The use of a seal on corporate documents, particularly contracts, is derived from the old English common law when wax and a stamp were used. Seals were initially required to indicate a binding ...

It doesn't take much to make a standard seal, but the size of stamps varies. After about 10-15 seconds, the stamp is pressed into the hot wax for another 10 seconds and voila! A wax seal is born.

A wax seal stamp is to go on display at the site of a medieval priory where it is thought to have been used to sell religious pardons. The mould was found by a metal detectorist two miles from the ...

Maybe it was too much cheese and wine... over the festive break I had dream about a potential blog topic: detailing the different designs used by the Museum on wax seal stamps over the years. Of ...