Removable Stamp Mounts

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Removable Stamp Mounts Jan 14, 2014 15:02:09 GMT -5

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Post by MikeC99 on Jan 14, 2014 15:02:09 GMT -5

At my stamp club, I periodically do presentations at the bimonthly meetings and would like to put together an exhibit for our annual stamp show. I would like to mount stamps on sheets of paper but find mounts are quite costly for this purpose. I have been doing some searches on the internet to see if there is something out there to temporarily bond mounts to paper and found that there is a tape called "Glue Dots" that about 1/2 inch in diameter. This product is removable and acid free. I have yet to purchase this product but it looks like it might work so I can reuse the mounts again and again.

Has anyone used any products that are acid free to temporarily affix stamp mounts to pages?

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Removable Stamp Mounts Jan 14, 2014 15:06:52 GMT -5

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Post by MikeC99 on Jan 14, 2014 15:06:52 GMT -5

I also found that there is a glue stick from Elmer that can be repositioned but haven't been able to find it yet. Walmart has it for sale but are completely sold out at the three stores here in Regina. It doesn't say that it is acid free but I recall reading somewhere that glue sticks are acid free. Has anyone used this product before?
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Butterfly Stamp Bears Posting Guru Stamp Bears Supporter Posts: 2,093 Location (Country): Portland,OR USA	Removable Stamp Mounts Jan 14, 2014 15:32:00 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Butterfly on Jan 14, 2014 15:32:00 GMT -5 Those glue dots would be ideal for my upcoming February stamp bear exhibit. Maybe they would also work for mint stamps???
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cbavier Master Stamp Bear Stamp Bears Supporter Chuck Bavier. I collect U.S. Singles, Se-tenants and Souvenir Sheets and Canadian singles Posts: 1,174 Location (Country): Roscommon, MI. U.S.A.	Removable Stamp Mounts Jan 14, 2014 16:43:31 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by cbavier on Jan 14, 2014 16:43:31 GMT -5 Mike keep us posted if you find one that works. I use the cheap glue sticks like those pictured above from the dollar store to glue the mounts in my American Heritage Collection but they cannot be repositioned.
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Removable Stamp Mounts Jan 26, 2014 17:52:19 GMT -5 kacyds likes this

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Post by MikeC99 on Jan 26, 2014 17:52:19 GMT -5

Well, I finally got an Elmer's "repositionable" glue stick from Walmart. The packaging is slightly different from what I posted earlier. The Elmer's glue stick has "Washable School Glue Stick" at the top and half way down the packaging it has "Repositionable Sticks and Resticks". It is acid free and photo safe. I tried gluing a mount to a stamp page and several hours later removed it and reattached it without any problems.

I tried the glue dots I bought from Michael's craft store. It is a little tricky affixing the dot exactly where you want it applied on the mount. I also was able to remove the mount and reaffix it to the page. It was quite a bit more adhesive that the Elmer's product but I used the glue stick sparingly. The dots are much more expensive that the Elmer's glue stick.

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Removable Stamp Mounts Jan 26, 2014 20:48:11 GMT -5 crazyquilter likes this

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Post by PostmasterGS on Jan 26, 2014 20:48:11 GMT -5

I use Scotch acid-free double-sided scrapbooking tape.

It has a very light adhesive, so it's actually possibly to remove the mounts for repositioning, etc., without damaging the mount, stamp, or page. I have pages where the mounts were secured using this tape 15 years ago, and I can still remove the mounts and reposition them without a problem, often even reusing the same, 15 year-old strip of tape.

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