Glassine Envelopes for Collectors
Glassine Envelopes are ideal for storage of your duplicate stamps, postcards, banknotes, postal history, and YES even butterflys in glassine semi-transparent envelopes, used by the U.S. Post Office for stamps purchased at the P.O. counters. 'Glassines' are also recommended for the storage of negatives and plates from electron microscopes, and temporary storage of seeds and etimology specimens.
Many collectors use our sturdy black boxes to store their glassines. We offer 7 different sizes of boxes, that are ideal for storage of stamps in glassines.
iHobb.com Glassine Envelopes are available in standard envelope sizes of #1 through #12
Made from semi-transparent #30 glassine. pH neutral archival quality. Open on long edge, with ungummed flap. Strong seams, using anti-tarnish adhesive. envelopes feature seams on two side. (Size #1 envelopes have a side and a bottom seam). Labels adhere to glassine, or print direct to the envelope.
Envelopes are machine counted. Dividers are placed by machine in increments of 100, which are used for our packaging of 100s. We do not physically count the envelopes before shipping.
Glassine envelopes are made from smooth, translucent paper that is pH neutral, acid free,