Q: unusual stamp mount

Eric,
You are correct. They are glassine. I was fumbling around with avoiding
the word "cellophane" and didn't get the right word. I didn't notice these
mounts until today because they are surprisingly unnoticeable. They look
too perfect to be homemade. I may have to remove one to see how it was
made.
Tom

Eric Bustad wrote:

Tom Loepp wrote:
I was looking through an old heavy art nouveax Shaubeck's stamp album,
probably from the 20's or teens. Some of the stamp mounts, which I've
never seen before, are little wax paper pockets that the stamp slides
in like a slide does in one of those protective sheets. The wax paper
comes only 2/3rds the way up the front of the stamp but adheres to the
album towards the back top of the stamp. Was this an available
philatelic product at that time? Are these sort of mounts still
around? It seems like a nice way to safely put mint stamps in an album
with a minimal amount of fuss and material.
thanks for any info.
Tom

Never heard of or seen such a mount. I hope that the paper is glassine
and not wax - the wax would eventually stain the stamp.

= Eric

Thanks Dakota,
Nothing in google in web or groups. Visimount is now a placard.
Tom

Dakota wrote:

Tom Loepp wrote in message ...
I was looking through an old heavy art nouveax Shaubeck's stamp album,
probably from the 20's or teens. Some of the stamp mounts, which I've
never seen before, are little wax paper pockets that the stamp slides
in like a slide does in one of those protective sheets. The wax paper
comes only 2/3rds the way up the front of the stamp but adheres to the
album towards the back top of the stamp. Was this an available
philatelic product at that time? Are these sort of mounts still
around? It seems like a nice way to safely put mint stamps in an album
with a minimal amount of fuss and material.
thanks for any info.
Tom

Tom:

These were called Visi-mounts and they were made in Maine, Vermont -
someplace up in the North East. They were really expensive at that
time - being something like 5 cents each - more than individual mounts
cost even now. You might find info about them through Google - maybe
not. I believe the factory/manufacturer went out of business in the
early 1950's.

Handshakes,

Dakota

Tom:

Nothing in google in web or groups. Visimount is now a placard.
Tom

Whoops - got it wrong - it's not Visi-mount - it's Visi-Tray. Go to
google, you'll find a subheading for "Chapter 4" click on that one.
It's an essay on economic factors in Maine - if you dig far enough
down the list you'll find Visi-Tray listed as a stamp mount
manufacturer. But they went out of business a log time ago.

Handshakes and apoligies,


Dakota