Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials

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Stock Sheets



The following test results by the Salm Foundation indicate that most stock sheets have a pH of less than 7. All are in the acceptable range.

           Stockbook              by Lighthouse         pH 5.78
           Black Sheets           by Hagner             pH 6.56
           White 8419             by Davo               pH 6.69
           White Sheets           by Hagner             pH 6.72
           Manilla sheets         by Master             pH 7.88
           White manilla strips   by Harco              pH 8.23


Only three album page interleaves were tested. All proved satisfactory for conservation purposes:

                #3311           by Stanley Gibbons        pH 5.26
                #332            by Stanley Gibbons        pH 5.35 
                interleaves     by Harco                  pH 5.88


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