Stamp hinge
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Hinge manufacturing was profitable when the hobby was growing. Demand was high and collectors wanted a choice of brands.
Hinges - These are glassine, similar to waxed paper but thinner. They come in green or gray. They can also come flat or pre-folded. Pre-folded varieties are usually easier to work with.
Hinges are small, thin, folded pieces of translucent paper or plastic with special gum on the once side.
Hinge Hinges are small rectangular gummed pieces of glassine or paper used to affix stamps to album pages.
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HINGE: Gummed strip for mounting a stamp in an album.
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Hinge. A tiny piece of glassine-like paper, gummed, folded and then used to mount stamps into an album.
Imperforate. Stamps without perforations or separation device between then on a sheet.
Hinge: Small pieces of glassine paper which are gummed on one side used in mounting stamps.
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Inscription: The text on a stamp.
Hinge - Piece of glassine or parchment paper used for mounting stamps on album pages.
Historical Cover - Postmarked and cacheted for a historical event.
HS - Hand Stamp.
Hinge: Stamp hinges are small, rectangular-shaped pieces of paper, usually gummed on one side, used in the mounting of stamps. Most modern hinges are peelable.
Hinge
Perhaps the most basic and enduring form of stamp supply available. A stamp hinge is a small, gummed piece of glassine (folded or unfolded) used to mount stamps on album pages.
Never hinged - a stamp with gum undisturbed by the presence of a hinge.
Never Hinged (NH): A stamp without hinge marks. A never-hinged (NH) stamp usually has original gum, but this is not always the case.
Albums/Hingeless Albums
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HR --- Hinge remnant more than normally would be found for this issue.
CTO --- Cancelled to order by issuing post office and has original gum but cancelled to "appear" Postally cancelled.
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Hinges
Jim McCain's Hinging and How to Determine It "From the beginning of stamp collecting until about the 1930s (my guess), stamps were mounted in albums with hinges.
Hinges
Small gummed, glassine strips used to affix stamps to album pages.
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To hinge or not to hinge: that is the question. Many years ago when I started to collect stamps at age 10, I bought packets of stamps at the Five and Dime store. For a quarter you bought a whole envelope full of worldwide stamps.
mint, never hinged (nh) unless otherwise noted
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Stamps which have been added or restocked in the last 45 days are marked as
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Lightly Hinged - A stamp with full gum with only slight evidence of hinge marks or disturbance.
Litho. - Abbreviation for lithography,
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Ragasztönyommal: (Hung.) mint, hinged, see használatlan falcos.
Rahmen: (Ger.) frame, a border.
Rahmanieh: city in Egypt; see Interpostal Seals, 1880.
Rahmenstempel: (Ger.) framed or boxed marking.
tweezers, hinge mounts, perforation gauges, catalogues, stock books, catalogues and books etc..
On used stamps, it's best to wash them first so as to remove all remnants of hinges etc. Hinge and paper remnants on the back of used stamps can seriously hinder your ability to read the watermark.
Some of the most valuable collections have been poorly mounted, even to the extent of using adhesive tape instead of hinges.
To mount a stamp with a hinge, you fold the top third of the hinge back. Make sure the gum is on the outside and moisten the short side of the hinge. Fix it as close to the centre of the top edge of the stamp as possible.
Watch out for stamps with hinge remnants and/or heavily disturbed gum, as these can conceal much more serious defects such as tears, thins, repairs, etc.
Also, before you use any hinges, you must decide if you want to use them on any "mint" stamps. Once you attach a hinge to a stamp with gum on the back, you remove part of the gum, and that could affect the value of the stamp.
Stamps are placed into the book using something called a Hinge. Hinges are small folded pieces of paper with glue on one side.
Unused: An uncanceled stamp that has not been used but has a hinge mark or some other characteristic or defect that keeps it from being considered a mint stamp.
Basic equipment to aid collecting in addition to stamp albums, stamp hinges, watermark detector, etc.
Accountancy Mark
A handstamp applied to international letters prior to 1875 showing the charge to be collected from the addressee.
There may be minor defects such as disturbed gum, thin areas, heavy hinge marks. Stamps which fall below these standards should be ignored and are not worth acquiring by the serious collector; however beginners sometimes collect them as starters.
Accessories: Various products and tools commonly used by the stamp collector, including hinges, mounts, stamp tongs, perforation gauges, stock books and magnifiers.
 See also: Stamp, Used, Cover, Catalog, Mint
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