stainlessb
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Post by stainlessb on Dec 31, 2022 23:40:16 GMT
I have found this mainly in early Austria and GB QV stamps. The stamp will 'roll itself up" into a rather tight little roll and some are about impossible to flatten out long enoughto get into a drying book. I suspect is is some of the gum that, but on the ones I can get flattened , once dry I don't really see much evidence of remaining gum.
Anybody have any tricks they'd like to share?
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Beryllium Guy
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Jan 1, 2023 2:08:21 GMT
Thanks for your post, Stan ( stainlessb). I posted about this same subject in the early days of my time on TSF, here: thestampforum.boards.net/post/45039/threadThat was also related to issues of classic Austria. The big problem I was having seemed to be related to the fact that I had moved from a place with much more natural humidity (Ohio) to a very dry place (Arizona). Many of my stamps, especially Austria, curled up after drying. My solution is to take the curled stamps once they are dry, put them into a clean, folded piece of white paper, and use my spade-tipped tongs to curl them back in the other direction until they are flat. I have had good success. Also, Ryan posted some specific info on soaking classic Austria here: thestampforum.boards.net/post/49686/threadHope this helps, Stan!  |
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Post by philatelia on Jan 1, 2023 3:19:55 GMT
Try this trick I came up with a few years ago. Take the curled up stamp and slowly insert a pencil or similarly shaped object into the roll. That should loosen it up a bit. SoMetimes you need to do that while still immersed in case the layers are adhering to each other. Then lay the stamp still on the pencil on the drying book page and slowly and carefully rotate the pencil to unroll it. You will only have to rotate it enough so that the pencil is now on the diagonal corners. Once you have the pencil opening up the curl, grab a weight. Keep the pencil pressing down on the stamp until you can weigh it down. Can you visualize this?
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Post by gstamps on Jan 1, 2023 7:59:27 GMT
La Multi Ani - is the greeting in Romanian at the beginning of the year. stainlessb , philatelia , I didn't understand very well (I don't know English) but I think it's similar to my straightening/planing method. 1. This is what the block looks like before:  2. I put the block on a paper towel and use a round pencil (it is recommended to have a large diameter and later smaller if necessary) I pull the edge of the paper towel so that I roll the block in the opposite direction of its curvature) I also position the pencil diagonally if necessary.  For old stamps, perform this rolling gradually (check if there are no cracks or bends in the gum - I think that if you have a higher ambient temperature, the risk of cracking decreases - I applied the procedure only on modern stamps. 3. The procedure took 2-3 minutes and the block looks like this:  |
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stainlessb
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Post by stainlessb on Jan 1, 2023 17:47:24 GMT
Thanks for tips! I managed to unroll curved side down and get them onto a piece of clear plastic. They dried overnight, still a bit curled, but not like a mini Dead Sea Scroll they were after soaking......
Now in a large stock card between some weights to see if they will flatten out. I had five that I was about to give up on!
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