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Colonial Wax Seal closeup

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kinda a crummy pic as it was taken under a lamp & is yelloish. I'll get a better shot tommorrow in the daylight. This really shows the detail in the stone of some colonial dudes head...who knows who? <img src="/metal/html/shrug.gif" border=0 width=37 height=15 alt=":shrug"> Hopefully the bust of a famous guy so I can get me a new car <img src="/metal/html/biggrin.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":D"> You can see the obvoius 1700's pony tail wig thing & even like a tied thing around his neck....
 
<STRONG>here's some basic info on wax seal history.......</STRONG>
"The act of sealing documents has been practised for centuries. It was initiated as proof of authorization in a time when few people could read or write, and to ensure that commitments, decrees, testaments, deeds, and other such important written records were, in fact, issued by those who had purported to have issued them, and who had the authority to issue them. Sealing a document also gave assurance that it had not been altered or otherwise tampered with during delivery. Early seals were designed to identify a family
 
Could you post another view of it, like a side view and rear view??
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I'll show later, as I think this seal has come off it's matrix. I have been reading about fob seals. This could be one of those? But I've found so many matrix's without the seal...now I think I did the opposite <img src="/metal/html/smile.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":)">
 
BL,
Wicked nice seal....one of the nicest finds I have seen!
Good way to start the New Year....best find of 2005 so early? Now what are you going to do for the rest of the year?? <img src="/metal/html/tongue.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":b">
GH
 
unless someone can figure out who that guy is.....could be impossible....too bad there's no initials.
seems like the really rich people had gold seals. Lets see your sooper rare "bootin".......
 
You can always send it to me and I will see if it fits! <img src="/metal/html/tongue.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":b">
Don
 
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