You slide in the Hagner binder, and the TOP of the pages, and the stamps on top rows are then NOT exposed to all that moisture, airborne dust, salt, insects or humidity etc, etc. Slipcases work on a very simple principle. Any dust or gunk sits on TOP of the slipcase, and rubbing a finger over it each year or two will show you how MUCH gook would have gone right down into your stamps otherwise. Damp paper with no exposure to sunlight is a disaster waiting to happen in this climateĪirborne dust settles there, and then when combined with the humid (often salt bearing) air, which also goes down only a row or two, you have a deadly mixture. Often in closed boxes that do not “breathe”, in dark wardrobes, storage cupboards, attics, and garages etc. Most stamps here are stored in poorly ventilated rooms. Large caches of this material appear all the time, and condition is incredibly fresh. Even if 200 years old, in the pre-stamp era.
In Scotland, Scandinavia, Hamburg, Boston, Chicago or Toronto etc, etc, they have no idea how much humidity we get in the Pacific region, each and every Summer.Ĭartons of old correspondence in the attic of a Glasgow Solicitor etc generally looks superb when found cleaning up old file boxes. Stamp Collecting was initially a Northern Hemisphere hobby. This gives rise to small (soon to become much bigger!) brown spots etc. Or VERY mouldy! The less you “air” and ventilate your albums - and many collectors do not, the faster this mould will grow and spread. And then stay very slightly damp for weeks - indeed generally for many months.ĭamp paper in our warm climate gets slightly mouldy. Stamps, stamp albums, stockbooks and Hagner sheets - all being paper - absorb this humidity in varying degrees. These areas suffer from sustained high humidity over the long Australian summer months from about November to March. Probably 90% of Australian stamp collectors live in the coastal strip from Melbourne to Cairns. The NUMBER ONE problem for stamp collectors (and dealers) in this part of the world, is our climate. We generally get to tell you about your serious problem only when it is too late to rectify anything. READ about slipcases folks - you are foolish if you do not use them - no matter WHERE you live Why are stocksheets so expensive in Australia compared with GB, Germany or USA? Did the Prinz company take-over or merge with the Hagner company in the mid 1990's?ġ0. Does it matter if one purchases for example Prinz stocksheets with 7 punch hole or Universal punch hole (17)?ĩ. Some collectors advise against double sided stocksheets compared with single sided stocksheets? Is it just personal preference, aesthetic appearance or is there some logic to this advise?Ĩ.
With regards to humidity, I read that someone suggested that stamps gums stick more to black cardboard style sheets than polyester or PVC sheets? Which is actually correct?ħ. Why do a number of collectors recommend Prinz stocksheets compared to Hagner stocksheets?Ħ. Is the quality and durability of Prinz stocksheets similar to Hagner stocksheets? What about Vario sheets?ĥ. Has any collector experienced that when stamps are placed at the beginning and end of each strip there is possibility that the stamp is displaced or falls out?Ĥ. With regards to the Prinz 'Diamant' stocksheet, are the polyester foil strips purely attached to the black card page via glue at the bottom (similar to Hagner stocksheets) or are they welded closed on three sides like Vario stocksheets?ģ. Are Prinz brand 'Diamant' stocksheets similar to Hagner stocksheets?Ģ. However I do have a number of questions that hopefully established collectors or even stamp dealers could assist me with.ġ. I am currently contemplating purchasing either Prinz brand 'Diamant' standard stocksheets or Hagner stocksheets.
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