SCF member DrewM posted this a while back (emphasis added)...
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Here's what John Apfelbaum wrote:
"All of the above is an irritation compared to the main problem that occurs with stamp mounts. Originally created to better protect your stamps, they are now the leading cause of stamp damage in the hobby. Collectors damage more stamps taking their stamps in and out of mounts that any other way. Comers are creased at an alarming rate, and over moistening of mounts leads to many thins. An increasing issue is over-protection— stamps within mounts which are then on stock cards which are placed in acetate pages. One collector we saw recently had five such layers of protection for each of his stamps. We wanted to remind him that this is stamp collecting, not family planning. Like any fetish, the mounting fetish takes away from real enjoyment of the hobby."
The last three sentences, in particular, caught my eye.
Seems to me one should consider using a hinge or quality mount (Scott/Prinz, Hawid, Showgard, etc.) and be done with it.
John