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Trimming a Beatles album page?

I bought this album page from Tracks a while back, and it came still inside the original autograph album. I carefully cut the strings binding the album together and removed the page with the Beatles autographs. Only, it turns out the pages are double-sized. The opposite half of the page is blank, with glue stains on the back. I'd like to have the page slabbed by DNA so I can display it without worrying about it getting damaged. Do I just trim it in half with scissors? That seems wrong, but I don't want to fold it and have the back of the glue-stained blank half pressing against the back of the Beatles half. Thanks for any suggestions.

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Permalink Reply by goodcat on January 13, 2018 at 4:12pm

since you've gone this far... My personal opinion would be to frame it as is, but put a picture over the blank page. Maybe a bit smaller so it acts as a border.

I'm not one for cutting valuable items up even if it is a blank page

Also.. I would be wearing cotton gloves while handling that

Beautiful sigs btw

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Permalink Reply by Adam Halloran on January 13, 2018 at 4:35pm

I am with goodcat. I would leave it and size a photo to put next to it. I also would have left it in the autograph book personally, but to each there own.

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on January 13, 2018 at 4:16pm

Personally, I wouldn't have an issue cutting the blank page off. It's all a matter of personal preference.

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Permalink Reply by Joe W. on January 13, 2018 at 4:23pm

I would say cut it away. The signed page is what is important.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on January 13, 2018 at 4:47pm

Cut to fit in a slab? Gooodcat has the right idea here. I see no true upside to cutting such an item.

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Permalink Reply by Will McIntosh on January 13, 2018 at 5:41pm

So if I don’t have it slabbed, would I just have it professionally framed with archival materials? Is that sufficient protection? Thanks.

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Permalink Reply by goodcat on January 13, 2018 at 5:49pm

Eric would be the one to ask.

But make sure you trust the frame shop with an item like that. In fact, I would be present for the work.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on January 13, 2018 at 5:56pm

The answer, for me anyway, if to get a high quality color scan printed accurately on flat paper and "cut that" to your liking for framing. No need to go $$$ with framing, and your baby is safe out of of sunlight etc.

What Goodcat says is true if you get work done.