Removing Stamps

[grapher]

How do I go about removing a stamp from a envelope?

[rpbluesman]

The are several ways to go about removing them.

You can always just try to peel them directly off the envelope, of course if they're on to much, you can cut around the stamp leaving an edge around the stamps so that you can tape them down.

The best way is to use an iron and use the steam from it to melt away the glue off the stamps.

Hope this helped.

[christine]

I usually soak them in water! It works fine for me!

Christine

[nowandagain]

Soaking them in water is the best way (I recommend it - because I collect stamps!)

You first need to cut around the stamp, leaving some paper around the stamp (up to 1cm) before soaking it in water (preferably warm.) This will soften the adhesive sticking the stamp on the paper. You should soak the stamps for a few minutes (sometimes longer.)

Sometimes the stamp will float right off the paper (I find US and a number of stamps from other countries to do this fairly well,) or you will need to peel the stamp from the paper once the water has soaked through the whole stamp.

After removing the stamp from the paper, let it dry face down on adhesive paper or a tea towel. If any of the stamps have curled a lot, you can wedge them under a heavy object to flatten them.

If all goes well, you can glue the stamps onto new envelopes

Good luck

nowandagain [rockon]

[James]

I just peal them off. Make sure they are not cancelled out though, otherwise they will not work.