Mint Or Regummed Stamps?

Hello,

I'm getting back into stamps after several years. I have several collections from people I am trying to clean up and sort.
Some of the stamps I have are curling up and it appears they are re-gummed or have gum from other stamps on the front of them. Some appear to be blocks that are MNH but are curling a little. Others appear to have stuck to another stamp set and have some of the ink or paper from the stamp on the back in the gum. Is it better if I soak them off or is it better that I leave them and try to press them some way? None of them appear to have a cancellation on them and most of the are pairs or sets of 4 or larger. I'm assuming they WEREMint block sets at one time.

Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.

Thank you in advance.

We need to see pictures. Some disturbed-gum stamps are not worth fooling with, you just use them for postage.

I will try to get them on as soon as possible.

OK Sorry it took so long but had to get some time to scan the stamps. This is just a few of the stamps I have. I have probably 30 or more many are pairs.

I doubt regummed. Looks as if they were exposed to moisture.

Next set

So do you think I should press them and leave them or something else?

Why bother ? You can replace all of them for $4.00

Really? OK I will look into it. Then if I just soaked them off and pressed them they would be good used stamps the ones without
damage that is

The removal of original gum does not make a Stamp used. It would simply be Mint/ no gum, a used stamp will be cancelled and will have fulfilled it's Postal Obligation.

Once the gum is removed how can you tell if it is used with no cancelation mark or Mint with no gum?

I would just leave them alone. What is on the back won't hurt a thing. If it bothers you. Just use them for postage when you get better stamps.

Suggestion on how to flatten them so they look nicer then?

When you occasionally need to send someone a SASE, use these stamps, then preserve the cover (or soak the stamps off) when it comes back to you. FOLD the envelope first, then apply the stamps, otherwise you may have to fold through a stamp. I would use a business size envelope folded in thirds. Or use them all at once on a big package; add them up for the convenience of the postal clerk and the mental health of the people in line behind you.

As Stallzer says regarding value, there is nothing here that can't be used for postage, and they are not worth one minute's worth of "work".

For practical purposes, typically you cannot tell the difference between an uncancelled used stamp and a mint no gum stamp.