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I have a source that claims that it might be possible. However, it requires dangerous chemicals that are highly flamable and toxic. In addition it requires specialized equipment, such as a fume hood, and it is a job for a trained chemist, not an amateur.
Also, the ink of the stamp might be dissolved by the same process, leaving you with a blank piece of paper.
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Just curious about something. I know this would be considered a major flaw, especially since the stain comes through to the front of the stamp, but how does it affect the value of the stamp? My guess would be at least 50%, but it could possibly be more. I'm also not sure how this would have been done. You would have expected the tape on the front, not the back.
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It's a Academy World stamp Album about 40000 stamps Looks like trash to me. Would there be any value to the more higher price stamps for space fillers.
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" I know this would be considered a major flaw"
"Flaw" in the hobby refers to the printing of the stamp. This is not a flaw. It is damage caused by a collector who improperly mounted stamps in an album. The stamps are worthless, nothing more than filler material. However, I wouldn't put them in an album, because the acid in the tape adhesive will cause damage to the album pages and possibly to other stamps. Best used for kindling in the winter.
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I tend to agree with Michael...
A suggestion;
if you really want to keep the higher value ones, might I suggest
putting them in a crystal mount if putting them in an album -
this would help protect the surrounding album page temporarily.
But take note - I would replace them SOON with better less destructive copies!
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Trash as I thought. But I had to ask. Thanks for all the replies
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Hydrogen Peroxide will help diminish the stains, but keep in mind that some stamps are not colorfast and the peroxide will wash the ink right off them.
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I've lost count of how many collections I've sent to an early grave due to the use of tape.
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From the Stamp dealer's Guide to Chemical Restoration
The process requires special equipment, commercial solvents, expertise and time.
Therefore the best solution
1.mount any worth keeping as fillers, 2.throw out the rest.
Or as noted, forget about # 1 since they have no value now
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Yup, toast!
I once bought a complete set of 1940 Famous American Series plate blocks on eBay.
They were all in mounts and even came on their album pages. I thought I got a good deal.
Upon receipt I was horrified! The original owner had “improved “ the mounts by taping either side, probably to keep the plate blocks in place. The tape glue had oozed into the edges of the mounts and was on the edges of many of the stamps. Yes, this great collection was reduced to postage. I returned the lot.
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Uh-oh!
I have recently used Scotch Magic tape to hold down the mounts. I thought I'd be playing it safe that way. I never thought of the tape glue running like that. Much like the old Ottawa migrating tagging.
Maybe I'll go back and remove the tape, or re-do the entire pages!
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Crystal mounts are notorious for letting stamps slide out the open ends. As a kid I was guilty of the scotch tape "fix" myself.
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Crystal Mounts are also notorious for holding humidity, potentially causing damage to the gum, and causing foxing.
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Years ago, before I knew better, I used a little bit of tape on the edges of the mounting because some of the blocks kept falling out. I only used small pieces and thankfully when the tape eventually fell off the damage was minimal - just a couple small stains on the pages. I only did it for 4 blocks so I can live with the stains. It's a small reminder that I should never do it again.
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"As a kid I was guilty of the scotch tape "fix" myself."
Same here. And I learned the trick from my Dad!
-Steve
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"Same here. And I learned the trick from my Dad!"
My father's tip was to use rubber cement!
It worked dandy right away. It didn't even disturb the gum on mint stamps.... until it aged a bit. Big stains on the stamps just like scotch tape.
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I started collecting US stamps in 1954, just a kid. I put all of my stamps in my album
with Scotch Tape. No one to tell me otherwise. Needless to say that album was trashed years ago. Nothing you can do.
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As a kid, I actually went out to the garage - which was my carpenter-father's domain - and got his masking tape and cut narrow strips with which to mount my stamps....
...peeled off better that scotch tape, though...
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As a kid I took those old photo corner mounts and put my commemoratives in them- messy and bulky pages which when I discovered stamp hinges I couldn't save many of the stamps. I remember when I first saw hinges for sale. About 2 months after I found my first stamp album under the Christmas tree (looked more like a coloring book) I was in Woolworths with my mom (I was 10) and was looking at the old packets of stamps by country and I saw the old Dennison's on the side of the rack. I think they were 29 or 39 cents. Good old days!
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It is hard for me to blame anyone who decades ago used cellophane tape to mount their stamps, after I learned that in the 1950's tape was used to piece together the Dead Sea Scrolls. Now they are painstakingly trying to save them due to the damage the tape has done.
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I never had an album as a kid, so every time my dad gave me a pack of stamps (Harris cto topicals) I used them like stickers. I put them anywhere I thought needed sprucing up!
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Hi , Is there a way to remove the stains caused by the tape ? I can remove the tape with Pure Citrus. Thank you Richard
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02:43:26pm
re: Scotch tape stains
I have a source that claims that it might be possible. However, it requires dangerous chemicals that are highly flamable and toxic. In addition it requires specialized equipment, such as a fume hood, and it is a job for a trained chemist, not an amateur.
Also, the ink of the stamp might be dissolved by the same process, leaving you with a blank piece of paper.
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re: Scotch tape stains
Just curious about something. I know this would be considered a major flaw, especially since the stain comes through to the front of the stamp, but how does it affect the value of the stamp? My guess would be at least 50%, but it could possibly be more. I'm also not sure how this would have been done. You would have expected the tape on the front, not the back.
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It's a Academy World stamp Album about 40000 stamps Looks like trash to me. Would there be any value to the more higher price stamps for space fillers.
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06:59:38pm
re: Scotch tape stains
" I know this would be considered a major flaw"
"Flaw" in the hobby refers to the printing of the stamp. This is not a flaw. It is damage caused by a collector who improperly mounted stamps in an album. The stamps are worthless, nothing more than filler material. However, I wouldn't put them in an album, because the acid in the tape adhesive will cause damage to the album pages and possibly to other stamps. Best used for kindling in the winter.
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re: Scotch tape stains
I tend to agree with Michael...
A suggestion;
if you really want to keep the higher value ones, might I suggest
putting them in a crystal mount if putting them in an album -
this would help protect the surrounding album page temporarily.
But take note - I would replace them SOON with better less destructive copies!
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re: Scotch tape stains
Trash as I thought. But I had to ask. Thanks for all the replies
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re: Scotch tape stains
Hydrogen Peroxide will help diminish the stains, but keep in mind that some stamps are not colorfast and the peroxide will wash the ink right off them.
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re: Scotch tape stains
I've lost count of how many collections I've sent to an early grave due to the use of tape.
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re: Scotch tape stains
From the Stamp dealer's Guide to Chemical Restoration
The process requires special equipment, commercial solvents, expertise and time.
Therefore the best solution
1.mount any worth keeping as fillers, 2.throw out the rest.
Or as noted, forget about # 1 since they have no value now
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re: Scotch tape stains
Yup, toast!
I once bought a complete set of 1940 Famous American Series plate blocks on eBay.
They were all in mounts and even came on their album pages. I thought I got a good deal.
Upon receipt I was horrified! The original owner had “improved “ the mounts by taping either side, probably to keep the plate blocks in place. The tape glue had oozed into the edges of the mounts and was on the edges of many of the stamps. Yes, this great collection was reduced to postage. I returned the lot.
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re: Scotch tape stains
Uh-oh!
I have recently used Scotch Magic tape to hold down the mounts. I thought I'd be playing it safe that way. I never thought of the tape glue running like that. Much like the old Ottawa migrating tagging.
Maybe I'll go back and remove the tape, or re-do the entire pages!
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re: Scotch tape stains
Crystal mounts are notorious for letting stamps slide out the open ends. As a kid I was guilty of the scotch tape "fix" myself.
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re: Scotch tape stains
Crystal Mounts are also notorious for holding humidity, potentially causing damage to the gum, and causing foxing.
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27 Aug 2019
12:56:51pm
re: Scotch tape stains
Years ago, before I knew better, I used a little bit of tape on the edges of the mounting because some of the blocks kept falling out. I only used small pieces and thankfully when the tape eventually fell off the damage was minimal - just a couple small stains on the pages. I only did it for 4 blocks so I can live with the stains. It's a small reminder that I should never do it again.
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"As a kid I was guilty of the scotch tape "fix" myself."
Same here. And I learned the trick from my Dad!
-Steve
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re: Scotch tape stains
"Same here. And I learned the trick from my Dad!"
My father's tip was to use rubber cement!
It worked dandy right away. It didn't even disturb the gum on mint stamps.... until it aged a bit. Big stains on the stamps just like scotch tape.
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re: Scotch tape stains
I started collecting US stamps in 1954, just a kid. I put all of my stamps in my album
with Scotch Tape. No one to tell me otherwise. Needless to say that album was trashed years ago. Nothing you can do.
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re: Scotch tape stains
As a kid, I actually went out to the garage - which was my carpenter-father's domain - and got his masking tape and cut narrow strips with which to mount my stamps....
...peeled off better that scotch tape, though...
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re: Scotch tape stains
As a kid I took those old photo corner mounts and put my commemoratives in them- messy and bulky pages which when I discovered stamp hinges I couldn't save many of the stamps. I remember when I first saw hinges for sale. About 2 months after I found my first stamp album under the Christmas tree (looked more like a coloring book) I was in Woolworths with my mom (I was 10) and was looking at the old packets of stamps by country and I saw the old Dennison's on the side of the rack. I think they were 29 or 39 cents. Good old days!
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11:43:36am
re: Scotch tape stains
It is hard for me to blame anyone who decades ago used cellophane tape to mount their stamps, after I learned that in the 1950's tape was used to piece together the Dead Sea Scrolls. Now they are painstakingly trying to save them due to the damage the tape has done.
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re: Scotch tape stains
I never had an album as a kid, so every time my dad gave me a pack of stamps (Harris cto topicals) I used them like stickers. I put them anywhere I thought needed sprucing up!
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Doe: Love your post. Made me laugh!
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