Hinging. Hinging was the normal practice with stamp collectors up until about 1960.
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.
Hinging or otherwise marring the gum of these stamps would detract from their theoretical value.
The hinging referred to in these terms is mounting of the stamp in a stamp album by the application of a stamp hinge to the back of the stamp. The highest grade is unmounted mint or mint never hinged.
The Hinging Craze
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1. Wife Catches Collecting Fever ...
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.
Nepouzitá Známka s Puvodním Lepem Bez Nálepky Nebo Stopy po Nálepce: (Czech.) mint, never hinged; stamp with original gum having no trace of hinging.
They are perfectly fine for used stamps - they will not harm them or cause them to be worth less by hinging. Mint stamps are a different story.
gum May be disturbed slightly, due to heavy, multiple or improper hinging.
colour Not as fresh as VF, but no fading
paper No tears, thins, creases, etc. in the paper ...
Album: A book of binder & pages designed for the hinging and display of stamps or covers.
Album weed: Counterfeit stamps.
The first rule, as noted, is neatness. More stamps are spoiled in mounting than could be imagined. Next comes placement. Hinging must be carefully done lest too much moisture cause the stamp to stick to the page, and therefore result in thinning.
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.
Factors include color, selvage, plate or die variations, unusual cancels, faults, hinging, gum, and markings.
 See also: Stamp, Catalog, Hinge, Used, Perforation
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