Removing Self Adhesive Stamps

After experimenting, I saw I can remove the self adhesive stamps from the envelope by soaking them in water with dish washing soap.
With enough soap I can peel the glue. The risk - cracks on the stamp surface.
If the glue isn't peeled - after washing the stamps, I get an active stamp, which is great if I want to use it again, but not so great if I want it in my album.
What would you recommend I stick it too, to place it in the album?

Many collectors now do not soak them any longer but just cut them off the envelope, very close, and keep them that way. Dish washing soap is not recommended - use the "search" button on top of this page to see what the recommended medium is.


Peter

Some are soakable, as you say, others are not.

There's a thread on here somewhere (probably in US Modern) on which ones respond to soaking.

KirkS

If you have access to a recent Scott US Specialized Catalogue, you can easily determine which self-adhesives are supposedly soakable. Those that are NOT soakable are flagged by an S enclosed in a red circle.
Oops ... you may not be discussing US stamps. Must remember to read the posts more carefully.

Cut'n'paste into your browser's address bar:

pure citrus site:www.stampcommunity.org

Cheers,

/s/ ikeyPikey

Careful with the Pure Citrus. I have found it also removes cancellations,

Jack Kelley

I use Pure Citrus.

-IBFS

I've also gotten quite good with the pure citrus. Highly recommended!

Matt

What is "pure citrus"? The active ingrediant is citric acid, which can be bought as white solid.
Is that what you all used? If so - at what concentration?
Or is it enough to pour lemon juice on the stamp?

It is an actual product ... an orange-flavored air freshener I think. Google it & you'll find it.

The ingredient in Pure Citrus that pertains to this conversation is limonene. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limonene

I wouldn't use lemon juice as I'd think the acidity would harm the stamp.

And the sugar left behind (lemon juice is very sweet, too) would be food for more than thought.




So I'm guessing you passed on the whole Cut'n'paste into your browser's address bar: thing?

Cheers,

/s/ ikeyPikey

Thank you all.

After using the citrus you must have washed the stamps again, discarding of any limonene or sugar or any ingredients of the treatment, I guess.

As for the Cut'n'paste - it directed me to this forum main page, so I didn't get the idea.

The pure citrus works great. With a little practice, the results are really nice. Just spray it on, wait a couple minutes, carefully peel the paper from the stamp, and I like to scrape the gooey residue away with the edge of a credit card.

It's available at Amazon or home depot, at least.

http://m.homedepot.com/p/Pure-Citru...22/202528023

Matt