A Hope for Advice on Appropriate Archival Mounts

My preference is top loading HAWID mounts for stamps 33mm or shorter. The price of the mounts up to 33mm were the same so it was just as comical to buy one size and then trim down. Or, you can buy the split back style as I did for a while and slice lengthwise. For example, a 72mm mount yields 2 strips for a 33mm stamp.

HWAID went out of business but supposedly Lighthouse purchased the brand but has not re-started production yet since my usual dealers are still out of stock.

I find clear mount much more forgiving on sizing, cutting, placement, and look is more balanced if you use black mounts.

I use Vario sheets to mount any larger odd sized items.

David

I am gaining understanding on what sizes to use for which types of Japanese stamps re mounts. I use clear mounts, from both Prinz, and Showguard

I found the following so far the most useful and correct for the sizes and types of issues in case this helps others. I know some use Stock books, i use mounting on Scott pages.

for the smallest definitives etc. i use Prinze Pre Cut 25/22 and 22/25 mounts clear.
for most standard stamp sizes, I use a range of Prinze pre cut and strips, between these ssizes

215 long strips and also the pre cut 20 size:

25 mm
26 mm
27 mm
28 mm
29 mm
30 mm

for instance the long running Sports issues from the 1960s thru the 1980s work fine with either 215 x 27, that size also works with 215 x 28

a great help for the large format art topic stamps is the 31 x 50 mm it was a real challenge to match until i found this size.

for the New Years issues I found larger format Showguard and Prinze mounts that come close to matching 111 x 91 Showguard works well

for the National Park special sets, I am not decided yet will post that when i can find the closest.

hope this may help others. took me a while to figure out.

Chris

hi
I have heard of those top opening mounts there were some in the album I pruchased. I may try that for now i am doing fine and I use a pair of very sharp scioors to cut them i have been doing creative work for a long lon gtime and find handling them and mounting them is not hard just have to pay attention to placement lining them up.

thanks for your reply much appreciated.

Chris

This is what I now use. I found it a few years ago at Michaels here in Canada.  I am sure it can be found readily elsewhere. I like the fact I can replace the blade when necessary. Meets al my needs.

David