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I have a few stamps unused and mint that are "stuck" on a thin sheet of cardboardand I do not want to damage them. What can I use to remove them safely...they
are higher catalog items from China Peoples Republic, probably sent out by
a philatelic firm. Any advice would be much appreciated
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I've never been successful, r let's just say I think best case will be disturbed gum, worst case no gum. Why not leave them in place and display or sell them t he way they are (undamaged).
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When I traveled in Asia, I saw items like this and they always had the stamps glued to the cards. They were sold like postcards.
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If they have been glued, they won't soak off intact. They do look nice the way that they are, though.
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I read somewhere that these are almost always forgeries sold as tourist souvenirs...
I suppose one has to be an expert to see how they differ from the real thing
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Not many tourists to China in those days. Nobody wanted to run into a red-guard mob.
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thank you kindly for all your responses...capetown
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I have a few stamps unused and mint that are "stuck" on a thin sheet of cardboard
and I do not want to damage them. What can I use to remove them safely...they
are higher catalog items from China Peoples Republic, probably sent out by
a philatelic firm. Any advice would be much appreciated
capetown
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09:20:13pm
re: remove stamps from thin cardboard
I've never been successful, r let's just say I think best case will be disturbed gum, worst case no gum. Why not leave them in place and display or sell them t he way they are (undamaged).
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re: remove stamps from thin cardboard
When I traveled in Asia, I saw items like this and they always had the stamps glued to the cards. They were sold like postcards.
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07:37:59am
re: remove stamps from thin cardboard
If they have been glued, they won't soak off intact. They do look nice the way that they are, though.
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I read somewhere that these are almost always forgeries sold as tourist souvenirs...
I suppose one has to be an expert to see how they differ from the real thing
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08:29:28am
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Not many tourists to China in those days. Nobody wanted to run into a red-guard mob.
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01:45:40pm
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thank you kindly for all your responses...capetown
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