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older stamps; soak in warm water. soak in second bowl to remove residue.
new stamps.... citrus aid has been said to work, but i've never tried it (is that the name?)
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If they are older stamps warm/tepid water as amsd says, if newer read through this older article and follow the links.
https://stamporama.com/discboard/disc_main.php?action=20&id=19616#146838
As far as I'm aware Bestine is still unavailable in Canada, pure orange aerosol is available in the states Home Depot but not in the Canadian stores.
Some countries self adhesive soak off in water, but UK ones definitely do not. With other countries some have a water soluble gum between the stamp and a second layer paper before the self adhesive gum, in which case you end up with a thin paper stamp, very easy to tear.
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Regarding the speed, some stamps in water will float off in a couple of minutes, others will take ten or more. Some will not come off because they were glued on with construction adhesive or similar.
When soaking Machins I will dump a couple of hundred in the sink with tepid water, they go into a separate water filled bowl as they float off the backing. Periodically I will then put them onto a sheet of our local free newspaper (make sure it is one with fast ink) and covered with another sheet. This process is repeated until all stamps are on the newsprint.
This basically removes excess water, they are then transferred to telephone directories, about 40 stamps to a page, spread throughout the book.
Next step is to put a few heavy books, catalogues are ideal, on top to keep the stamps flat while they dry. I leave for a couple of days before sorting.
It will take me about an hour and a half from the start to into drying book.
The waste paper goes into the compost heap bin.
Beware of the aerogramme paper as often the ink of the design runs, as does red, green and dark coloured envelopes, they will stain the stamp and possibly others.
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Does anyone know a good way and fast way to get stamps off paper?
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older stamps; soak in warm water. soak in second bowl to remove residue.
new stamps.... citrus aid has been said to work, but i've never tried it (is that the name?)
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re: On Paper
If they are older stamps warm/tepid water as amsd says, if newer read through this older article and follow the links.
https://stamporama.com/discboard/disc_main.php?action=20&id=19616#146838
As far as I'm aware Bestine is still unavailable in Canada, pure orange aerosol is available in the states Home Depot but not in the Canadian stores.
Some countries self adhesive soak off in water, but UK ones definitely do not. With other countries some have a water soluble gum between the stamp and a second layer paper before the self adhesive gum, in which case you end up with a thin paper stamp, very easy to tear.
Edit, there are more articles in the archive, use search facility with "keywords".
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Regarding the speed, some stamps in water will float off in a couple of minutes, others will take ten or more. Some will not come off because they were glued on with construction adhesive or similar.
When soaking Machins I will dump a couple of hundred in the sink with tepid water, they go into a separate water filled bowl as they float off the backing. Periodically I will then put them onto a sheet of our local free newspaper (make sure it is one with fast ink) and covered with another sheet. This process is repeated until all stamps are on the newsprint.
This basically removes excess water, they are then transferred to telephone directories, about 40 stamps to a page, spread throughout the book.
Next step is to put a few heavy books, catalogues are ideal, on top to keep the stamps flat while they dry. I leave for a couple of days before sorting.
It will take me about an hour and a half from the start to into drying book.
The waste paper goes into the compost heap bin.
Beware of the aerogramme paper as often the ink of the design runs, as does red, green and dark coloured envelopes, they will stain the stamp and possibly others.
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