philatelia
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Post by philatelia on Aug 23, 2023 10:04:28 GMT
I’ve never seen anything like these before - covers to fit over your loose leaf style pages - Vario and Hagnar for example. Says they are manufactured in Japan. link to EBay listing  |
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angore
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Post by angore on Aug 23, 2023 10:26:57 GMT
Are you stating the intent to provide a cover as a substitude for a binder?
I found the post on ebay and looks like another brand (Anchor) of Vario style pages.
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philatelia
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Post by philatelia on Aug 23, 2023 11:01:50 GMT
Hi Al - no - just never occurred to me that there existed a cover for a Hagnar sheet and thought others might have never heard of it before either. They are not another brand of pages as far as I can tell - only protective covers for Hagnar or Vario style pages. Not sure what you mean - how these could substitute for a binder? You would still need a binder though, yes? Otherwise they would just be loose pages.
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angore
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Post by angore on Aug 23, 2023 11:15:53 GMT
I went back and looked at the listing and actually enlarged the images. They are essentially protectives but oversize to hold Vario pages since larger than letter / A4. They are equivalent to these. I use them for some pages but not to store a vario page. I  Here is a scan of a Vario page I put in a page size sheet protector. I had not thought of doing this.  |
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anglobob
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Post by anglobob on Aug 23, 2023 11:15:54 GMT
I use this type of protector for all my pages and Vario/Hagnar sheets.I am not familiar with these but they appear to be made by Anchor in Japan.
Anchor also produces stock sheets similar to Vario and Hagnar sheets and I have purchased many examples from this Ebay seller.The quality is excellent and they are cheaper too.I have never had any problems and always receive excellent service from the seller.
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djcmh
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Post by djcmh on Aug 23, 2023 12:33:16 GMT
I guess my question would by why put a Vario/Hagner in a cover page to begin with. I always use pages where the stamps are completely covered by the row pocket, so not sure what the need for extra protection would be.
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JeffS
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Post by JeffS on Aug 23, 2023 18:29:45 GMT
I have on occasion used Vario pages for doing a rough organization of material and found security in inserting the Varios in a sheet protector, when items of differing sizes are involved, especially when they protrude above the strip.
 
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Beryllium Guy
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Aug 23, 2023 19:50:01 GMT
I guess my question would by why put a Vario/Hagner in a cover page to begin with. I always use pages where the stamps are completely covered by the row pocket, so not sure what the need for extra protection would be. Thanks for your comment, Gene, as I was wondering the same thing. But it occurred to me that with my Hagner pages, I am constantly wiping them down using a small cloth for cleaning eyeglasses or computer screens, because I keep getting fingerprints on the glossy, clear plastic surfaces. Now I am wondering if using sheet protectors would be helpful. Hmmmm....  |
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djcmh
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Post by djcmh on Aug 24, 2023 2:42:12 GMT
I guess my question would by why put a Vario/Hagner in a cover page to begin with. I always use pages where the stamps are completely covered by the row pocket, so not sure what the need for extra protection would be. Thanks for your comment, Gene, as I was wondering the same thing. But it occurred to me that with my Hagner pages, I am constantly wiping them down using a small cloth for cleaning eyeglasses or computer screens, because I keep getting fingerprints on the glossy, clear plastic surfaces. Now I am wondering if using sheet protectors would be helpful. Hmmmm.... I guess that would somewhat reduce fingerprints/dust to a point, but one would have to balance that with the hassle of taking the pages out of protectors if you wanted to add something to the page or rearrange it or scan it (scanning the e page while in protector would be an option but I think it would affect the detail of the scan having additional layer of plastic.) Also there is the bulking factor, meaning you will get less pages per binder since the protectors will add a little to the thickness of each of the pages. Given the cost of Lighthouse Binders for example that can become another issue. |
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angore
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Post by angore on Aug 24, 2023 9:59:16 GMT
My primary use for this size is to put sheets in the album so the page size is similar to the non-sleeved pages rather than mixing the regular size protective sleeves. Here is an example. It allows me to marry two sheets to be one sheet in album so turns as one page. I have a country title page with the Worldwide in a Nutshell article from the APS journal. My dad, also collector, puts his certs for his stamps on the backside of the left side. I would use a protective sleeve rather than directly mounting on the paper/   |
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