Caption

Oval wax impression of the seal of the General Post Office. Crowned shield alternating with the Eagle and the Pogon, richly decorated. In the heart field, a crowned shield with the Ciolek coat of arms. Below, a signal trumpet. Around the rim, the inscription: GENERALIS POSTA, ONIAE ET MD PRAEFECTURA. Document prepared pro memoria by the General Post Office of His Royal Majesty to the Crown Treasury Commission. 1771, Poland., A close-up of a round red wax seal pressed onto textured beige paper, the seal showing an ornate embossed design with a crowned crest and decorative flourishes, with visible cracks and irregular edges where the wax meets the paper; the surrounding paper is beige with a fibrous, slightly wrinkled texture and a strip of dark gray or black paper visible along the bottom edge.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A46_126

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.3Mb (6.7Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4505 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Oval wax impression seal General Post Office Crowned shield alternating Eagle Pogon richly decorated heart field crowned shield Ciolek coat arms signal trumpet rim inscription Generalis Posta Oniae Et Md Praefectura Document prepared pro memoria Royal Majesty Crown Treasury Commission 1771 Poland close-up round red wax seal pressed textured beige paper seal showing ornate embossed design crowned crest decorative flourishes visible cracks irregular edges wax meets paper surrounding paper beige fibrous slightly wrinkled texture strip dark gray black paper visible bottom edge.