Schaubek Hingeless Stamp Albums

I would just like reach out and ask if any of you use these albums and if so due you like them or not. Also where is the best place to buy these albums for the U.S. Thank you so much.

Which country are you thinking about getting?

Amos in the US carries some of them, but not all.

You can order direct from Schaubek as well but would have to figure out exchange and shipping.

I have the German set and like it. Albums are nothing to write home about, pages are nice but a lot of stamps in the centers of the pages so they tend to bow over time. This is not unusual for a lot of albums.

They use split back clear mounts and some people do not like split back. I don't mind them at all as they do hold stamps securely.

Is there a reason you are looking at Schaubek?

I have been using a Schaubek hingeless for my U.S. collection since I transitioned from the Mystic albums, the pages of which started curling and affecting the stamps. Among other things, I like that the Schaubek has spaces for my coil stamp line pairs, but I did have a concern about the split back mounts that Schaubek uses and the effect they may have on the gum of the MNH stamps that I collect exclusively except for the older classics. In some previous threads, folks have had mixed opinions about whether they had observed any adverse effects from these types of mounts. I'll be keeping an eye on what's happening with my stamps.

Oracle

Off topic but your issue with the Mystic hingeless.

I minimized my curling by taking some old spacers used in lighthouse turnbar albums, cutting them to size, and 3 hole punching them and put them in the Mystic album every 10-15 pages or so. It did prevent a lot of the curling, especially in the early albums.

Dutchman - many thanks for the tip. I'm not familiar with the spacers you speak of and lighthouse albums, but I'll look into whether there's a way to get my hands on some since I do like the Mystic albums. Just chagrined about the fact that those pages are curling the way they do and making me leery about putting my more valuable stamps in them.

I tend to use whatever albums I pick up in auctions. I have twenty-odd Schaubek albums, and I like them. The peg type have very high capacity, and the binders are very solid. Personally, I'd never buy pages with mounts applied by the manufacturer. Buy the printed Schaubek pages and cut mounts yourself or use hinges. You can order direct from Schaubek - prices are pretty good with current Euro exchange rates and the service is very good.

Geoff

dutchman1948,

What are these "spacers"? Are they just blank pages? I am concerned as I have a bunch of MYSTIC albums - all less than two years old,

Jack Kelley

Spacers are fairly thick pieces of cardboard, about an inch wide and running the length if the spine of the album. They're usually provided with Schaubek, Lighthouse and other albums. They help ensure that peg and springback albums lie reasonably flat when opened.

GeoffHa,

I think understand. Would it create the same effect if we used a plastic ruler, the kind with holes for mounting in a three ringed binder? If so, a spacer could be made by cutting up thick non-corregated cardboard into 1-2" strips. Am I on the right track?

Jack Kelley

Jack

Yes, that's right - all you're doing is inserting something to divide groups of pages. Not needed for ring-binder-type albums, but essential for easy use of other types.

Geoff

The Lighthouse springback shows the concept -

https://www.leuchtturm.com/epages/l...ducts/320448

Oh, OK Geoff. Thank you. I will keep an eye on my MYSTIC pages for warping. I only have about 50-75 pages per album for the early years 1900-1940. Up to 100 pages for the albums thereafter (to 2014). As an alternative, Stamps1962 is working with a heavier stock MYSTIC paper. He is using Hawid mounts. I am anxious to see how it looks once he posts some pictures.

Jack Kelley

I would like to thank all that helped out with the Schaubek Hingeless stamp albums. Is there a better album out there? If so what may it be and is it better Hingeless or take your time and cut your own mounts. I would really like to thank all of you. I really only would like to make this a one time purchase.

I am all for cutting my own. I can adjust for the size I want and the result looks good. For me, its all about organization and presentation.

Jack Kelley

There have been extensive discussions about albums -particularly printed US albums - elsewhere on SCF. There's really no universal "better" - it depends on your own taste and pocket. I like Lighthouse and Schaubek, and dislike Davo - but others will think entirely differently. Whether you choose hingeless is up to you, but it can be restrictive. The alternative is to buy blank quadrille ages and do it yourself - I'm just as happy with my own albums of this type as I am with printed ones.

Oooh, ooh, ooh... Sorry I didn't get here sooner!

There are several threads here about Schaubek (search will get you all of them)...

https://goscf.com/t/6638

https://goscf.com/t/15579

https://goscf.com/t/11238 (read the 5th post in thread).


Read up on these, then we'll talk more