How to remove self-adhesive stamps from paper ?

"Roger Smith" wrote in message
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"Franz Heymann" wrote in message
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(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.

It's a good thing that watermarks are out of fashion.
{:-))

Franz

http://www.darwinawards.com/

Jan

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.

"Franz Heymann" wrote in message
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"Roger Smith" wrote in message
...

"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.

It's a good thing that watermarks are out of fashion.
{:-))

Franz


I suppose we must be grateful for small mercies - but we should not remind
the authorities of ways of extracting money from collectors that they had
forgotten about.

Morley-Bright used to claim that their detectors could identify the
watermarks of stamps on piece or cover, but I was never convinced that these
were of much use except where you could almost detect the watermark by
simply viewing the front of the stamp obliquely into a bright light and
seeing the watermarks "superimposed" on the reflection.

Regards, Roger

"Roger Smith" skrev i en meddelelse
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- big snip for brevity -

I suppose we must be grateful for small mercies - but we should not remind
the authorities of ways of extracting money from collectors that they had
forgotten about.

Morley-Bright used to claim that their detectors could identify the
watermarks of stamps on piece or cover, but I was never convinced that
these were of much use except where you could almost detect the watermark
by simply viewing the front of the stamp obliquely into a bright light and
seeing the watermarks "superimposed" on the reflection.

About one year ago there was a thread about Morley-Bright on this NG. In
that context one of our members sent me one as a nice Christmas present, and
I must admit that I have been more than contented. I have some older Danish
covers which I feel would be a "sin" to soak, and it was impossible to
detect the watermark the way described by Roger, but with Morley-Bright I
found a fair solution to determining the stamps without destroying the
cover.
--
Best regards
Ann Mette Heindorff (Mette)
reply to heindorffhus at heindorffhus dot.dk
http://www.heindorffhus.dk

"amesh (Mette)" wrote in message
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"Roger Smith" skrev i en meddelelse
...

- big snip for brevity -

I suppose we must be grateful for small mercies - but we should not
remind the authorities of ways of extracting money from collectors that
they had forgotten about.

Morley-Bright used to claim that their detectors could identify the
watermarks of stamps on piece or cover, but I was never convinced that
these were of much use except where you could almost detect the watermark
by simply viewing the front of the stamp obliquely into a bright light
and seeing the watermarks "superimposed" on the reflection.

About one year ago there was a thread about Morley-Bright on this NG. In
that context one of our members sent me one as a nice Christmas present,
and I must admit that I have been more than contented. I have some older
Danish covers which I feel would be a "sin" to soak, and it was impossible
to detect the watermark the way described by Roger, but with Morley-Bright
I found a fair solution to determining the stamps without destroying the
cover.
--
Best regards
Ann Mette Heindorff (Mette)
reply to heindorffhus at heindorffhus dot.dk
http://www.heindorffhus.dk


Mette

Perhaps I misrepresent the company - my judgement was based on a product
that I bought many years ago and it would be nice to know that it has
improved in the meantime. Or perhaps I was not using it correctly?

Regards, Roger

"Roger Smith" skrev i en meddelelse
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- snip -

Mette

Perhaps I misrepresent the company - my judgement was based on a product
that I bought many years ago and it would be nice to know that it has
improved in the meantime. Or perhaps I was not using it correctly?

Roger, I don't know how you might have used it -- all I can say is that I
carefully followed the instructions inlaid in the packet, which was still
sealed by the manufacturer. And -- of course -- did several tests, both on
single stamps and on "less important" covers before applying it to my
treasures :-)

Regards
Mette

"Ada Prill" wrote in message
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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.

Thanks, Ada!

In the meantime I have found this (not about a the Darwin Evolution Club,
but something quite similar):
A graduate of UC Berkeley with a degree in molecular biology, Wendy
Northcutt began collecting the stories that make up the Darwin Awards in
1993, and founded www.DarwinAwards.com soon thereafter. Her award-winning
website is one of the most popular humor pages on the web, and has been
profiled in USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and Entertainment Weekly,
and on NPR's All Things Considered. She is the author of the international
bestsellers The Darwin Awards: Evolution in Action and The Darwin Awards II:
Unnatural Selection.

http://darwinawards.com/index.html

Victor Manta

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In a recent message "Victor Manta" wrote:

"Ada Prill" wrote in message
...
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.

Thanks, Ada!

In the meantime I have found this (not about a the Darwin Evolution Club,

That was a name I made up as I could not remeber the exact title. I was
not far off the mark.

Apologies for any confusion caused.

but something quite similar):
A graduate of UC Berkeley with a degree in molecular biology, Wendy
Northcutt began collecting the stories that make up the Darwin Awards in
1993, and founded www.DarwinAwards.com soon thereafter. Her award-winning
website is one of the most popular humor pages on the web, and has been
profiled in USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and Entertainment Weekly,
and on NPR's All Things Considered. She is the author of the international
bestsellers The Darwin Awards: Evolution in Action and The Darwin Awards II:
Unnatural Selection.

http://darwinawards.com/index.html

Victor Manta

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