To provide a paper bending prevention mechanism capable of handling a paper while the paper is in a flat condition when handling it.

In this paper pressing handling device provided with a pressing handling mechanism provided with a handling part 2 on a base 1 for loading a plurality of overlapped paper sheets a on it and setting an end part of the paper sheet a on the handling part 2 to press and handle from above the paper sheet a, the base 1 has such size that loads a fringe part of a part of the paper sheet a when the end part of the paper sheet a is set on the handling part 2, and a supporting arm 20 capable of supporting the fringe part of the paper sheet a protruding from the base when the paper sheet a is loaded on the base 1 in a flat condition from below in cooperation with the base is provided.