Greetings! New Member Just Saying 'Hi'.

Hello fellow philatelists! I have been collecting US stamps since my youth in the late 70's and rejoined the hobby 5 or so years ago. Found this community awhile back searching for some answers and decided to join.

Of note, I've been expanding my Minuteman album and discovering that Scott/Amos stopped including Envelopes and Air Post Envelopes (BOB) supplements back in the mid 80's javascript:insertsmilie('')

Hoping to find some advice on how to create my own Minuteman pages for these (and print them - pages are 9.5" wide, too wide for most home printers).

Welcome,


Peter

hubbaDubba,

Collecting for the enjoyment of collecting, whatever that might be, is the name of the game. Don't hesitate to ask questions especially if you need basic information and especially more advanced sources of information for any possible topic. You should be able to find folks on this board a little further along on their collecting journey glad to share experiences.

My personal bias is a used stamp loses the story of its journey in the postal service when it is removed from the cover it transported to its destination. Collecting postal history adds a whole new aspect to your journey in our hobby.

Wishing you many enjoyable future days in our hobby. Russ

Welcome. Great group of people here with lots of good advice.

Welcome aboard. You won't find a group more knowledgeable anywhere else on the web.

You might check out the large format printers offered by Epson. I've been using one of their printers for years to print out pages for my Scott Specialized. Check out the WorkForce Pro WF-7820 or 7840.

Thanks, rturn. I've indeed already discovered that people use Album Easy for creating pages and that wide format printers are available. PC Mag recently rated the Epson WF-7310 as one of the 10 best for '24. Currently $150. Not sure I want to buy a printer just to print a few wide format pages, though. I saw a thread here where one member actually folded the Minuteman blank page edges to run it through their regular home printer.

Depending on where you live, you should be able to find a library or some other place that can run the prints - or ask a few friends.
I see that you live in Burnsville, so you might want to check out Insty Prints. There is one in Eden Prairie.