Hinge Removal From Album

I'm working on a very large collection that I recently purchased with the idea in mind to resell it after I've gotten what I want/need out of it. Anybody got some ideas on how to best remove the stamps from the pages without leaving selvage or tearing a spot on the page? So far it seems to be best to push down on the hinge and gradually lift the stamp. Works sometimes but not as much as I'd like. I have tried a solution of LOC and water but then I get wrinkled pages. How about Stamplift?

In my opinion, if the stamps were mounted with modern hinges then the cost of removing them typically will exceed the value of the stamps. When purchasing collections mounted with modern hinges this fact should be taken into account and appropriately discounted. (Thinned and damaged stamps, ruined pages, time needed to soak them off, etc.)

In this case I would just resell the album with the stamps in place.
Don

You'll often find that albums, even remaindered, go better than stamps removed from albums and placed in stock-pages.

Agreed Geoff, that's how I like to buy them, I rarely purchase jumbled stamps in Vario.
Remainders are easy to match with one's collection for missing items.

For your consideration.
You shall need Prinz or similar, long nose pointy tweezers (circa $14?)
Place one leg of the tongs, under the stamp, gently move the tong leg up the stamp, on a angle.
The sharp edge of the Prinz will sever the hinge at the crease, leaving a remnant both on the stamp and the page.

I have read rubbing a spade tweezer on the remnants (heat) can lift without marking the page (not tried it myself)

Use with your own discretion, I use it constantly on badly hinged stamps,
but care is needed.

Quote: "I have tried a solution of LOC and water but then I get wrinkled pages. How about Stamplift?"

I've had success removing paper and glassine hinges from stamps and albums using Stamplift fluid
The secret to this technique is applying a tiny amount of fluid with fine-line brush to hinge area and
carefully lifting the hinge by pulling with stamp tong.

Sell the album with the stamps still on the pages. Many people are looking for albums, or pages missing from albums they have, along with stamps. It's not worth all the time and trouble (and damage) you'll encounter by removing stamps from album pages.

Thank you for all the advice. I will order some Stamp Lift. Not really sure if I was clear on what I am doing. I bought the collection to combine as much as I can into my collection with the idea of reselling the albums with the remaining stamps still in them. I am trying to do as little damage as possible to the albums themselves with as little tears and of the pages where the hinges had been. There are going to be, probably, hundreds of thousands of stamps still in place. Just want to keep the remaining albums as clean as possible. Is there a specific way to let the buyers know that I've taken out the "few" I need and selling the rest or did I just say it?

The usual phrase is "remaindered" - or "lightly remaindered" if you haven't taken much out. "Remaindered in places, but still much of interest" as auctioneers put it. Or, if your pictures show the remaindering, you could leave it at that.

I must have got it clarified enough and thanks especially to GeoffHa. Exactly what I was looking for and I need to bookmark this so when I actually finish I'll know what to say.

I'm not clear on why removing hinges would tear the page, let alone leave selvage behind. Hinges are designed to be peelable - this sort of thing should not normally occur, although they do tend to leave light brown marks where they have been. If the stamps/hinges are stuck down to the extent that removing them would make holes in the pages or tear the selvage, I would be concerned that the entire collection might be so badly affixed that it would affect the resale.

What results have you had from just gentle peeling away from the page?

I'm with Ringo -- remove the stamps you want to keep carefully, but don't worry about hinge marks or remnants left behind. The time and trouble it would take to minimize this would far exceed the value in doing so, in my opinion.

I am a bit surprised that some of these hinges are so stuck to the pages of the album and I agree that hinges are made to remove but some appear to really well stuck. However, I ordered two bottles of Stamp Lift and am amazed at what a great job the stuff does. Love to find out what it's made up of but that is very likely a Coca Cola secret. Stuff works very quickly and appears to get through the hinges themselves. If not just a hint of the liquid above the hinge works great. Still have to try a straight solution of LOC or a stronger one. Thanks to whoever put me on to the SL. Now just have to cut me a board so one of the bottles doesn't tip over. Ain't cheap you know.