Glassine: A thin, semitransparent paper that is moderately resistant to the passage of air and moisture. Envelopes made of glassine are commonly used for temporary stamp storage. Glassine is also used in the manufacture of stamp hinges.
Glassine: A thin, semitransparent paper that is used in making envelope & hinges.
Granite paper: A paper with small coloured fibres added during the production of the paper.
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Glassine
A special, resilient, glazed paper that is nearly transparent. The glazing prevents easy passage of air, grease, and moisture.
Glassine envelopes come in many sizes, from these tiny ones barely large enough to hold one stamp, to ones that can hold an entire pane.
'Glassine' envelopes are commonly used for short-term storage (oh, ..a few years... 20 or so is not uncommon) but: An APS committee puts it this way: "Avoid glassine envelopes and any product made from glassine like the plague.
GENERAL LINKS Glassine Surfera bounty of philatelic information.
Joe Luft'ssite with links to other stamp pages.
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You can find a great selection of philatelic reference catalogs at Amazon.com.
Small gummed, glassine strips used to affix stamps to album pages.
Imperforate Stamp
Stamp bearing straight edges on all four sides.
Glassine envelopes : these are special clear envelopes that protect your stamps until you can place them in the album.
3. Magnifying glass : take a close look at the stamp. Each stamp is a tiny work of art.
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Glassine: a semi-transparent paper used to make envelopes for stamp and cover storage, also used for album interleaving.
Glass, James B.: postmaster, Columbia, S.C., issued Confederate Postmaster's Provisional.
Glass, R.H.
Hinges - These are glassine, similar to waxed paper but thinner. They come in green or gray. They can also come flat or pre-folded. Pre-folded varieties are usually easier to work with.
If you don't have a press or clamp, try placing the creased mint stamp between 2 small sheets of glassine paper (if using a glassine envelope, be careful that there are no folds or double layers in the glassine where the stamp lays), ...
Later on starting your stamp collection you should have a good pair of pincers and your glassine envelopes filled with collectors stamps stored in a clean container on a shelf in a quiet part of the house away from any pets, food or drinks, ...
Stockbooks consist of a number of stiff pages, made up with horizontal pockets of manilla paper, glassine paper or clear film, into which stamps are placed.
Stamps come to us in boxes, tins, envelopes, glassines, plastic bags, and loose. Some are presorted and others are not. Depending on current projects, we ask volunteers to sort boxes of donations.
Interleaves - sheetlets of glassine paper placed between panes in stamp booklets.
International Envelope Corporation - manufacturer of early and mid-twentieth century stamped envelopes and wrappers.
Hinge. A tiny piece of glassine-like paper, gummed, folded and then used to mount stamps into an album.
Imperforate. Stamps without perforations or separation device between then on a sheet.
Other philatelic accessories are pocket stock books, pocket stamp wallets, glassine envelopes, color gauges, stamp identifiers, cellulose acetate mounts and a lettering set for those more advanced.
Hinge Hinges are small rectangular gummed pieces of glassine or paper used to affix stamps to album pages.
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To prevent this, consider buying glassine interleaf sheets, available from most major loose-leaf album companies. They look something like wax paper and are semi-transparent. If you've experienced interlocking problems, this is your best solution.
 See also: Stamp, Cover, Album, Used, Catalog
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