Quick Question For Steiner Page Binders

This whole discussion makes me a bit nervous. I use sheet protectors (Avery PV811) on some of my specialized collections and like them. The way they look and the way they feel. There is the tactile component to the pages. You can rub your hands over the page and feel the stamps underneath. It gives me a sense of satisfaction having completed the mounting and presentation the various sets. Whether the sheet protectors locked in the acetic quality of the pages or the RH really never occurred to me. Although I may be revisiting this issue in the future. I don't have the wherewithal, resources or otherwise, to specifically store my collection in a dedicated area. There is mold, variable RH, swings in temperature and other conditions that I do not control. My Bad.

I recently evaluated a collection of a friend that was passed down from his Great Uncle. The stamps were mostly definatives from the late 1800's to early 1900's and were mounted in an old SG album from 1904. Those stamps haven't been touched for 70 plus years. I did not notice any problems with them, toning or otherwise.

It is like the proverbial "Frog in the boiling pot" story. Put a frog in cold water and turn up the heat. He will sit there till he boils to death. Throw a frog in a boiling pot of water and he will jump right out. My point is, even though you keep an eye on your stamps that are mounted with questionable material (page protectors, acetic paper, improper environment, etc.) it may be difficult to actually see any changes. So you may be duped into thinking all is safe. Then how about glassine interleaving? Just my thoughts. Cheers! Wolf-==-