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so I did my research learned that it has to be acid free/lignin free preferably 100% cotton and found this on Amazon can I get your thoughts? I went for 32 lb since I wish I had a stationnary store nearby to maybe see how the paper is but oh well I chose something in the middle not too heavy and not too light

https://www.amazon.ca/Southworth-Ex...37729&sr=8-1

Search for this topic, there are several years worth of discussion on this. Like https://goscf.com/t/21906 and https://goscf.com/t/57746

In short, 32lb is going to (very likely) be too lightweight. Most certainly will be if you mount stamps.

I agree. I use 67 pound and sometimes it is too light, especially if there are many stamps or other items on the page


Peter

Be careful on Amazon, many fake goods. You want to be certain you are getting the acid free product. Saving a bit and chancing Amazon can cost you greatly in the long run. There are brick and mortar commercial paper manufactures and suppliers.who will stand behind their products. They can even custom cut you paper stock to the size you want.

Lastly understand paper color varies by batch, so if a slight variation is an issue for you, purchase what you need in one batch.

The counterfeit items has stopped me from ordering on Amazon nor even maintaining an account.

Use the "Search" feature on SCF top bar right hand side.

Type in "Stamp Album Paper"

22,900 results.

Cancel the Amazon order.

'Acid free' means nothing. No matter what you get you would be well served to test the paper yourself https://www.amazon.com/Lineco-Testi...45605&sr=8-3
Don

Scott National pages as an example are 80#. Other album manufacturers commonly exceed 100# weight paper. Agree with PPG on Amazon fakes. Loaded with Chinese counterfeits from lightbulbs to paper and all in between. I have stopped ordering on Amazon as well.

Respectfully disagree with almost everyone in this thread. Do you seriously believe that the brand-name papers listed on Amazon are fakes? Most legitimate paper companies sell their wares on Amazon. You can get some fantastic deals, too. All just my humble opinion, of course...
John

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Rodgcam meant no offense, I am sure he was just joking. We all support Amazon to the fullest and have been faithfully staying home and out of Walmart. We understand that AWS controls most of the infrastructure that our hobby replies upon and in no way want to see that threatened. We all humbly apologize and will redouble our efforts to increase your $196 billion dollar worth.
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Don

I just need some place to get something good and affordable I cant find a single good paper place in montreal :/ staples dosnt have crap and the other independant paper stores make craft paper which is yes made out of cotton but CUSTOM MADE and sold per 1 piece and not by pack!

The Southworth 100% cotton papers have a good reputation and are as archival as one is likely to get outside of a speciality supplier.

Unfortunately, in Canada, I have found very limited options for paper, so if you want the Southworth 32lb, it seems as if Amazon is the only option. Staples do carry 24lb which is far too light. They do list the 32lb in cream on their website but it has been out of stock for months. Emails enquiring if and when it will be back in stock have gone unanswered.

As an aside, it can be impossible to compare paperweights using pounds because different paper types use different basic scales.
Instead, for consistency, one should use the grams/square meter value which, even in the US, is listed on the packaging.

For example, one would expect Staples 67lb coverstock to be twice as heavy as the Southworth 32lb paper, but, as can be seen, when looking at the grams/square meter there isn't actually an enormous difference.
The 67lb coverstock is 148gsm, whereas the 32lb paper comes in at 120gsm, only about 20% lighter.

Clive

MIC-8538
Don't look for a paper supply store, look for a printing shop. One that prints business cards/advertising/shirts etc. I find it hard to believe that in a city as big as Montreal there is not someone that can help you.

A great paper weight chart:

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0...ts.pdf?11568

Just a thought. I assume that you're looking at paper of a similar size to A4, in which case you're potentially going to spend a lot of money on blank paper of a size that won't allow you to display your stamps especially well.

This guy will sell you all-blank album paper at a reasonable price. It's the weight and size (and pretty close to the color) of Scott International, Scott Specialty, as Minkus album pages as well as regular printer paper, depending on which you need.

http://www.albumpages.net

As for weight, some collectors prefer album pages in a fairly cardboard-like heavy weight of around 100# but I find that too heavy. I prefer paper around 65# weight or slightly heavier. Printer paper is 20# weight and anything around 32# will be much too lightweight for a stamp album, at least in my opinion.

Print shops generally know paper pretty well. You might visit a few and ask if they can sell you medium weight paper in the sizes you want. You'll also need them to hole punch the paper, presumably. If you find what you want at a good price, buy more than you need because the next time you'll find the color has changed slightly. Matching the many shades of white is apparently not easy to do.

I second the local print shop idea, Montreal must have tons of them. I use one in my town for any custom orders, and it's been great.