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solution for taking new stamps off paper
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 |
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solution for taking new stamps off paper
On 10/14/2011 12:12 PM, Neb wrote:
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 The problem is that new glues are not water-soluble. Some people have used various things to try to get it off. Others leave the stamps on paper and cut neatly just outside the stamp and any fake perforations. Others collect on entire covers (envelopes). Others only collect mint (or unused cancelled-to-order). Terry |
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solution for taking new stamps off paper
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 You can but try: Place them face down on a piece of 'plastic'. Old type non textured formica works, for example. When they 'pop', place into the drying book to 'straighten'. Are you talking about solid pices of plastic? Can you give me a little more descrition of the plastic you are talking about. My mine is not working too good this morning Thanks, Neb |
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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 Toke -- Læs om Ejnar Olsen og Søllestedmærkerne samt om trusselsbrevet til kong Fr. 8! http://www.norbyhus.dk/ |
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solution for taking new stamps off paper
On 10/16/2011 11:54, Toke Nørby wrote:
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 :-) I've tried a similar method with US stamps, but many now are too thin for that to work well. After soaking, I've sometimes able to rub the adhesive off the back of the stamp, but even that isn't reliable. For my kids, where the value of the stamp is in having it in the book rather than keeping it in pristine condition, what I have sometimes done is to let the stamps dry as much as possible and the carefully rub the adhesive side with fingers coated in flour. The flour adheres to the backs and makes them "un-sticky". -Don |
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solution for taking new stamps off paper
On 10/16/2011 1:47 PM, Don Levey wrote:
I've tried a similar method with US stamps, but many now are too thin for that to work well. After soaking, I've sometimes able to rub the adhesive off the back of the stamp, but even that isn't reliable. I have had the paper in bare areas start 'rubbing off' before all the glue was gone. For my kids, where the value of the stamp is in having it in the book rather than keeping it in pristine condition, what I have sometimes done is to let the stamps dry as much as possible and the carefully rub the adhesive side with fingers coated in flour. The flour adheres to the backs and makes them "un-sticky". Corn start (or any starch) should work as well. It is finer than most flours (which also are mostly starch). I have used this to de-stick other things too. Terry |
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solution for taking new stamps off paper
.... The flour adheres to the backs and makes them "un-sticky". Terry Reedy : Corn start (or any starch) should work as well. It is finer than most flours (which also are mostly starch). Don and Terry, Even better is to use talc (talcum powder ?). One may find it here in France in drugstores. I do not know if this is true elsewhere. -- All the best, Pierre Courtiade to answer me, please replace NOSPAM by my family name |
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solution for taking new stamps off paper
On 10/18/2011 21:28, Pierre COURTIADE wrote:
.... The flour adheres to the backs and makes them "un-sticky". Terry Reedy : Corn start (or any starch) should work as well. It is finer than most flours (which also are mostly starch). Don and Terry, Even better is to use talc (talcum powder ?). One may find it here in France in drugstores. I do not know if this is true elsewhere. It is difficult to find in the US, as some felt it leads to lung difficulties. -Don |
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solution for taking new stamps off paper
On 10/18/2011 7:20 PM, Don Levey wrote:
On 10/18/2011 21:28, Pierre COURTIADE wrote: .... The flour adheres to the backs and makes them "un-sticky". Terry Reedy : Corn start (or any starch) should work as well. It is finer than most flours (which also are mostly starch). Don and Terry, Even better is to use talc (talcum powder ?). One may find it here in France in drugstores. I do not know if this is true elsewhere. It is difficult to find in the US, as some felt it leads to lung difficulties. -Don Baking soda works too. Bill |
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solution for taking new stamps off paper
On 10/19/2011 2:21 PM, Billns wrote:
On 10/18/2011 7:20 PM, Don Levey wrote: On 10/18/2011 21:28, Pierre COURTIADE wrote: .... The flour adheres to the backs and makes them "un-sticky". Terry Reedy : Corn start (or any starch) should work as well. It is finer than most flours (which also are mostly starch). Don and Terry, Even better is to use talc (talcum powder ?). One may find it here in France in drugstores. I do not know if this is true elsewhere. It is difficult to find in the US, as some felt it leads to lung difficulties. -Don Baking soda works too. This is probably a good idea. The common brands are not as finely divided but it is non-toxic, inorganic, and will neutralize a bit of paper acidity. |
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