1888 R & S Artistic mini-find

[danmckee]

hinged? did u soak them? roll creases? come on, spill ur poison

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by danmckee

hinged? did u soak them? roll creases? come on, spill ur poison

Dan, I figured out quickly they were just pieces of white paper-tape, forming a hinge. On the first one, I cut the cardboard away from it, then gently scraped off the part of the 'hinge' remaining on the die-cut.

For the second one, I left it attached to the cardboard, but gently pushed the die cut upward until the hinge 'rolled' off. It worked perfectly, so I did that for the rest of them.

I have found that these 'hinges', if left attached to paper for a long period of time, end up forming a bond that removes part of the paper on the host object, or leaves a sticky mess. Luckily, these had not formed a strong attachment to the die-cuts.

[smallstocks]

I found one of these in a collection I bought a few years back. Just wondering if these were ever reprinted and if mine might not be an original.

[drcy]

I am unaware of them being reprinted. They should have glossy fronts and be slightly embossed.