The sun., 1883-11-04
COLLECTING SEALS.
The Quaint Deyices In Brown, BLACK, aud
Red Sealing Wax.

"Thcrcw said the collector fitting up u
long white box; as lie did so a stream Of seals
in red brown and black WAS poured upon the
table. Some of the larger fell upright instead
OF Nat and rolled in n circle until. after a few
ll,ful gyr,,ions. they collapsed. Then the col
lector took from the bottom Of the box some
sheets of paper. on each side of which half Il
dozen or more seals with bright red back
grounds and dull figures In relief were pasted.
There are abouI Il thousand of thcm-the
result of several years OF unrcmitting search
or exchange with other collectors. Over in
Germany where all documents and every i'm
portant letter bear seals. they are collected
abou. as frequently stamps here. /
know OF collections over there much larger
and much better classified than this. because
collectors who began rs boys continued tho
hobby rs men, and as they grew older became
more systematic. This collection made when
was boy at school in Germany. haven't
added a seal to it since returned to this coun-
try. some twelve years ago. But often look
over the seals because many of them. especially
the older. have quaint and curious designs.
Most Of these 1 obtained from Y .elative who.
holding an important Government position for
life, received many documents and letters in
sealed envelopes The seals on the documents
OF course l could not touch. but those on the
enve!opes ! Got. IL was 3 great S nM,,i iemntaton
bsn tT We Es' sas e sa sn he of
sze-some so large that they were enclosed in
large wooden bGXes L and II msuspended E from the
| dupii icates ard these exchanged. rcm"m-
Der that especially one seal which got unite
collectors and got some valuable impressions
in return. lie, me- see see, ,, ,SdelviinE i with his Is
hnndn amTns the sse pe there the e II Ii Its re in
rsSsnts psSMH: Bishop in the highest robes Of Of
office. standing underneath an arch which
| rises between two turreted castles. The
Esss sho% s., i f shs seal a.. Of nrlhS lhS
pecause the design is clear cut and extremely
eireetiye. got i9rtwo OF them two rcmarka-
tunateiy the edges are broken. 80 l can't tell
how long the die mas been in use. rs the date is
not preserved. But | have never seen figures
should Judge they came from some religious
female head tho words: Regina Angeiorum.'
beautifully the Impression gives each feature.
the fine lines about the lips and chin, and the
drapnE Of the II mn the HSa and
THAT is very curious impression between
tho two said the reporter. pointing to large
red seal Tho red impression represented II
wheel . horse shoe a hammer. and other I'M
''' It dates from 1927" said the collector " and
is the seal of the Blacksmiths' and Wagon
Makers ynon Of large tis fi5y This rcb pn,oa
powerful The one above 1t Is so .mutilated
that it is impossible to classify it, All that Is
Very curious and Old fashioned, representing q
saint crushing hug, snake with his foot and
grinnng with eNuIta,ioh; Inc me iooai as you see e.
mouth big enough to grin by proxy for the army
OF saints. In fact his teet are SO larce. and his
opened his mouth he would resemble the water
jump on a steeple chase course
| others classiiied! . -,
seals of States and cities md seals of religious
a see this tS"e rraysh s sun in this seal Tho I'M
preston + very clear snd tasssS thought nigh .
putty over II and so got q, die. On remoyinl
The putty lot i harden then poured sealinl L,
away the putty. In this way obtained II fail
"H9ve you any seals which % dste back fur
Yes: there is one from 1928 The centr,
piece is II Phunx rising from her ashes. The
InSsff In@ i"strs Il Wy Gymnas Manoviehsis Seal
the Illustrious College OF Hanover. This tlacl
with the Azure 2. Rss' bs SsrTynG S MI
and bundle OF arrows in bold relief It's thu
zeal of an association for projecting German
What arc those brig bright red seals with dul
many Of them the prussian eagle forms th
most prominent feature. others, are NOR
ii: Giiiins gracefully through the water, here Al
angel riding on n lizard. knight In heav
nrmor on horseba@Sk, e. city city gate a church on n,
teH, colection-ihs this large seal Of tie city Of Her
born dated 1881 ltrepresents Bishop on hi
nroae Ss fecetas ssses romnSebo1t ho
and beneath the date l23l.'