Printable Album Pages?

I have seen mentioned in more that one post that people are printing their own Album pages and adding history/notes etc.
Are these being designed by the individual, or are they available on line somewhere?

You didn't specify whether you were looking for U.S. or Worldwide Album Pages. If U.S., this is a nice link:

http://www.philosateleia.com/album/

Yuconcat

My country pages I get them from the Stamp Album web.

http://www.stampalbums.com/

For my topical pages I use AlbumEasy. It's the software that is use to make the pages on the Stamp Album web

http://www.thestampweb.com/

Thank you,

I would say at this time I'm leaning towards US, but have many foreign stamps as well.

I'm currenlty the proud owner of a 4 generation collection, and only my Dad had made somewhat of an effort to organize his portion by identifying them by Scott # and inserting in glassine envelopes.

It is starting out to be a bit overwhelming, as the collection fills 3 rather large wooden crates, but I am already enjoying some of the the rabbit trails that some stamps send me on. I'm having a hard time deciding how to start. I have narrowed my decisions somewhat, in that I am only going to collect singles.

In my youth I had started a collection by inserting the stamps via hinges into a Ambassadore album, but I find the empty spaces unappealing, which is why the printable page option may work for me.

thank you all for the replys

I create all my own album pages. I do everything in word. I created a page template and a series of stamp borders that I paste on the page and enter the history or statistics that I choose to include. It is time consuming but I really like the results. I would never attempt this with a large general collection but my pre 1940 U.S. only contains about 17,000 items.

Russ

This sounds promising also.

Do any of you use a specific paper that is not subject to degradation?

I use 42 lb acid free from Staples. I tried heavier paper bu had some problems with the stiffness in my printer.

WELCOME!!

may I suggest if your going to go thru the effort in making albums make sure you get the right paper or in 10-20 years you may find your collection damaged or destroyed by the paper.
a few months ago I was asking the same questions and did a lot of reading and research.

I found that you need not only ACID free paper but LIGNIN free as well.

Definition: Acid & lignin free paper means the paper has gone through a process to make sure it won't discolor or deteriorate. Acid free means the paper has been treated to neutralize the natural acids. Lignin free paper means the natural component "lignin" has been removed. Both steps are needed for highest protection of your books.

Edwin,
Do you have a good source for this paper, Staples carry it?

I believe Staples carries the Hammer Mills Acid and lignin FREE paper, however when you go there they won't have it because its an Online order only check the website... I went there to buy it and then read my printout and it said online only. I was impatient and bought in-store acid free only and now wish I waited for the lignin free to arrive.

I suggest a shopping Google websearch of acid free, Lignin free paper and decide from there

when I was doing my research I was looking at this paper


NOTE: I believe Stamp Virgin prints alot of pages he uses a lighter weight then me, he may have some suggestions on where he gets his Lingnin free paper.

Edwin,
Thanks

In viewing the models of the printers used in other threads, the maximum paper weight that they handle is about 40lbs.

The Hammerhill paper weight that 'Edwin' references is 60lb and most likely will not feed through these 'cheapo' scanner/printers.

Does anyone know of a 40lb weight with the same acid and Lignin free traits.

There is a completely different route that is much quicker but is much more expensive. Use stock leaves in a good quality loose leaf ring binder (needs to be have 4 D-rings).

The big advantages are:
* No blank spaces AND easy to update - as your collection grows, you redo the leaves / add new leaves as necessary
* Stamps are held safely between two layers of plastic - need to make sure that the leaves come from a reputable manufacturer
* Mint stamps stay MNH, don't need separate hingeless mounts
* No stamp hinges, hooray!

A typical 1.5 inch album will hold 50 or so double sided leaves

The BIG disadvantage is the cost - c £0.45 per double sided Lighthouse Vario sheet.
There is a minor disadvantage because each leaf has all the strips the same width, so if you have a tall stamp you will have to use a 4 or 5 strip leaf for the whole page even if most of the other stamps are small.

I'm not seeing this issue mentioned within this post, so I'll do so now. You should NOT be using a 'cheapo' printer for album pages (i.e. ink jet). A laser printer is recommended.

David:
If you don't mind, I have a few questions for you:

1. Will the Vario sheets also fit in a standard 3-ring binder?

2. I understand the appeal of D-rings. Why do you prefer 4 rings?

3. Do you prefer Vario or Vario Plus?

Thanks,
Kirk

Regarding printers and thick paper/card - Look for a printer that can print on CD/DVDs as these tend to have a straight paper path.
I have an Epson photo 900 which is quite old now but will print on any card. I know some people are not keen on inkjet for this but I don't think there is a laser that can do this.

If you collect machins then this is a good place for printable album pages - http://www.adminware.ca/machin/m_album.htm

For France - http://www.album.france-timbres.net/