Candidate for a soak?

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by Ease

Blot the excess water with paper towels, place the card between some sheets of typing paper, put between two Straight 2x4 pieces of wood and put a 45lb weight or a 5 gallon bucket of water on top; wait a couple days, replacing the typing paper once or twice. That's what worked for me, there are many ways though, heavy books etc.

Eric...it's Eric...pleasure to make your acquaintance

Thanks for the tips on drying the card.

I have seen recommendations such as this when soaking a card that has picked up extra "marks" that people would like to remove. Since one of these marks is something I would like to preserve, is it still prudent to leave the card soaking for days?

After all, I would hate to have P.B. White's stamp bleed all over the reverse. And I am not sure the "clay layer" would allow the stamp to react to a soak in the same way as the original printing.

Please let me know your thoughts on this front.

Best Regards,

Eric