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Old October 16th 11, 04:54 PM posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Toke Nørby
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Default solution for taking new stamps off paper

Sir F. A. Rien wrote:

Neb found these unused words:

On Oct 15, 11:21*am, Sir F. A. Rien wrote:
Neb found these unused words:

I hope someone can help me with what solution I should use to remove
most new stamps from paper. *All the old stamps I soaked in water and
slid paper off and dried in a drying book. *The new super sticky
stamps stick to the drying book after soaking. *Please, someone help

...snip

I finally gave it up and only collect the 'classic' periods of three
countries now.


That was a splendid advice :-)
but I found a perfect method - I can only talk for the new Danish
stamps, though.

No water. Nothing but your fingers! If you have a piece of paper with
the cancelled sticky stamp. Bend the paper totally at a corner of the
stamp. You can then catch the corner of the stamp between two fingers
and draw the stamp slooowly and very carefully of the paper.

You will then see that ALL the sticky glue will be left back on the
paper and not on the stamp.

The paper of these stamps is thick enough to do this and if you want
you can put the stamps in water afterwards and dry them in a book to
get them (more) plain than before. There will not be the slightest
glue left on the stamp.

I have tried with 10 Danish stamps - that's what I had at hand - and
it worked. (And continued to collect classic stamps after that :-)

Mvh
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