Howdy From Dallas!

Hello all!

Found this site and happy reading up and trying to get involved! Back to the obsession after some years off since the girls where born, now 15! I'm mostly collecting US MNH and used worldwide; I know, pretty mundane but enjoyable.

I'm using a Harris Senior Statesman (2 volume home grown) and a new Scott Minuteman (actually surprised at how thin the pages are! :( ) Also printing own pages on cardstock using Philosateleians pages for US. May actually go all out on own pages and abandon the Minuteman.

At any rate, glad to be here and look forward to chatting up!

Hello Pookie64, welcome!

Years ago I used to have the Statesman in a 2 volume home grown as you say. Good albums.

What do you use for extra pages? I usedd to use the quadrilled ones from Harris. Now you can print your own and everything.

Thanks for the welcome Puzzler!

For the Philosateleian pages I'm using acid-free/lignen-free cardstock from Hobby Lobby; it's about 69lb. For the Harris WW, I still have old-stock quadrilled pages and using those. Truth be told, I"m putting all my energy right now on US albums.

Wished I'd paid more attention before buying the Minuteman; the pages are about 20lb. copy paper thick (thin). That's why I'm playing with the home printed cardstock pages.

I also use Showgard mounts, love the black background. I actually moved my US MNH stamps from a '79 Harris Liberty to the Minuteman (well, not all yet, but fully removed from the Liberty). During several moves, the albums where stored in hot (dry) storage which did seem to affect the showgard mounts and became brittle. Lesson learned, don't do that!

The Liberty also yellow considerably! For sure that paper in '79 was not acid free... Is the Scott Minuteman acid free?

Welcome Pookie64

Glad you decided to join us. I also print my own pages, using the Steiner website. I use 24lb archival paper that has 25% cotton making it seem much thicker. I found cardstock just a little too thick as some of the countries I have printed alwready have 3 binders.

Can't wait to see some of your collection.

Dianne

Hey Pookie64,

Welcome to the family and it is great to have you with us.


I guess I went all out I have 110 lb acid free card stock from Office Max.

Welcome to the group Pookie64,

Yeah, I too was disappointed at how thin the minute man pages are.

Dave N.
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oldtriguy1690, thanks for the welcome!

I sent at note to Amos Advantage and they where cordial and all. They told me that the paper is definitely acid-free, but the weight (thickness) varies depending on supplier. So it sounds like they don't have production control on the paper, which seems iffy. The pages from the 18th century section are thicker (and a shade darker) than the 19th and 20th centuries sections. So for sure they are getting different batches of paper, etc.

I like the page sizes, history vignettes, etc. but lesson learned about their "beginner" album, at US$100.

Welcome & hi to you Pookie64.

Pookie64, how great to have you join up. Hope you will share some of your scans and I look forward to having many a discussion with you about stamps, collecting and the fun that goes with it.- Jeff

hey there Pookie64 what part of dallas you from? I am in Mesquite and have been just begininig stamp collecting! Any insite as to what is going on in thd DFW?