Editing Stamp hinge (section)

[[Image:Stamp hinges.jpg|250px|thumb|Clockwise from top left, we see a hinge-mounted stamp, stamp about to be hinge-mounted, stamp damaged by a hinge, and loose stamp hinges]][[Image:Hinge remnant on stamp.jpg|right|thumb|Multiple 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 stamp]]s onto the pages of a [[stamp album]].<ref name=mack>[[James A. Mackay|Mackay, James]]. ''Stamp Collecting: Philatelic Terms Illustrated''. 4th edition. London: Stanley Gibbons, 2003, p.68. {{ISBN|0-85259-557-3}}</ref>