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General Philatelic/Gen. Discussion : REMOVAL OF SELF-ADHESIVE STAMPS FROM POST CARD MATERIAL

 

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RussDom

08 Feb 2020
07:24:09pm
Applying a small amount of BESTINE to the back of a normal paper envelope piece upon which the self-adhesive stamp resides works great because it soaks thru the paper and loosens the adhesive just enough to remove with tongs. However, when the stamp is affixed to post cards and similar thicker than paper material, BESTINE does not soak thru to loosen the adhesive. Has anyone run across this problem and are there any suggestions?

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08 Feb 2020
09:51:27pm
re: REMOVAL OF SELF-ADHESIVE STAMPS FROM POST CARD MATERIAL

Use Pure Citrus air freshener and spray on the front of the stamp. Wait a little longer than you usually do for it to soak through. Then with a little bit of fighting you should be able to work the stamp free. I have done it many times. Chris

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jmh67

09 Feb 2020
06:40:56am
re: REMOVAL OF SELF-ADHESIVE STAMPS FROM POST CARD MATERIAL

Another possibility is splitting the postcard paper, in particular if the stamps are on cut-outs from picture postcards, so that you get rid of the glossy, hardly permeable layers. Then your solvent can soak through the remaining paper. This also helps when soaking stamps with water-soluble gum.

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09 Feb 2020
08:52:50am
re: REMOVAL OF SELF-ADHESIVE STAMPS FROM POST CARD MATERIAL

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Taking stamps off of a postcard is much like taking stamps off of a cover; you go from stamps that help tell a story (how that postcard got from there to here) (and vice versa) to loosies.

Cheers,

/s/ ikeyPikey (who is always disappointed to turn over a postcard, and see that it has had its eye poked-out)

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RussDom

09 Feb 2020
02:29:50pm
re: REMOVAL OF SELF-ADHESIVE STAMPS FROM POST CARD MATERIAL

Thank you ccndd and jmh67. Both of your suggestions worked fine.

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jmh67

09 Feb 2020
03:34:42pm
re: REMOVAL OF SELF-ADHESIVE STAMPS FROM POST CARD MATERIAL

IkeyPikey, sure thing if the postcard is still whole. But if you've just been given a cut corner (which happens more often than not), there is not much sense in keeping a stamp with a partial cancel on paper.

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09 Feb 2020
05:04:21pm
re: REMOVAL OF SELF-ADHESIVE STAMPS FROM POST CARD MATERIAL

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You're right, Martin.

Perhaps if I had bought more kiloware, I would have run across postcard cut corners ...

Cheers,

/s/ ikeyPikey

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11 Feb 2020
02:30:18pm
re: REMOVAL OF SELF-ADHESIVE STAMPS FROM POST CARD MATERIAL

I split the card like jmh67 suggested above. Still it does not always work. My solution is to buy kiloware lots which do not contain this type of challenging material.


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RussDom

08 Feb 2020
07:24:09pm

Applying a small amount of BESTINE to the back of a normal paper envelope piece upon which the self-adhesive stamp resides works great because it soaks thru the paper and loosens the adhesive just enough to remove with tongs. However, when the stamp is affixed to post cards and similar thicker than paper material, BESTINE does not soak thru to loosen the adhesive. Has anyone run across this problem and are there any suggestions?

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ccndd

08 Feb 2020
09:51:27pm

re: REMOVAL OF SELF-ADHESIVE STAMPS FROM POST CARD MATERIAL

Use Pure Citrus air freshener and spray on the front of the stamp. Wait a little longer than you usually do for it to soak through. Then with a little bit of fighting you should be able to work the stamp free. I have done it many times. Chris

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jmh67

09 Feb 2020
06:40:56am

re: REMOVAL OF SELF-ADHESIVE STAMPS FROM POST CARD MATERIAL

Another possibility is splitting the postcard paper, in particular if the stamps are on cut-outs from picture postcards, so that you get rid of the glossy, hardly permeable layers. Then your solvent can soak through the remaining paper. This also helps when soaking stamps with water-soluble gum.

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ikeyPikey

09 Feb 2020
08:52:50am

re: REMOVAL OF SELF-ADHESIVE STAMPS FROM POST CARD MATERIAL

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Taking stamps off of a postcard is much like taking stamps off of a cover; you go from stamps that help tell a story (how that postcard got from there to here) (and vice versa) to loosies.

Cheers,

/s/ ikeyPikey (who is always disappointed to turn over a postcard, and see that it has had its eye poked-out)

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RussDom

09 Feb 2020
02:29:50pm

re: REMOVAL OF SELF-ADHESIVE STAMPS FROM POST CARD MATERIAL

Thank you ccndd and jmh67. Both of your suggestions worked fine.

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jmh67

09 Feb 2020
03:34:42pm

re: REMOVAL OF SELF-ADHESIVE STAMPS FROM POST CARD MATERIAL

IkeyPikey, sure thing if the postcard is still whole. But if you've just been given a cut corner (which happens more often than not), there is not much sense in keeping a stamp with a partial cancel on paper.

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ikeyPikey

09 Feb 2020
05:04:21pm

re: REMOVAL OF SELF-ADHESIVE STAMPS FROM POST CARD MATERIAL

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You're right, Martin.

Perhaps if I had bought more kiloware, I would have run across postcard cut corners ...

Cheers,

/s/ ikeyPikey

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cougar

11 Feb 2020
02:30:18pm

re: REMOVAL OF SELF-ADHESIVE STAMPS FROM POST CARD MATERIAL

I split the card like jmh67 suggested above. Still it does not always work. My solution is to buy kiloware lots which do not contain this type of challenging material.


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