Please does anyone know where to buy the small plastic / polythene sleeves used for protecting old photos & postcards? I bought a couple of packs of them in the UK a few years ago, but they're just about all used up.
I may be completely mistaken, but won't any philatelist shop have selections of such sleeves intended for stamps, sheets and first day covers? Some of those may be the right size for you.
But I have long given up stamp-collecting, and can't tell you where to find such a shop.
I tried the Reliance Stationery in Sheung Wan, as they're usually a good source of stationery, but they don't sell them.
Breskvar & Celeste, I think those are the type of stores I need, but I don't know where they are! I've written to Alan Cheung at the Hong Kong Collectors Society, and he kindly replied:
Ho Mong Kok, Portland Street - lot of shops for stamp, banknotes as well as postcards / photos include selling of different size and type of plastic bags.
Address : 169-173, Portland Street, Mong Kok. ( Ho Mong Kok Shopping Centre ).
That sounds like just what I need, so next time I'm in Kowloon I'll pay them a visit.
I paid Ho Mong Kok a visit yesterday, and as Alan says it has just what I was looking for. I bought four packs of plastic sleeves. Each pack has 100 sleeves, and the cost for a pack varied from HK$8 - HK$23, depending on the size.
The shop selling them was on the ground floor, but there are four floors of shops in all. Most shops sell coins, banknotes, or stamps, but there were a few with photos, and some with other odd collectibles.
I visited at 3pm, when many of the shops on the upper floors were still closed. I don't know if you need to get there later or at weekends to catch them all open. Anyway, an interesting new place to know about, and worth a visit. Thanks again to Alan for the directions.
Plastic sleeves
Try Chun Kee Stationary Company in Lock Road TST a few doors down from the Swindon's bookshop.
They have an art material floor upstairs that may carry them, they have albums with sleeves.
Access is via stairs at the rear of the congested ground floor.
Thanks IDJ, I'll give them a
Thanks IDJ, I'll give them a try, and some of the other stationery stores.
I'd tried shops selling plastic packaging without any luck, so fingers crossed the stationers can help.
Regards, David
Hi David,
Hi David,
I may be completely mistaken, but won't any philatelist shop have selections of such sleeves intended for stamps, sheets and first day covers? Some of those may be the right size for you.
But I have long given up stamp-collecting, and can't tell you where to find such a shop.
breskvar
Hi David,
Hi David,
If you want some good quality conservation sleeves, try archival suppliers. They come in all sizes but you may have to buy in bulk.
Celeste
Buying sleeves
I tried the Reliance Stationery in Sheung Wan, as they're usually a good source of stationery, but they don't sell them.
Breskvar & Celeste, I think those are the type of stores I need, but I don't know where they are! I've written to Alan Cheung at the Hong Kong Collectors Society, and he kindly replied:
Ho Mong Kok, Portland Street - lot of shops for stamp, banknotes as well as postcards / photos include selling of different size and type of plastic bags.
Address : 169-173, Portland Street, Mong Kok. ( Ho Mong Kok Shopping Centre ).
That sounds like just what I need, so next time I'm in Kowloon I'll pay them a visit.
Thanks for everyone's help and suggestions,
Regards, David
Ho Mong Kok
I paid Ho Mong Kok a visit yesterday, and as Alan says it has just what I was looking for. I bought four packs of plastic sleeves. Each pack has 100 sleeves, and the cost for a pack varied from HK$8 - HK$23, depending on the size.
The shop selling them was on the ground floor, but there are four floors of shops in all. Most shops sell coins, banknotes, or stamps, but there were a few with photos, and some with other odd collectibles.
I visited at 3pm, when many of the shops on the upper floors were still closed. I don't know if you need to get there later or at weekends to catch them all open. Anyway, an interesting new place to know about, and worth a visit. Thanks again to Alan for the directions.
Regards, David