On 5/20/2011 7:55 PM, Chris wrote:
Well, I got my albums in today so I'm about ready to get started
transfering from the 50 year old book to the new ones. Question though
on removing the old hinges, what's the best and safest (to the stamp)
way to do this?

If stamp and hinge peel off the page cleanly, which they often will for
old hinges, especially if Dennison's or similar, and if any glue is left
on the hinge, which there should be if the hinge was properly lightly
moistened (and on only part of the larger page part of the hinge), and
if the hinge is properly positioned just below the perfs (or top if no
perfs) then just moisten the hinge and stick both into he new album.

I have occasionally reused old Dennison's hinges that were so lightly
moistened on the stamp part that they fall apart from the stamp without
being pulled. I save these for the occasional mint stamp, as modern
hinges are awful for them.

tjr