My 1847 Pages

For the last two years I have been putting together a book with my my 1847 collection, creating custom pages with my computer. My pages are foil certificate cards (38/110 lbs 143 gr), Showgard mounts and the pages are put into clear plastic sleeves (acid free archive safe). Unfortunately I just noticed the foil certificate cards do not have acid free archive safe printed on the packaging. Is this something to be worried about? Should I change the pages even though stamps are in mounts?

Here are the pages I use: http://www.staples.com/Channel-Gold...oduct_804507

Here is a example of my pages:

Very nice, Andy.

I can't quite make out all the text, but I got most of it. Nice description at top and historical context at bottom.

Well done,
KirkS

Andy,

I agree with Kirk regarding the quality of your presentation and think that as long as the stamps are protected by the mounts you should have no problem.

KirkS,

I was going to reply to your post about this post but then I saw that you had deleted it before I could respond!

We're trapped in a vortex...

There are many pages, I would hate to have to redo the entire book but I will if my stamps are endanger of damage. Hopefully I'm just being paranoid.

Andy,

I agree wholeheartedly with your concern.

I imagine someone might be able to make the argument that your stamps are at greater risk from any harmful vapor being generated by the the paper's decay because of the diminished airflow resulting from the pages being placed in plastic sleeves.

But I'm a general biologist by education and an infantryman by profession so I'll defer to the chemists and the archivists in the group on this one!

Hope I haven't added to your paranoia but I think you're correct in asking the question. Here is an online resource that might help you find the answer: http://www.si.edu/mci/

Steve

p.s., Can anyone tell me if the stamps we're so concerned about protecting were themselves printed on acid-free paper?

Actually now that I think about it I'm being a bit ridiculous, after all the lighter fluid dunking, peroxide, UV lights and God knows what else those stamps have been through over the years, I guess my pages are not going to make much of a difference.

Thanks Steve for bringing me back to reality!