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I can't tell is this is a 421 or 422. No watermarks detected on the clean portion, but may be hidden under the hinge remnant. Any ideas how to remove the remnants? Have tried soaking in water, applied Clarity, but no luck. Any help appreciated. Sorry if the scan is not great. Still trying to figure out how to do it.   |
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Your stamp is either a reperforated Scott 421 (guide line at the top) or more likely a Scott 422 |
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Stamp has nice gum. Remnants cover a portion of gummed back.
I know it's a 421 or 422. Question is which. I believe there may be a piece of the double-lined watermark under the hinge remnant, but I can't get at it to confirm. Hoping it's a 422.
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Try using an artist's brush to apply water directly to the hinge remnant. Let sit. Repeat as often as necessary. |
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I cannot tell from the image whether or not it is a glassine hinge remnant or tape. |
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It was a hinge, not tape. Just removed all of it with brush and water (thanks, Dudley!). Let it dry and then into watermarking fluid. It's a 422; quite a bit of the mark was in fact under the hinge remnant. Fortunately, double-lined marks almost always leave something, even if only a bit, and this one has more than just a bit.
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Quote:
Have tried soaking in water Quote:
Stamp has nice gum These two quotes seem in contradiction to each other. Puzzling. |
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Yeah, I misspoke. Never soaked it in water for fear of losing the gum. Soaked it in Clarity fluid, but that did not help. Did apply water with brush on the hinge and envelope remnant, as suggested, and suffered some loss of the gum. Willing to pay that price to get a good look at the watermark, which was under the removed material. Sorry for confusing post; confusion all mine. |
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The fine paintbrush method should work; if that doesn't get the job done, sitting the stamp in a "sweat box" for a couple of days will do it, though that is more likely to glaze or disturb the gum. This forum thread tells you how to make a stamp sweat box: http://goscf.com/t/6119 |
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Thanks, Code. Brush method worked, but I'm happy to learn about sweat boxes. Sure to come in useful! |
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Posted 08/21/2019 12:36 pm
