What Is The Best Way To Freshen A Stamp Up.

some stamps have lain idle for years. what is the best way to tidy them up.

Clean, fresh water bath. No chemicals.
Don

I would add use distilled water as some city water supplies contain traces of chlorine which may affect the inks used. I faded a handstamp on a cover when using city water, been using distilled water since. If the items are dirty, I use a little ivory bar soap. the 99.99% pure one. I dip a small paint brush into the water, and brush across the bar once or twice and brush onto the submerged item. Every thing looks fresh after the bath and a day or so in the drying book. Which in my case is a pad of water color paper.

Don't throw them into the clothes or dishwasher.

Jack Kelley

thank you all vary much.have a couple of hundred to bathe. better get started

You might want to try this archival cleaning sponge:

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