stainlessb
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Post by stainlessb on May 25, 2019 22:24:16 GMT
I have a number of early issues (Scott #48 and earlier) that are have remnants of paper or hinges-
safe to soak?
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Post by renden on May 25, 2019 22:35:31 GMT
Do not know but some other member of expertise will answer you....meanwhile have fun in California !!
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Post by vikingeck on May 26, 2019 8:16:37 GMT
I have a number of early issues (Scott #48 and earlier) that are have remnants of paper or hinges- safe to soak? Sorry Stan, but what country are you referring to here? The answer makes a big difference . If they are GB then they are very stable in water until the lilac & green and J Unilever issues of the 1880s . For other her countries I can’ t be specific |
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Post by Beryllium Guy on May 26, 2019 9:11:25 GMT
Hi, Alex ( vikingeck )! If you scroll to the top of the page, you can see that Stan ( stainlessb ) has started this thread under the Belgium sub-board, so I gather that his question pertains to early Belgium. When I first joined TSF, I repeatedly forgot to check which boards and sub-boards some threads were on, and it occasionally led to my making some posts in the wrong places. After this was pointed out to me a couple of times, I stopped making that mistake. That said, I still like it better when thread names or the initial post in a thread make it clear what area is being discussed. It's just quicker and easier for me to decide if it's even an area of interest for me in the first place. After all of that, Stan, I am sorry to say that I do not have any special expertise on early Belgium. I have soaked a few of these with no problems, but I do not know if there are any potentially problematic issues in this area. That's the best I can offer. |
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Post by vikingeck on May 26, 2019 9:37:56 GMT
Thanks Chris, Sorry I had not appreciated how some threads worked on TSF. Still learning.
So Stan from my many years of experience I have not found any problems soaking Belgian stamps but I am always cautious with some red inks which contain aniline.That can run.
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Post by stainlessb on May 26, 2019 13:31:40 GMT
To all, I did ammend my title to include Belgium as I realized after posting it thatthe "Recent Posts" and "Recent Threads" tabs do not identify this.
I will try and do better in the future
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Post by blaamand on May 26, 2019 15:28:28 GMT
I am presently working on Belgium and their classics. I have soaked a huge number of them for cleaning purposes etc, and I have yet not seen any problems with the ink stability. That said, I did take care with the 1869-81 Leopold series, as these were also produced in aniline colors, simply soaked them for quite a short time.
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Post by stainlessb on May 27, 2019 3:30:27 GMT
I am happy to confirm my initial  soaking has resulted in no casualties! |
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soaking has resulted in no casualties!