How to remove self-adhesive stamps from paper ?
 

Hello all,

I've got some self-adhesive stamps from Tonga/Sierra Leone. They
sucessfully resisted coming off their paper support even after
extensive bath.

Are there other, more appropriate "chemicals" than water to get these
buggers off the paper and into the album ?

And no, Franz, I won't throw them gimmicks into any bin whatsoever :-)

TIA

Klaus

Klaus Rampelmann wrote:

I've got some self-adhesive stamps from Tonga/Sierra Leone. They
sucessfully resisted coming off their paper support even after
extensive bath.

Are there other, more appropriate "chemicals" than water to get these
buggers off the paper and into the album ?

White spirit, paint thinner, or light petrol might do the trick
(they did it for self-adhesive stamps from other countries, I have
yet to see one from Tonga or Sierra Leone, though), but they might
also dissolve the ink. Usually the glue will be softened by light
petrol, and you can wipe it off with an old cloth.

Jan-Martin

In a recent message Jan-Martin Hertzsch wrote:

Klaus Rampelmann wrote:

I've got some self-adhesive stamps from Tonga/Sierra Leone. They
sucessfully resisted coming off their paper support even after
extensive bath.

Are there other, more appropriate "chemicals" than water to get these
buggers off the paper and into the album ?

White spirit, paint thinner, or light petrol might do the trick
(they did it for self-adhesive stamps from other countries, I have
yet to see one from Tonga or Sierra Leone, though), but they might
also dissolve the ink. Usually the glue will be softened by light
petrol, and you can wipe it off with an old cloth.

I would not advise petrol (or gasoline for our US friends) as there
are too many additives. Lighter fluid is purer (try Zippo or Ronson fuels)
and use in a well ventilated space (and of course, unless you wish to join the
Darwin Evolution Club, do not smoke!!!).

The Darwin Evolution Club consists of those who remove themselves
from the gene pool by removing themselves in a particularly idiotic fashion.

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Tony Clayton wrote:

I would not advise petrol (or gasoline for our US friends) as there
are too many additives. ...

If you mean motor fuel, you are right. I meant the lighter
grade of liquid hydrocarbons which is known as "Leichtbenzin"
in Germany (and sold in pharmacies), and yes, it has many
other names like cleansing petrol, lighter fluid, ... and
your warnings apply to it, too (and even more so).

Jan-Martin

"Klaus Rampelmann" wrote in message
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Hello all,

I've got some self-adhesive stamps from Tonga/Sierra Leone. They
sucessfully resisted coming off their paper support even after
extensive bath.

Are there other, more appropriate "chemicals" than water to get
these
buggers off the paper and into the album ?

And no, Franz, I won't throw them gimmicks into any bin whatsoever
:-)

There are also definitives produced as self-adhesive stamps, you your
problem is mine, too.
I have tried to soak them off without much success. Finally I decided
that the only reliable procedure was to guillotine them neatly from
the cover and mount them "on piece".

Franz

More and more collectors today are choosing to save self-adhesive stamps by
neatly clipping them from the envelope and keeping them "on paper." If you clip
neatly they should look fine, and it certainly saves time and effort in trying
to remove them from the backing paper.

"Franz Heymann" wrote in message
...

(snip)

There are also definitives produced as self-adhesive stamps, you your
problem is mine, too.
I have tried to soak them off without much success. Finally I decided
that the only reliable procedure was to guillotine them neatly from
the cover and mount them "on piece".

Franz

Franz

I would go further than you and say that in many countries most of at least
the standard rate definitives are sold in self-adhesive format. Think of GB
and most of the old Dominions, for example - and the number of "gummed"
issues will surely diminish with the increasing use of both self-adhesive
issues and labels printed at the point of application.

I agree that collecting these "on piece" is the best way forward. Some
self-adhesives are relatively easy to separate from their cover but others
are almost impossible.

Best regards, Roger

"Tony Clayton" wrote in message
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The Darwin Evolution Club consists of those who remove themselves
from the gene pool by removing themselves in a particularly idiotic
fashion.

Have never heard of this club. Why such a name? Could you give me a link?
TIA.

--
Victor Manta

PS.
... Two most common elements in the universe: Hydrogen & Stupidity.
Which position has in Periodic Table the Stupidity element? The first ones
were anyway taken a long time ago :-)

Darwin said that species evolve when the less well-adapted produce fewer (or
no) offspring than the better adapted members of the same species. The
fitter and smarter pass along their genetic material at a higher rate and
thus lead to the betterment of the whole species. Those who remove
themselves from the gene pool by their extremely stupid actions conform to
Darwin's theory - thus the name.


"Victor Manta" wrote in message
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"Tony Clayton" wrote in message
...
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The Darwin Evolution Club consists of those who remove themselves
from the gene pool by removing themselves in a particularly idiotic
fashion.

Have never heard of this club. Why such a name? Could you give me a link?
TIA.

--
Victor Manta

PS.
... Two most common elements in the universe: Hydrogen & Stupidity.
Which position has in Periodic Table the Stupidity element? The first ones
were anyway taken a long time ago :-)

"Klaus Rampelmann" wrote

I've got some self-adhesive stamps from Tonga/Sierra Leone. They
sucessfully resisted coming off their paper support even after
extensive bath.
Are there other, more appropriate "chemicals" than water to get these
buggers off the paper and into the album ?

If these are the old 1960s - 1970s stamps, just leave them on
the envelope paper (cut square is neatest). Anything that's
strong enough to get them off the paper also has a good chance
of damaging the stamps.