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I've dealt a bit with this and had great success with white paper glue. Often I come across a split corner where somebody has taped it and the tape is yellow or peeling off and doing more damage to the artwork. If you can lift the tape off carefully without damaging the graphics, you can usually get a decent result. The glue holds very well, better than the tape if you can keep the corners mated tight while the glue dries. The glue doesn't show when dry unless you use too much and make a mess of it. I’ve had near perfect results on some occasions and the boxes hold up to regular wear & tear, much better than tape. I’m pretty sure you can get some favorable results. I studied this a bit on the net with some research on restoring antique box art. The next step if you are very serious is to touch up with paint that you match but I’ve not had to do that with any of mine so far. Good luck!