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Got burned recently. Sent a stamp off for certification to determine if it was a known variant. Turns out it was, but was also determined to be regummed. Arghh!In any case, any thoughts on this one?
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Beverly Fox (Weeda Stamps) once explained to me that regumming sometimes leaves visible gum around the edges perf teeth on the face of the stamps. I assume that paper fibres would appear “unnatural” as well, or be missing entirely.
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It is possible. Can't say for sure.
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Close up pics.Lots of fine fibers.
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Look for evidence of sanded perf tips (front and back). Amateur regumming often leaves telltale 'gum soak' perf tips (darkening and extra gum gathering on perf tips). To get rid of this, some use sandpaper to carefully sand away the excess gum soak.
Better quality regumming jobs avoids this by first masking the perfs and then using a fine airbrush to spray the gum on. This is harder to detect and will not show any gum soak on the perf tips. To detect a good regum job often requires a stamp in hand.
Under a microscope or high powered lupe, look at how the perf tips on other stamps of the period appear. The gum is present as the stamps are separated; you'll see the gum extends to the perf tips and then where the paper fiber have been slightly pulled when separated. When looking a sanded perf tip, you'll often see at least some evidence of ungummed paper (white).
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It may be possible, check the tips of the teeth, they are white and there is a line that divides the color of the stamp and those teeths
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Got burned recently. Sent a stamp off for certification to determine if it was a known variant. Turns out it was, but was also determined to be regummed. Arghh!
In any case, any thoughts on this one?
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re: Getting gun-shy....any indication this stamp has been regummed?
Beverly Fox (Weeda Stamps) once explained to me that regumming sometimes leaves visible gum around the edges perf teeth on the face of the stamps. I assume that paper fibres would appear “unnatural” as well, or be missing entirely.
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re: Getting gun-shy....any indication this stamp has been regummed?
It is possible. Can't say for sure.
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re: Getting gun-shy....any indication this stamp has been regummed?
Close up pics.Lots of fine fibers.
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re: Getting gun-shy....any indication this stamp has been regummed?
Look for evidence of sanded perf tips (front and back). Amateur regumming often leaves telltale 'gum soak' perf tips (darkening and extra gum gathering on perf tips). To get rid of this, some use sandpaper to carefully sand away the excess gum soak.
Better quality regumming jobs avoids this by first masking the perfs and then using a fine airbrush to spray the gum on. This is harder to detect and will not show any gum soak on the perf tips. To detect a good regum job often requires a stamp in hand.
Under a microscope or high powered lupe, look at how the perf tips on other stamps of the period appear. The gum is present as the stamps are separated; you'll see the gum extends to the perf tips and then where the paper fiber have been slightly pulled when separated. When looking a sanded perf tip, you'll often see at least some evidence of ungummed paper (white).
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re: Getting gun-shy....any indication this stamp has been regummed?
It may be possible, check the tips of the teeth, they are white and there is a line that divides the color of the stamp and those teeths
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