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I'm in the process of removing hinged stamps from album pages I have acquired.
The top half of the hinge I am carefully removing from the stamp so the stamp is not damaged. But what about the bottom half of the hinge that is on the stamp. Do I soak it off or leave it attached to the stamp and mount?
From the previous discussion MNH vs MH.
Mint Hinge -
The answer appears to be that the hinge should remain on the stamp and then either re-hinged or mounted into the new album. Especially where there is still full gum or at least 50-75% gum.
Used Stamps -
What is the preference here? It just seems so ... (I don't know what) to leave the hinge.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Kathy
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Kathy,
I leave the hinges, regardless of unused or used stamps. I, like you, remove anything not attached to the stamp, but leave whatever's attached. I certainly wouldn't soak a hinge from a stamp with gum (unless it were a CTO), because I chage it from OG to unused.
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David,
Thank you for input. Do appreciate it.
Kathy
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Hello Kathy and David,
Nice to see how different we treat our stamps. I soak any cancelled stamp to get the hinges of, and do believe this is important, specially for the elder stamps with elder hinges.
I once had a stamp where the hinge made a big glue spot on the stamp and therefor started with this.
Mind you I think it is important, but don't have any proof for that :-)
Mint stamps should never be soaked, we said it before, soak them and one must deal with them as used stamps, so I always hope the hinge will come of nicely, which most hinges luckilly do.
With best regards,
Rob.
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03:01:14pm
Hi,
I'm in the process of removing hinged stamps from album pages I have acquired.
The top half of the hinge I am carefully removing from the stamp so the stamp is not damaged. But what about the bottom half of the hinge that is on the stamp. Do I soak it off or leave it attached to the stamp and mount?
From the previous discussion MNH vs MH.
Mint Hinge -
The answer appears to be that the hinge should remain on the stamp and then either re-hinged or mounted into the new album. Especially where there is still full gum or at least 50-75% gum.
Used Stamps -
What is the preference here? It just seems so ... (I don't know what) to leave the hinge.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Kathy
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03:22:53pm
re: Mint Hinged - Should they ever get soaked?
Kathy,
I leave the hinges, regardless of unused or used stamps. I, like you, remove anything not attached to the stamp, but leave whatever's attached. I certainly wouldn't soak a hinge from a stamp with gum (unless it were a CTO), because I chage it from OG to unused.
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12:06:42am
re: Mint Hinged - Should they ever get soaked?
David,
Thank you for input. Do appreciate it.
Kathy
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03:36:40am
re: Mint Hinged - Should they ever get soaked?
Hello Kathy and David,
Nice to see how different we treat our stamps. I soak any cancelled stamp to get the hinges of, and do believe this is important, specially for the elder stamps with elder hinges.
I once had a stamp where the hinge made a big glue spot on the stamp and therefor started with this.
Mind you I think it is important, but don't have any proof for that :-)
Mint stamps should never be soaked, we said it before, soak them and one must deal with them as used stamps, so I always hope the hinge will come of nicely, which most hinges luckilly do.
With best regards,
Rob.
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