Regumming Stamps - Why Do It?

I have stamps from the 60s, 70s, and 80s that have obviously been re-gummed. They are pretty much 1¢ - 2¢ stamps, if that. It appears that whoever did this also applied fake hinge marks. What is the purpose of taking the effort to apply this process to a stamp of that value??

Are you sure they are regummed and just not disturbed gum? If they are, then someone learning to regum?
Don

Gum can be disturbed by many different methods . Too many experts use the term RE-GUMMED when stamps are actually glazed over from being in contact with plastic or kept in a humid and heated condition. If pressure is added it will also change the look of the gum .

Maybe I just do not know what I am talking about with respect to the regum. The attached just looks to me like it has been regummed and fake hinge removal. Incredibly fresh and shiny gum for a 50 year old stamp.I have dozens of these in a recent ebay win. It is a Germany 9N256. Almost a complete set of 9N235 - 9N250 is exactly the same condition with the exact same hinge mark in the exact same position on every single stamp.

Given that each of hinges our stamps in a very similar way, on stamp after stamp, I don't see anything suspicious about this.

I have lots of mint stamps from that set. The gum on that issue does appear "fresh and shiny" -- that is normal. It looks to me like you simply have hinged stamps with original gum.

I agree with what Geoff posted about hinging habits.