Souvenir sheets in stock books.

[attilo]

Hi everyone. Recently I purchased some souvenir sheets about 7 months ago and have been storing them in my
Lighthouse
Lighthouse 64-Black Page Leather Stamp Stockbook LZS4/32NRoyal Bluehttps://www.amazon.com//B001H0J9N6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_tIvrBbCPNXD58 ) but with glassine pages in the meantime. My question is will this damage the sheets because of them overlapping the plastic sleeves? Thanks for any replies!

[stampie78]

Jul 10, 2018 20:12:11 GMT -5 attilo said:

Hi everyone. Recently I purchased some souvenir sheets about 7 months ago and have been storing them in my
Lighthouse
Lighthouse 64-Black Page Leather Stamp Stockbook LZS4/32NRoyal Bluehttps://www.amazon.com//B001H0J9N6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_tIvrBbCPNXD58 ) but with glassine pages in the meantime. My question is will this damage the sheets because of them overlapping the plastic sleeves? Thanks for any replies!

I have used Lighthouse stockbooks for just that purpose and have had no problems over the years. Sometimes I use them to form collections before mounting them on regular pages. I see no problem with stamps or SS overlapping the plastic sleeves as long as there is no humidity involved. Hope this helps and happy stamping.

[khj]

Welcome to Stamp Bears, attilo! Please take the time to start a thread on the Introductions Board and let us know a bit about yourself.

As long as you keep the stockbooks upright (never leave them laying down for more than few days, and never with anything else on top of them), and also don't pack them too tightly on shelf, then you should be OK -- even after decades. Just watch the humidity, as stampie78 pointed out.

I have seen S/S's and also large stamps damaged, even in high quality stockbooks, by owners who careless stored them laying down for prolonged periods. You can see a slight "crease" (more like a bend or soft dent) across the stamp, especially when viewing from the back.

If using stocksheets, always make sure you are using the proper size strips and have the proper spacing between strips. The strips tend to be made of a lot thicker material, and in the long run will make bends if the S/S or large stamp extends over the bottom of strip above it -- even if stored upright.

[dgdecker]

Just got a few today from a give away I won last month.   I have been thinking about how to store until I get them organized. I just happy to have a stockbook I am not using right now. Good timing on this thread I would say.

David