What is a hinge on a stamp?

What is a hinge on a stamp?

A hinge is a small strip of glassine, which looks like waxed paper. It has gum on one side, and you use it to attach a stamp to a page. You put your stamp inside it, and then you attach the mount to the page. A hinge is very inexpensive.

What does OG mean in stamp collecting?

Original gum

Do stamp collectors still use hinges?

Even though today’s hinges are generally not peelable, ruining that stamp was completely avoidable. Never try to pull a stamp from an album or a hinge from a stamp while the hinge is still wet. If the stamp is used, the hinge will float free after a quick soak in water and the stamp won’t be damaged.

Should I use stamp hinges?

Stamp hinges allow better air circulation around stamps, allowing them to breathe better than stamp mounts do. Hinges do not add much bulk to an album or cause album bulge as most mounts do. With care, hinges can be safely removed from stamps and album pages without damage to either the album or the stamp.

How do you moisten stamp hinges?

The first step is to very lightly moisten the short folded side of the hinge with the tongue, as shown in the photo at the top of Figure 2. Don’t apply too much moisture to the hinge. You’ll actually dilute the adhesive if you do, and the hinge won’t hold your stamp very well.

What is the name for stamp collecting?

philatelist

What stamps are worth a lot of money?

The 10 Most Valuable U.S. Stamps

1. The Inverted Jenny. (Courtesy of Siegel Auction Gallery)
2. 1847 Issue Block of 16 of Ben Franklin.
3. Almanac Stamp of 1765 or 1766.
4. ‘Blue Boy’ Alexandria Postmaster’s Provisional.
5. 1869 Pictorials—Inverted Center Errors.
6. Two-Cent Blue Hawaiian Missionary.
7. 1860 Stolen Pony Cover.
8. Pan American Inverts.

What is the word for stamp collecting?

: a specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps.

Is stamp collecting a dying hobby?

In the end, philately is not dead, nor is it dying. Rather, it is changing every day in the people who pursue it and in the way that it is pursued.

What is the point of stamp collecting?

Stamp collecting helps instruct the collector in geography, biography, history, culture and art. Stamps are miniature gateways to the world. Stamp collecting has very few rules.

How can you tell if a stamp is rare?

How to Determine Stamp Values

1. Identify the stamp.
2. Find out when was the stamp issued.
3. Know the stamp’s age and material used.
4. Determine the centering of the design.
5. Check the stamp’s gum.
6. Determine the condition of the perforations.
7. See if the stamp has been cancelled or not.
8. Find out the rarity of the stamp.