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A Question For Brits Who Create Their Own Album Pages

 
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Posted 10/19/2011   09:29 am  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add Maiden to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
Where do you source your paper?

I know you should use acid-free, archival paper but I cant seem to find a UK stockist, unless a) we have different terms for it over here, or b) I'm looking in the wrong places :p

So if anyone could point me in the right direction for places that sell the right type of paper, I'd be grateful :)
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Posted 10/19/2011   11:51 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add AnthonyUK to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Hi Maiden,
I wouldn't bother personally.
If the stamps are high value use clear mounts to protect them on your pages.
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Posted 10/19/2011   12:39 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Marius to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Most of the paper is acid-free these days. I usually buy 180 or 200gsm paper from ebay (not photo paper)and it works well for printing album pages.
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Posted 10/19/2011   1:37 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add stampgal to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
I usually search under "archival paper", this is one I found, though I haven't ordered from them, I have a some I was given by a friend to keep me going for now.
http://www.my-history.co.uk/acatalo..._Papers.html
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Posted 10/20/2011   03:42 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Maiden to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks for the replys, thats quite helpful :)
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Posted 10/20/2011   05:24 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add rod222 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply

This makes interesting reading...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid-free_paper

Things look good for paper going forward,
1000 years perhaps.

Alkaline Buffered paper would be ideal.
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