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HOW TO USE STAMP MOUNTS
Cutting A Mount to Size Mount Height When selecting the mount height select a height that does not “squash” the item in the mount. If need be select the next higher size. However, there are times that one has to use a mount with the split vertical to get the right size. I have never …
Showgard Accommodation Range Mounts
Having trouble finding the right mounts for hard to fit items? Showgard’s Accommodation Range Mounts can help. There are 18 sizes available in packs of 5 or as a part of our Master Pack II assortment which contains one strip each of the Accommodation Range Mount sizes from No. 76 through No. 171, 15 strips in …
Did You Know? – Famous Philatelists
Philately, the collection and examination of postage stamps, was once the king of hobbies. With the decline in use of the postal service for day-to-day business and personal communication in favor of email and other electronic messaging, the interest in philately has waned somewhat. In recent years, however, the interest has received a boost with …
Mentoring The Next Generation of Philatelists
If you’re not here by accident, chances are you have been bitten by the philatelic bug. Some of you remember fondly the countless hours that you have spent over the years, sorting, mounting, trading and well and, well, just staring at your collection. As children, these delightful little pieces of paper beckoned you to far …
Protecting your stamp collection
I have been a stamp collector for over 60 years. When I first started collecting I used stamp hinges to mount my stamps into my album. At that time, that was the only way to mount stamps. Years later, stamp mounts came out as a better way to mount stamps. Today, using stamp hinges will …