4)
1.5 mm
Anyone buying a printer in the future, check the print area before you buy, or get a printer that can do "Borderless Printing".
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Thanks damichab, will have a look on the website as here in the good ole Americas they use letter size rather than A4, so the pages are 8.5 x 11 inches. This also applies to the cardstock mentioned earlier and binders only have 3 rings not 4.
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Print margins for HP2540 for letter size are
Top margin 1.5mm
Bottom margin 14,5mm for windows; 12mm for Mac.
Right/left margins 3.2mm
The bottom line of the Steiner page is around 14mm from edge, so my workaround of reducing size to96/97% works, just.
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Margins are based on the edges of the paper and how the printer grips it etc. They are not likely to change for different paper type.
"This also applies to the cardstock mentioned earlier and binders only have 3 rings not 4."
It would be so much easier if standards were world wide!
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Thought I would resurrect this thread and add a couple of images as I got another used Litho Machin today. (wow have two used ones now!)
Also added a couple of extra banded/tagged ones.
A curious one is a photo $2.40 but with phosphor coated paper (or AOP) the whole stamp is bright under UV. No mention in SG but wonder if it is from booklet SB32. Thoughts anyone?
Have also shown images of the KGV1 issues as I finally got the $10 green/violet mint, back a bit toned but will do for now until I can get a better copy.
Think I am going to have to print off new pages for the Machins as they are getting untidy.
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Have had a play today with Album Easy, and made the following pages, a bit neater than the ones I showed yesterday.
Have still got the watermarked six and the large format from booklets to get done.
Also shows my gaps.
If anyone has the gap stamps available please private message me.
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Finally got around to putting some pages together, so thought I'd share a few images. Mint/unused are in mounts and used will all be hinged.
Working on further pages and still to sort some of the earlier and later issues, especially the dreaded watermark varieties.
Vic
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re: Hong Kong pages (at last)
Looking good!
I am doing my own pages for Australia so have an interest in what others are doing in this sphere. I think doing your own adds individuality to a collection. Can you give us some info...
What program are you using?
How long is each page taking you?
What paper are you using?
How are you printing the pages?
Login to Like
this post
re: Hong Kong pages (at last)
Very well done -- QEII looking good!
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this post
re: Hong Kong pages (at last)
I see you have started the 1992-96 series. Probably the most common QEII Hong Kong definitives to be found in mint condition; there was a lot of speculative buying of these in the run up to the colony returning to China in 1997.
BUT.... try getting the whole series in used condition. Furthermore, try getting these in fine used condition with a genuine postal CDS (rare as hen's teeth).
There are I think, 42 unique values across the two printings (photogravure and lithography) and with all the different formats (booklets etc.) the total is over 100.
Whoever instigated this series of definitives was completely 'unhinged'.
Although I don't go out of my way to look for all those that appeared only in booklet panes, or miniature sheets, some of the basic 42 values are extremely difficult to find postally used.
Login to Like
this post
re: Hong Kong pages (at last)
The pages look to be standard Steiner formats and are available for all countries. They are easily printed on your own computer. Most people like 8.5" X 11" 67lb Vellum Bristol card stock which is available at Office Depot etc. in several colors, including Ivory which closely replicates the color of Scott pages. Cost is around $15.00 per 250 pages. They take as long to make as your computer can print. You can also modify the pages easily by adding extra spaces etc. using Photoshop. You can also print them on the larger album type pages but you need to go to a copy center or get a wide bed printer. Steiner software can be found here: http://www.stampalbums.com/
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re: Hong Kong pages (at last)
"The pages look to be standard Steiner formats and are available for all countries."
You burst my bubble there! I thought he was making his own pages using a stamp page creating program of some type.
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re: Hong Kong pages (at last)
damichab, sorry for the broken bubble, paper is 67lb. cover stock purchased from Staples in packs of 125. The pages, as ARa says, are Steiner pages, see this discussion
https://stamporama.com/discboard/disc_main.php?action=20&id=6419
I think a number of us here use them and the cost if I recall was about $35, which covers the whole world including updates.
Printer is an HP 2540, but for some reason (probably page margin limits)I have to reduce the PDF to 96/97% to get the bottom margin to print.
Vic
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re: Hong Kong pages (at last)
Ningpo, as you say the 1992-6 series are murder to get in used condition, I have the Litho set mint but have only come across the 1.20 used.
Photogravure set mint I'm missing 4 values (60, 70, 1.80 and 2.30) used missing 1.40, 1.50, 1.60.
Lots of duplicates of other values but as I think we mentioned on a previous thread these are just really elusive.
Still hopefully I have few years left to search them out. The fun if the chase.
Vic
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re: Hong Kong pages (at last)
Very nice, Vic!
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re: Hong Kong pages (at last)
Have now completed the Photo set mint, searched another folder and low and behold the right stamps did appear.
Could this be the early onset of my two brain cells degrading?
Thanks everyone for the kind words.
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re: Hong Kong pages (at last)
"Printer is an HP 2540"
Just looked it up... looks like the bottom margin is 14.5mm.
http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Inkjet-Printing/print-margins-on-HP-Deskjet-2540/td-p/3432567
Bottom margin (A4)
NOTE: be aware of the differences in margin sizes between printing via PC (software) and Mobile Device (AirPrint/UPD)
14.5 mm (via Software)
12.7 mm (AirPrint/UPD)
Left margin (A4)
3.2 mm
Right margin (A4)
3.2 mm
Top margin (A4)
1.5 mm
Anyone buying a printer in the future, check the print area before you buy, or get a printer that can do "Borderless Printing".
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re: Hong Kong pages (at last)
Thanks damichab, will have a look on the website as here in the good ole Americas they use letter size rather than A4, so the pages are 8.5 x 11 inches. This also applies to the cardstock mentioned earlier and binders only have 3 rings not 4.
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re: Hong Kong pages (at last)
Print margins for HP2540 for letter size are
Top margin 1.5mm
Bottom margin 14,5mm for windows; 12mm for Mac.
Right/left margins 3.2mm
The bottom line of the Steiner page is around 14mm from edge, so my workaround of reducing size to96/97% works, just.
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re: Hong Kong pages (at last)
Margins are based on the edges of the paper and how the printer grips it etc. They are not likely to change for different paper type.
"This also applies to the cardstock mentioned earlier and binders only have 3 rings not 4."
It would be so much easier if standards were world wide!
Login to Like
this post
re: Hong Kong pages (at last)
Thought I would resurrect this thread and add a couple of images as I got another used Litho Machin today. (wow have two used ones now!)
Also added a couple of extra banded/tagged ones.
A curious one is a photo $2.40 but with phosphor coated paper (or AOP) the whole stamp is bright under UV. No mention in SG but wonder if it is from booklet SB32. Thoughts anyone?
Have also shown images of the KGV1 issues as I finally got the $10 green/violet mint, back a bit toned but will do for now until I can get a better copy.
Think I am going to have to print off new pages for the Machins as they are getting untidy.
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re: Hong Kong pages (at last)
Have had a play today with Album Easy, and made the following pages, a bit neater than the ones I showed yesterday.
Have still got the watermarked six and the large format from booklets to get done.
Also shows my gaps.
If anyone has the gap stamps available please private message me.
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