Clockwise from top left, we see a hinge-mounted stamp, stamp about to be hinge-mounted, stamp damaged by a hinge, and loose stamp hingesMultiple hinge remnants are visible on the back of this stamp.
In philately, stamp hinges, or mounts, are small, folded, transparent, rectangular pieces of paper coated with a mild gum. They are used by stamp collectors to affix postage stamps onto the pages of a stamp album.[1]
^Mackay, James. Stamp Collecting: Philatelic Terms Illustrated. 4th edition. London: Stanley Gibbons, 2003, p.68. ISBN 0-85259-557-3
philately, stamphinges, or mounts, are small, folded, transparent, rectangular pieces of paper coated with a mild gum. They are used by stamp collectors...
mint include:[inconsistent] Mint hinged (MH) – the stamp is unused but has been previously hinged. Remains of the hinge or gum disturbance are visible....
highest. Unused: stamps whose original gum has been damaged, e.g. through use of stamphinges, or other influences. Unused without gum: stamps which have lost...
from top left: hinge-mounted stamp, stamp about to be hinge-mounted, stamp damaged by a hinge, stamphinges Making stamp mounts at home by hand Perforation...
damaged in the process. Hinge remaining (HR) is a mint stamp which has part of a stamphinge on the back. Original gum (OG): A stamp with its original gum...
than stamps without gum or complete gum, for instance those that have been mounted using a stamphinge. Until the 1970s, it was common for stamps to be...
formats where the collector can mount a used stamp with a hinge, create a pocket for the individual stamp using a pre-cut mount to stick to the page, or...
used, which "wets" the stamp to reveal the mark. Other common tools include stamp catalogs, stamp stock books and stamphinges. Philatelic organizations...
authenticated an inverted Jenny stamp that had not been seen since the original sheet of 100 was divided in 1918. It is a sixth never-hinged copy, the long-missing...
to wrap paintings. Philatelists use glassine envelopes to store stamps, and stamphinges are made of glassine. Amateur insect collectors use glassine envelopes...
more stamps are acquired they can easily be rearranged. There is no need to use stamphinges. Large gaps need not exist, as may happen with a stamp album...
catalog value for a very fine mint never-hinged copy of the stamp (Scott #357) is US$25.00, while no other stamp in the set exceeds US$1.00. The rest of...
parallelogram-style hinge lifting mechanism. Newer versions of overhead garage doors are now generally built from several panels hinged together that roll...
Oswald Marsh (26 October 1880 – 4 August 1951) was a London stamp dealer who specialised in cut-outs. Many Marsh covers have addresses created using addressograph...
"SUPPLEMENT TO THE STAMP SPECIALIST Number 4 (1940) - A glassine packet of nine enclosed paper samples to be mounted with stamphinges or pasted, in the...
their specific characteristics. For example, a postage stamp may be mint or mint never hinged. Abbreviations include: MIB: Mint In Box MIP: Mint In Package...
batches of the RK 62, with a Galil-type buttstock attaching system and hinge. The hinge of the folding stock makes the rifle slightly longer than the standard...
international cricket five-wicket hauls by Trent Boult "New Zealand's prospects hinge on in-form bowlers". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2008. "Most wickets...
The lock is similar to Galand designs, the hinged frame is similar to Smith & Wesson designs, and the hinged side plate covering the lock is similar to...
magazine housing. The two pieces fit together like a clam shell with the hinge at the rear of the pistol grip. It splits in half right down the middle...
welded together with the U-shaped stamping. The receiver top cover is also stamped from 1.5 mm sheet metal and hinged on the front of the receiver and...
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