Watermark Fluid Caused A Thin

Hello,

Has anyone else had an experience where watermark fluid created a thin? I put some watermark fluid that I bought on the gum of a stamp and two bubbles were created in the process. When the fluid evaporated (and the bubbles evaporated too), those two bubble areas stayed 'wet' looking. Once dried, there was a thin in both &%(#! places! Has anyone else had this happen? Now I'm afraid to use my watermark fluid!

I never had a problem like you describe, and I've used watermark fluid (Ronsonol lighter fluid) on all types of stamps, new, used, etc. Can you give us more information on the stamp (Country, gummed - of course, age)? Thanks.

Do you mean the fluid took the gum off or made the paper peel off? Do you know if the stamp was ever repaired? Paper and missing glue can be repaired to look like original.

No I have never heard of water mark fluid ever taking the paper off a sound stamp.

I used all types of watermark fluids on hundreds if not thousands of stamps over the past 50 years, Never experienced this problem.

Sounds like the fluid revealed a thin rather than caused one.

Art

Yeah Art is right I have never ever had lighter fluid or watermark fluid causing any trouble at all but sure has revealed a few!

Is today April 1st???

Art has it right, I think. The watermark fluid revealed a thin. Thats why the bubbles showed up, they were the air under the thin.

Thanks everyone. The fluid revealing an existing thin makes the most sense. I don't know why anyone would bother regumming a Scott 353, but that's the most logical answer I can think of. At any rate, seeing the watermark lets me know it's not a 388 and is a 353, so I guess that's all that matters! Thanks!

I would bet on Art.

Byrdste - The fluid did not dissolve any gum. The thin was just so thinly torn at the edges so as not to be noticeable. That is why expensive stamps should be examined in watermark fluid which can reveal otherwise hidden faults in stamps.