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 disadvantages of using stamp hinges.
Disadvantages of Stamp Hinges:
- As a general rule, stamp hinges should not be used with mint (unused) stamps, as doing so will damage the stamps' gum and reduce their value accordingly. Because of this, stamp mounts are more appropriate for mint, unused stamps.
- 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 hinge remnant, thin or even a tear in the stamp.
- Hinged stamps sometimes get tangled up with each other when leafing through a stamp album that has double-sided pages with stamps on both sides. And stamps sometimes fall off or pull away from their hinges. Either way, there is a serious risk of one or more stamps being damaged.
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