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I recently bought an old collection and their are a lot of old 3ct to 8 ct panes of US stamps in the collection my question is they are stuck to the glassine envelopes and some are mounted to the pages and have stuck to the page.
Is soaking going to be the best way to free them up, and will they loose value because of that also will they loose unused & mint descriptions
any advise will be appreciated
Ed Baud
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Ed:...Yes and Yes
Yes soaking may be the only way to loosen the stamps.
Yes they will loose value. They will be considered mint no gum
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Ed, if these are 3c through 8c from the 40s through the 60s, they have little but face value, and even there one typically sees these types of sheets offered at discounts below face. So, when we talk losing value, we're talking abstract, not real, since face is really the most they have.
you may soak these and still legally apply them to envelopes as postage, or mount them as unused stamps in your albums if you like.
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I agree that the 3c to 8c stamps have little more than face value. You can use the Super Safe Stamp Lift Fluid on sale at many Philatelic Accessory sites to remove the stamps. In some cases it will partially preserve the gum.
If you do decide to use them for postage, I would suggest using an acid free glue.
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Hello Again
Thank You for all of your valuable advise.
I think I will try the Super Safe Stamp lift it is rather inexpensive.
and may be less work on some of them then soaking.
I will soak some of the one's that have little value and use them for postage.
some I do want to mount.
I appreciate all of your advise and will be back with more questions when I need
help .
What a great site
Thanks Again
Ed
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I have a better and a free way to free the stamps, save the gum and keep the stamps mint although like stated above. They have no real value. Here's the trick though to save the gum and separate them. This works every time....Almost. Put them in your freezer and leave them there for about 10-15 minuets. Take them out and break them apart using your fingers only. NO TOOLS of any kind. Bookmark this for future reference to everyone that reads this trick. I was taught this trick 50 years ago and trust me. IT WORKS! P.S. They will make a crinkling noise. That's ok that just proves they are frozen. Remember they are paper. They cannot break.
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Hello All
I hope this is the right format for this question.
I recently bought an old collection and their are a lot of old 3ct to 8 ct panes of US stamps in the collection my question is they are stuck to the glassine envelopes and some are mounted to the pages and have stuck to the page.
Is soaking going to be the best way to free them up, and will they loose value because of that also will they loose unused & mint descriptions
any advise will be appreciated
Ed Baud
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12:24:47pm
re: Stamps stuck to pages and envelopes
Ed:...Yes and Yes
Yes soaking may be the only way to loosen the stamps.
Yes they will loose value. They will be considered mint no gum
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re: Stamps stuck to pages and envelopes
Ed, if these are 3c through 8c from the 40s through the 60s, they have little but face value, and even there one typically sees these types of sheets offered at discounts below face. So, when we talk losing value, we're talking abstract, not real, since face is really the most they have.
you may soak these and still legally apply them to envelopes as postage, or mount them as unused stamps in your albums if you like.
David
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re: Stamps stuck to pages and envelopes
I agree that the 3c to 8c stamps have little more than face value. You can use the Super Safe Stamp Lift Fluid on sale at many Philatelic Accessory sites to remove the stamps. In some cases it will partially preserve the gum.
If you do decide to use them for postage, I would suggest using an acid free glue.
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10:24:38am
re: Stamps stuck to pages and envelopes
Hello Again
Thank You for all of your valuable advise.
I think I will try the Super Safe Stamp lift it is rather inexpensive.
and may be less work on some of them then soaking.
I will soak some of the one's that have little value and use them for postage.
some I do want to mount.
I appreciate all of your advise and will be back with more questions when I need
help .
What a great site
Thanks Again
Ed
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re: Stamps stuck to pages and envelopes
I have a better and a free way to free the stamps, save the gum and keep the stamps mint although like stated above. They have no real value. Here's the trick though to save the gum and separate them. This works every time....Almost. Put them in your freezer and leave them there for about 10-15 minuets. Take them out and break them apart using your fingers only. NO TOOLS of any kind. Bookmark this for future reference to everyone that reads this trick. I was taught this trick 50 years ago and trust me. IT WORKS! P.S. They will make a crinkling noise. That's ok that just proves they are frozen. Remember they are paper. They cannot break.
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