Minkus Supreme Global Albums (The Big Red Thread)

toss old pages. Not worth the trouble. Have seen too many ruined collections with the owners making a poor choice using old pages.

I have a couple Supremes I've picked up on ebay. It's interesting how the glassine interleaves have turned brown but do provide clearer viewing of the stamps than the newer interleaves. Reminds me of the changes "Westminster" or whatever the name of the glassine envelope maker was. The older glassines are very clear but still slightly brown with age. Then for a while they almost blocked out the image of the stamps. Now the new ones seem more clear but still not as clear as the very old ones. (Of 60 years ago).

I've often wondered if yellowed or browned glassine interleaves are somehow bad for stamps and pages. You're right though, the old ones are easier to see though.

Once pages or glassines become yellow, it's time to toss. Of course it can hurt paper stamps over time.