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I've gotten so stingy with the Dennison hinges that I cut them in half.. or reuse them a second time.
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Larry
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If it is to sell approvals then I would use Vario sheets, which come with different number of strips to a page. Combined with manilla stock sheets or stock books for after scanning.
If for albums then use a peelable "magic" tape, think rrraphy had a post quite recently where he lays a length across a board and uses a craft knife to cut into quarter inch strips.
Edit, here is the link to said post. https://stamporama.com/discboard/disc_ma ...
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Thanks for the link Vic, an interesting discussion indeed. I used Vario or Hagner sheets in the past. but it quickly used up my supply of sheets.
Larry
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Larry it's a bit more work but after scanning take the stamps off of the sheets and onto stock pages/sheets keeping them in the same order.
If they are all different stamps you could keep them in a labelled envelope and use the scans to pick out the sold ones.
That way you get to reuse the Varios.
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I do not sweat the perfect hinge. They are not for unused stamps (unless they conme without gum). I use a small make-up brush (complements of my wife) to quickly moisten and remove hinges & remanantson stamps for my collection or presentation for trade. The effort here is minor versus the hand wringing I see sweating the perfect hinge.
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In the past Vic I would transfer them from the Vario sheet to a stockbook, but that was labor intensive for sure. I have ordered the products Paul and Ralph recommended and I'll try them on some inexpensive stamps and see how it goes. Richard, I've thought about moistening the hinge for removal, again a good idea.. but perhaps not practical when the buyer is ordering hundreds of approvals at a time. Also, some of the pages I use for mounting stamps (darker sheets for color contrast) are susceptible to color running when wet.
Larry
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The "art" with stamp hinges is to not overly moisten them. Let them dry for a while before you attach them to the stamp and the album page. Then they can easily be peeled. That worked for me with hinges from Leuchtturm, Prinz, Abria, WH Smith, and other (European) brands. Also, only moisten small areas, and you can use them several times over, just like Larry suggests, e.g. if you transfer a stamp from one page to another.
I wonder what happened to the Peelax brand - had a bag of their hinges when I was a schoolboy 45 years ago, they can still very easily be peeled off the stamps and pages, just leaving behind some of the (100 % water-soluble) glue. No tears in the paper whatsoever, no hinge residues, no soaking through.
But in the end, if you're dealing with used stamps, you can just soak the hinge remnants off, and no-one's the wiser.
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When I was using hinges (the curly Prinz brand). I used a cotton swab to moisten the surfaces. But, went full mounts due since not always peelable for me as. I replace stamps at times and do not to damage the page.
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I assume this topic has been covered many times.. but I will bring it up again. I am looking for a good modern stamp hinge. One that tears off less 'meat' than an alligator when you remove it. I have a good stockpile of the old Dennison hinges, but it is hard to justify using them to mount penny approvals when the cost per hinge is about five cents each these days. Most packages of Dennison hinges on Ebay are selling for $40 to $60 when you factor in shipping costs!!! (In hindsight, I should have quit investing in stamps years ago... and bought Dennison hinges by the case! I'd be fabulously wealthy!)
I've gotten so stingy with the Dennison hinges that I cut them in half.. or reuse them a second time.
Cheers!
Larry
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re: Modern Hinge Recomendations?
If it is to sell approvals then I would use Vario sheets, which come with different number of strips to a page. Combined with manilla stock sheets or stock books for after scanning.
If for albums then use a peelable "magic" tape, think rrraphy had a post quite recently where he lays a length across a board and uses a craft knife to cut into quarter inch strips.
Edit, here is the link to said post. https://stamporama.com/discboard/disc_ma ...
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re: Modern Hinge Recomendations?
Thanks for the link Vic, an interesting discussion indeed. I used Vario or Hagner sheets in the past. but it quickly used up my supply of sheets.
Larry
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re: Modern Hinge Recomendations?
Larry it's a bit more work but after scanning take the stamps off of the sheets and onto stock pages/sheets keeping them in the same order.
If they are all different stamps you could keep them in a labelled envelope and use the scans to pick out the sold ones.
That way you get to reuse the Varios.
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re: Modern Hinge Recomendations?
I do not sweat the perfect hinge. They are not for unused stamps (unless they conme without gum). I use a small make-up brush (complements of my wife) to quickly moisten and remove hinges & remanantson stamps for my collection or presentation for trade. The effort here is minor versus the hand wringing I see sweating the perfect hinge.
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re: Modern Hinge Recomendations?
In the past Vic I would transfer them from the Vario sheet to a stockbook, but that was labor intensive for sure. I have ordered the products Paul and Ralph recommended and I'll try them on some inexpensive stamps and see how it goes. Richard, I've thought about moistening the hinge for removal, again a good idea.. but perhaps not practical when the buyer is ordering hundreds of approvals at a time. Also, some of the pages I use for mounting stamps (darker sheets for color contrast) are susceptible to color running when wet.
Larry
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re: Modern Hinge Recomendations?
The "art" with stamp hinges is to not overly moisten them. Let them dry for a while before you attach them to the stamp and the album page. Then they can easily be peeled. That worked for me with hinges from Leuchtturm, Prinz, Abria, WH Smith, and other (European) brands. Also, only moisten small areas, and you can use them several times over, just like Larry suggests, e.g. if you transfer a stamp from one page to another.
I wonder what happened to the Peelax brand - had a bag of their hinges when I was a schoolboy 45 years ago, they can still very easily be peeled off the stamps and pages, just leaving behind some of the (100 % water-soluble) glue. No tears in the paper whatsoever, no hinge residues, no soaking through.
But in the end, if you're dealing with used stamps, you can just soak the hinge remnants off, and no-one's the wiser.
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re: Modern Hinge Recomendations?
When I was using hinges (the curly Prinz brand). I used a cotton swab to moisten the surfaces. But, went full mounts due since not always peelable for me as. I replace stamps at times and do not to damage the page.
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