Question On Scotts International Paper Change For Part 2

Hi,
I believe this was talked about awhile ago, but I am not certain - so I'll bring it up again......

During the publication of Scotts International Part 2 albums, which cover the 1940s, there was a change in paper (thickness) that allowed the binder to be smaller than the first ones issued. My question is, what copyright date did that "skinny" paper first appear?

Thank you so much,

Mobilman44

I should hesitate to jump in since I don't know the answer, but I recently acquired a Part 2 printed in 1950 that is on what I think of as the same thin paper that I have seen in earlier editions of Part I. (Sorry, I don't have a micrometer to measure the thickness!) I can't imagine how Scott could have made the album thinner unless they eliminated some pages altogether. I do know that what you buy today from Amos is printed on their current archival paper (80? pounds stock). Hopefully, someone else can be more helpful.

The part 2s came in two thicknesses of binders, with the thinner one appearing in later editions. The newer paper is rather "slick" and of course thinner than its predecessor. At some copyright date, Scott changed paper.

From what I can surmise, the thinner binders carried fewer pages and the larger binders were used as Part II encompassed more years. For example, I have up on the shelf, from collections I bought, a Part II with a 1947 copyright and narrow binder that only goes to August 1946. I also have a Part II with a 1953 copyright that goes to mid 1949, the way Part II finally stood. I have a copyright 1950 that is just like the latter with an approximately 3-1/2 inch spine compared to the approximately 2-3/4 inch spine of the 1947 volume.

Also, though I don't have a micrometer, the paper on the narrower 1947 volume does seem thinner and like the paper of the original blue International Junior before it became Scott International Part I (and also a thicker volume) when it replaced the more comprehensive old Scott 'browns.'

Hope that helps!

Modern,great info. Do you have any similar type info on Part lll ?

I have a 1956 Part III that picks up 1949 and ends with 1955 and a 1960 Part IV that runs from 1956 too 1959. Both of these are of the approximately 3-1/2 inch binder size that became standard, and I think, by around that that time -- if not sooner -- annual supplements were being issued.

Wow, it does get complicated! I think I'll attempt to buy the "new" set, assuming the price doesn't get out of my ballpark.
Thanks all!

Hi again,
I am a bit confused still...........

Would a copyright Part 2 be of thin or thick paper?

Ooops, my last posting was incomplete..........
To re-ask the question............ Would a 1953 Part 2 be of the thinner or thicker paper?

Thank you!