Some people - especially older stamp collectors and those who collect used stamps - prefer the old-style gummed stamp hinges that until the 1950s or 1960s were just about the only thing available for mounting stamps.
Other people would never even consider using hinges in their stamp collections.
Each mounting method has its good points and its bad points. This post will discuss the advantages of using stamp hinges.
Advantages of Stamp Hinges:
- Stamp hinges are very inexpensive when compared to the cost of stamp mounts. A pack of pre-cut stamp mounts will cost at least $3 at most stamp shops and will usually only contain 25 or so mounts. In contrast, a pack of stamp hinges will only cost $5 or $6 but typically contains 1,000 hinges.
- Stamps can usually be removed from a stamp fairly easily, at least with high-quality hinges. But please take care when removing a stamp hinge from a stamp, otherwise there is at least some risk of creating a thin or even a tear in the stamp. And because they're usually easy to remove, stamps can readily be moved to a different location on an album page without damaging the album page either. Although stamps mounted in stamp mounts can be very easily removed or relocated, the mounts themselves can be difficult to remove from an album page without causing damage to the page. This can make it very difficult to re-orient / change the layout of stamps on a given page.
- Stamp hinges are great for beginners, for those working with a limited budget, or for those who collect postally used stamps, since there's no gum to be damaged.
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