"I didn't realize that the Scott pages were larger than the binders I bought. I returned the binders and figured my only option was to buy the Scott binders to fit the pages until I saw the cost. "
Not sure whether these would suit your purpose, if not maybe Staples have some other styles that would work.
https://www.staples.com/Ampad-Evidence-4x4-Quadrille-Ruled-Pad-8-1-2-x-11-50-Sheets-Pad-10-PD-PK-22-000/product_534529
Thanks for the response. Doesn't the paper have to be a certain pound to handle the weight of the stamps on the page? Are those quad-ruled pages thicker for the 8x10 binders? That's why I kept the Scott ones.
Think the web site said it was 50lb stock. I use 65lb card stock for my Steiner pages.
Here is another site you may want to consider.
https://www.arpinphilately.com/itm/quadruled-pages-for-stamp-albums
You can buy whatever weight paper you like. 65 lb is plenty heavy enough.
Go to this page http://www.iswsc.org/iswsc_albums.html
and you can print free pages in several designs and even add your own heading before printing
You can also buy commercially printed pages. Here is a link to the catalogue of a Canadian supplier. I searched for similar products in the US, but didn't find any immediately. I am sure they are available somewhere.
http://www.unitradeassoc.com/pdf/Chap-1%20Accessories%202012.pdf
Roy
Thank you both for the help.
I have found that most of the standard album pages are 24 lb. paper. For Steiner pages, I use 24 lb. acid free paper without any problems.
"Think the web site said it was 50lb stock. I use 65lb card stock for my Steiner pages."
"Go to this page http://www.iswsc.org/iswsc_albums.html
and you can print free pages in several designs and even add your own heading before printing"
The paper weights can be confusing (bond, text, cover, index, card, etc) but all US papers show a metric equivalent such as 104 g/m2, etc. I prefer 28paper (around 5.8 mil) and 65/67 cover (around 8 mil). Minkus pages were around 8mil.
I make my own album pages using 60# acid free stock from Staples. To do this I use a free software platform called Album Easy www.thestampweb.com. Before you panic, I want to let you know that I am no means a computer geek, and I was able to learn to use this in fairly short order. Album Easy allows the user to lay out different sized stamps on the same row, etc. There is a thread on the Supply Topic about Album Easy, check it out.
David
David
I looked on line at Staples in the USA and i Canada and I could not find anything that was 60# acid free stock. Maybe I missed it or didn't search properly.
Could you provid a stock number or link to the paper?
Thanks
Doug
Here are the standard paper weights:
- 20 lb (regular paper)
- 24 lb (high-volume use)
- 65 lb (card stock)
- 67 lb (cover stock)
- 110 lb (index card
When you talk about paper weight you must either use "GSM" (g/m2) or if you choose to use "lbs" you must indicate the type of paper, "text", "bond", "index", "cover". There is a different scale of weight in "lbs" for each paper type.
For example, Scott National paper is roughly 100 lb text. That is not the same in card or index weight.
So either use GSM or remain consistent when you quote paper type. I think in most cases people mean "text" but are saying index or card and provided the "text" weight.
Randomly search and you will find plenty of FAQs on paper company sites, such as...
I used what was printed on the back of a ream of paper from Office Max.
You might be well served by trying springback binders. Light house and some other manufactures make them and used ones can be found quite cheaply. They will accomodate many different types and sizes of pages.
Doug,
As others have said, there is no 60# paper, I was working from memory (not always the best idea in my case). What I use is 67# acid free paper from Staples. The package does not have any stock numbers or other identifiers on it.
David
I have purchased the cream version.
The website states white is acid free but did not see it mentioned for colors.
https://www.staples.com/Staples-Cover-Stock-Paper-8-1-2-x-11-White/product_490882
I do not have the original packaging so cannot tell if marked as acid free but will check when I visit again.
Domtar makes a 67 lb cover vellum bristol that is acid free. Amazon shows it.
I use both Stock books and defined pages using hinges for my GB collection. However, I'm currently reorganising my entire collection and have decided to make up my own pages following along the line of the Stanley Gibbons Windsor Album pages - one issue, one page. It'll take time but will be worth doing.
"What I use is 67# acid free paper from Staples. The package does not have any stock numbers or other identifiers on it."
I think I'm repeating myself here, but I strongly recommend that everyone interested in this "acid free" discussion do a google search on
"acid free" versus archival
The terms are not synonymous and "acid free" may not be the paper characteristic you're actually looking for.
Tom
""acid free" versus archival"
I was wondering if there are any other ideas for storing a collection safely without using a stamp album or a stock book. Being a topical stamp set collector I went out and bought some Vario pages and a few albums to store them in. After adding some stamps to a few pages I decided I didn't like the fact that 1 page had a few stamps in it and then I had to switch to another size page because the next stamps were a different size. I'm trying to keep the countries together. I want to fill a page then work on the next page. To do this I thought I would do my own pages so I bought a few binders from Staples, some mounts and the blank quad-ruled Scott pages. I didn't realize that the Scott pages were larger than the binders I bought. I returned the binders and figured my only option was to buy the Scott binders to fit the pages until I saw the cost. Before I drop $60 on an empty binder and slipcase I was wondering if there's another option out there. I was looking at sketchbooks for a reasonable price that I could use to make my own pages. They come hard or spiral bound with 65 lb paper. If anyone has an opinion on these please let me know. Other than that I'm lost. Right now I'm using Glassine Envelopes to store my stamps in until I come up with something. Thanks for the read and any ideas appreciated.
re: Looking for an alternative to a stamp album and stock book
"I didn't realize that the Scott pages were larger than the binders I bought. I returned the binders and figured my only option was to buy the Scott binders to fit the pages until I saw the cost. "
re: Looking for an alternative to a stamp album and stock book
Not sure whether these would suit your purpose, if not maybe Staples have some other styles that would work.
https://www.staples.com/Ampad-Evidence-4x4-Quadrille-Ruled-Pad-8-1-2-x-11-50-Sheets-Pad-10-PD-PK-22-000/product_534529
re: Looking for an alternative to a stamp album and stock book
Thanks for the response. Doesn't the paper have to be a certain pound to handle the weight of the stamps on the page? Are those quad-ruled pages thicker for the 8x10 binders? That's why I kept the Scott ones.
re: Looking for an alternative to a stamp album and stock book
Think the web site said it was 50lb stock. I use 65lb card stock for my Steiner pages.
re: Looking for an alternative to a stamp album and stock book
Here is another site you may want to consider.
https://www.arpinphilately.com/itm/quadruled-pages-for-stamp-albums
re: Looking for an alternative to a stamp album and stock book
You can buy whatever weight paper you like. 65 lb is plenty heavy enough.
Go to this page http://www.iswsc.org/iswsc_albums.html
and you can print free pages in several designs and even add your own heading before printing
You can also buy commercially printed pages. Here is a link to the catalogue of a Canadian supplier. I searched for similar products in the US, but didn't find any immediately. I am sure they are available somewhere.
http://www.unitradeassoc.com/pdf/Chap-1%20Accessories%202012.pdf
Roy
re: Looking for an alternative to a stamp album and stock book
Thank you both for the help.
re: Looking for an alternative to a stamp album and stock book
I have found that most of the standard album pages are 24 lb. paper. For Steiner pages, I use 24 lb. acid free paper without any problems.
re: Looking for an alternative to a stamp album and stock book
"Think the web site said it was 50lb stock. I use 65lb card stock for my Steiner pages."
"Go to this page http://www.iswsc.org/iswsc_albums.html
and you can print free pages in several designs and even add your own heading before printing"
re: Looking for an alternative to a stamp album and stock book
The paper weights can be confusing (bond, text, cover, index, card, etc) but all US papers show a metric equivalent such as 104 g/m2, etc. I prefer 28paper (around 5.8 mil) and 65/67 cover (around 8 mil). Minkus pages were around 8mil.
re: Looking for an alternative to a stamp album and stock book
I make my own album pages using 60# acid free stock from Staples. To do this I use a free software platform called Album Easy www.thestampweb.com. Before you panic, I want to let you know that I am no means a computer geek, and I was able to learn to use this in fairly short order. Album Easy allows the user to lay out different sized stamps on the same row, etc. There is a thread on the Supply Topic about Album Easy, check it out.
David
re: Looking for an alternative to a stamp album and stock book
David
I looked on line at Staples in the USA and i Canada and I could not find anything that was 60# acid free stock. Maybe I missed it or didn't search properly.
Could you provid a stock number or link to the paper?
Thanks
Doug
re: Looking for an alternative to a stamp album and stock book
Here are the standard paper weights:
- 20 lb (regular paper)
- 24 lb (high-volume use)
- 65 lb (card stock)
- 67 lb (cover stock)
- 110 lb (index card
re: Looking for an alternative to a stamp album and stock book
When you talk about paper weight you must either use "GSM" (g/m2) or if you choose to use "lbs" you must indicate the type of paper, "text", "bond", "index", "cover". There is a different scale of weight in "lbs" for each paper type.
For example, Scott National paper is roughly 100 lb text. That is not the same in card or index weight.
So either use GSM or remain consistent when you quote paper type. I think in most cases people mean "text" but are saying index or card and provided the "text" weight.
Randomly search and you will find plenty of FAQs on paper company sites, such as...
re: Looking for an alternative to a stamp album and stock book
I used what was printed on the back of a ream of paper from Office Max.
re: Looking for an alternative to a stamp album and stock book
You might be well served by trying springback binders. Light house and some other manufactures make them and used ones can be found quite cheaply. They will accomodate many different types and sizes of pages.
re: Looking for an alternative to a stamp album and stock book
Doug,
As others have said, there is no 60# paper, I was working from memory (not always the best idea in my case). What I use is 67# acid free paper from Staples. The package does not have any stock numbers or other identifiers on it.
David
re: Looking for an alternative to a stamp album and stock book
I have purchased the cream version.
The website states white is acid free but did not see it mentioned for colors.
https://www.staples.com/Staples-Cover-Stock-Paper-8-1-2-x-11-White/product_490882
I do not have the original packaging so cannot tell if marked as acid free but will check when I visit again.
Domtar makes a 67 lb cover vellum bristol that is acid free. Amazon shows it.
re: Looking for an alternative to a stamp album and stock book
I use both Stock books and defined pages using hinges for my GB collection. However, I'm currently reorganising my entire collection and have decided to make up my own pages following along the line of the Stanley Gibbons Windsor Album pages - one issue, one page. It'll take time but will be worth doing.
re: Looking for an alternative to a stamp album and stock book
"What I use is 67# acid free paper from Staples. The package does not have any stock numbers or other identifiers on it."
re: Looking for an alternative to a stamp album and stock book
I think I'm repeating myself here, but I strongly recommend that everyone interested in this "acid free" discussion do a google search on
"acid free" versus archival
The terms are not synonymous and "acid free" may not be the paper characteristic you're actually looking for.
Tom
re: Looking for an alternative to a stamp album and stock book
""acid free" versus archival"