Removing a mailing label on a magazine

[Carol Neff]

I was wondering if anyone out there has found a way to remove a mailing label from the cover of a magazine without harming the cover?

 

[Cliff Wilson]

If the local magazine retailer doesn't have one,
call the publisher and get a new copy.

(then tell the customer how much work it was to remove!

just kidding!)

Kidding about lying that is, not about getting a new copy. Unless it's an antique or something, then I wouldn't touch it!

 

[Carol Neff]

This is an autographed 1986 copy of Sports Illustrated.
I take it there really isn't a way to remove it?

 

[Cliff Wilson]

I just edited as you were posting.

if you REALLLLLYYYYY want it removed, get thee to a conservator that can deal properly with the adhesives.

I certainly wouldn't attempt it.

 

[Carol Neff]

My customer asked if it was possible and I told him I'd check it out. Thank you for your advice, it's greatly appreciated!
Carol

 

[Elaine]

I have used Undu, but not on anything that is a collectible or of value.

A quick call to a paper conservator might give you an easy solution.

 

[Paul N]

The publisher sometimes sell older re-prints. It might be worth calling.

 

[Cliff Wilson]

Paul, it's autographed.

But, 1986 is probably a picture of the Mets so couldn't be worth that much.

 

[Paul Hardy]

You can sometimes use a hairdrier to warm it and carefully peel it off

Paul Hardy

 

[Jason]

I have had success with a hairdryer on this sort of thing before. Try it on another Sports Illustrated first and see how it goes BEFORE doing it on the signed copy.

 

[FrameMakers]

I have hd good luck by putting it in the freezer. Most of the time they just pop off.

On an item this old though I would bet the adhisive has stained the paper and I would also guess that the cover has faded everywhere but under the lable. That being said I would leave it alone.

 

[Carol Neff]

Thanks everyone for all of your ideas!

 

[Baer Charlton]

Had a lady bring in a SI one time that she had bought at a Swap-meet. She had no idea things were so expensive but she just knew that her son would just love the cover that was autographed by that nice man Harold Aaron.

But could I just remove that mailing label. "I'm sure my son doesn't want any mail that was going to someone with a name like Barny Bondo or something."

I winked and said that for the continuity of the authenticity, the mailing label should stay on.

As I was fitting it later, we had a nice laugh about Barny Bondo....[Barry Bonds].

Sometimes you just gotta let it ride.

 

[Rick Granick]

It's likeone of those comparison questions on the GRE test.
Barny Bondo : Barry Bonds
Ringo Starr : Richard Starkey
Rick

 

[Elaine]

and didn't Barry Bond just tie someone's homerun record??

 

[Baer Charlton]

714 the Babe.