Hello there I am thinking about doing my first Stamp exhibition soon on A3 paper. I did find that the colour recomemnded are off whites, cream or ivory colours and with papers 140 gsm or more . Are there any types of paper recommended? like can I use couche papers? glossy? or I should only watch regular ones
Once you decide on the paper itself, buy multiple of what you think you will need. That way all your pages will be from one color lot and match. Paper color does NOT stay the same from lot to lot due to inherent production variables.
My guess would be people who wanted to take pictures of your exhibit pages won't be happy with glossy paper. It should be archival quality paper (ISO 9706).
In my limited exhibiting experience, matte, off-white paper is preferred because it creates less contrast with 100+ year old toned and discolored covers. Even a really nice 1847 issue cover will look dirty against a glossy bright white page.
The Gibbons stuff is just the "pay us more" option for ISO 9706 paper - or if you no longer have a shop in your town that carries "paper" in all shapes and forms...
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Posted 12/28/2025 12:43 pm
