Gum condition can be described in many ways. A mint, never hinged stamp is one that has full, undisturbed, original gum with no hinge mark.
GUM - Hinging - Gum Condition
It surprises many people initially when they learn that the condition of the gum on a stamp affects its value to a collector, but it's true.
The stamp gum condition described when the original gum of an unused postage stamp has been deleteriously affected by one or more handling or mounting procedures, to include heavy hinging, gum glazing from mounts, etc. 2.
You must pay attention to the stamp gum. The gum condition of stamps also varies and they are as follows:
- Original gum, a stamp having the original adhesive when it was produced, thus these are mint stamps.
 See also: Stamp, Condition, Used, Gum, Mint
  
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