try gently rubbing a Q Tip with distilled water in circles over the residue until it lightens up and gently rubs off. Only soaked 1 t206. I imagine topps cards would ruin.
Test a common card of the same year first, but vintage Topps standard issue cards are relatively easy to soak. The main points are total submersion of the card, let the card soak for an hour or so and check on it, depending on the glue used, at this point the paper that was stuck on it may or may not be floating around as well as the adhesive, soak as long as necessary, dont force the excess paper off, and then remove card, soak up the excess water with a paper towel, and sandwich the card between a couple of folded paper towels and place under a couple of heavy books to press it out for a night. Check every couple of hours and swap the paper towels out as they become moist. Card should come out clean.
Some peole loathe soaking, some people love it, I could care less either way but if it's YOUR card, do with it what YOU want.
The above has worked for me on two occasions to get stuck on paper off a couple of autographed cards, but as always, your mileage may vary.
I've used a blow dryer to take labels off old sports illustrated's...maybe that method would work in this case too? The heat from the blow dryer heats up the glue so it doesn't ruin pulling off the sticker and it's very hard to tell anything was even there.
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Eric
Some peole loathe soaking, some people love it, I could care less either way but if it's YOUR card, do with it what YOU want.
The above has worked for me on two occasions to get stuck on paper off a couple of autographed cards, but as always, your mileage may vary.
Proceed at your own risk
Mike