Show your DIY album pages

I need an opinion- last stamp on page- solo release, row above is a 3 stamp series. Next stamps after the last one is a series of 6 stamps (and also the last of 1956 non-definitive issues, except for Red Cross (which is  complete/mounted with booklet). This is on 20# white paper, final will be on ivory Velum (and I may adjust vertical spacing a bit), but which layout of information ? I'm leaning towards the one with top left and right, rather than the left/right information

probably splitting hairs

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thyanks for any comments

Wow! I was filling that same page of my (bought) album a couple of days ago.
I agree with hdm1950 that top-left-right looks better.
Here's my Yvert page for those stamps:


I wish it would have the description and black border yours have. Looks great. Congrats.

i have a number of pages with an "error" on the back side.  I figured this was a better use of resources.... however those pages with mounts already placed get placed in the recycle bin.

Have finished pages for 1984-1987 for Canada.  Part I

Part III - for the vertical se-tenants that do not fit in 4 pocket Varios, I create a separate section using 3-pocket Varios in the volume - that way do not have to display turned 90 degree off alignment. Now to start 1998 and get into the Mammals definitives with all their variant.

There are two extremes - minimalist layout vs the reference book.

Another productive night while out on medical leave - Canada 1988-1990 are laid out.  Part I

And Part II.  Binder now is at 40 pages (~20 varios) so looks like I should be able to fit 1991 into this volume, which is perfect as that will mean I start Volume 6 with the Berries & Fruit Defnitive Era

I'm still working away on my Sweden pages. They've issued lots of stamps with both perforations 2-sided and 3 sided, and even corner-cut. And pairs of the same, even se-tenants. I opt to include boxes both for the singles and the pairs.

Here's Gustav VI series - Type I




Here's Type II. The page did get a bit crammed / dense, but I do prefer to keep it all on one page when possible. I can live with the 'density'




Type III took another 4 pages to include all the varieties and pairs....

That is some lovely looking pages blaamand John. My Lighthouse album look like shxxxt compared to these pages.

That said, getting all the different types take some time. I have decided to cut out the single three sided stamps, collect them as pairs, and that is because Light room do that.

Thanks John
I was thinking of get rid of the Lighthouse, but it will be some time to I get there. to much to do on to little time.......

What gets me about the expensive pre-printed albums is that usually only cover the basic issues so a mismatch. That is, if someone can afford the price of the album they would likely be more specialized in what they collect so the material is not in these expensive albums.

Some of this is related to Scott listing policy and this has a dramatic effect on what is on commercial pages including their own. This gets to what is a major number and minor number. Many are readily available and easily distinguishable. Unlike some of the classic stamps where you need to be an expert to tell two major varieties apart based upon plate scratches.

For example. This is a custom page for US Mystic album to add minor and unlisted varieties.  If these were classics, most would have major catalog status.

There is a collecting transition from collecting different designs to collecting production differences in the designs,