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In the past when I've had vintage strops of various kinds and they had issues with folds and creases that wouldn't come out through the usual methods the nuclear option of soaking the strop in water...

I know of no way to get true water stains off a strop. It's not the water itself but the reaction with the tanning agents. If Neil chimes in he would be the expert here. The stains are only cosmetic...