Big Blue Page Thickness

Are the pages thicker in the 1947 Scott International Big Blue album than the 1943 Scott International Junior Big Blue album?

Hi,
Over the last three years I've bought/sold over 20 Scott Internationals (vol 1-V) in my attempt to put together the best set I could. It soon became obvious that there were different "grades" of paper used. This was especially apparent in volume 2, where the paper was thicker and of - in my opinion - lesser quality. Later editions used much smoother and thinner paper.

As an aside..... I ended up using an older edition of volume 2 for my collection, and it has a significant quantity of stamps mounted. Then a few months ago I came across a "new and improved" set of pages. It still sits on my shelf, for the idea of transferring 8k of stamps is more than I want to deal with.

Mobilman that is my problem too. I have a 1943 International Junior with 8,500 stamps and a 1947 International with 6,000 stamps. The 1943 pages are yellowed and seem thin or just more softer than the white, stiffer 1947. I did not want to transfer the 1943 to the 1947 even though it is much nicer. Too much effort so I have made the 1943 my main album. But sometimes it bothers me. I plan on continuing the Big Blue for a long time to come. Also, the 1947 hinges remove more easily. Any thoughts anyone? Thank you, neurotic Randy

Hi,
I have had a lot of experience removing hinges. Some are easy, some hard, some impossible (w/o soaking). I've done some experiments with 5 different types with very definite results. By far, the best are the old Dennison (green). Next comes the old "Fold o Hinge". Everything else I tested were way far back in results. Of course the Dennison's are out of production, and only available on ebay for about $18-$20. Fold o Hinges are available on ebay for about $15.

Special note...... the good ones are DennisOns - and not the DennisEns. They are NOT in any way the same.