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Dutch Customs House Tax Seals Dutch seals most often found in the UK come from the 19th century. They have a distinctive tear-drop shape with measurements of approx. 23mm by 18mm. Their layout consists of a coat of arms on one side and R&A with a number (here it is 562) below this on the other. see Dutch Seals for more information |
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UK Customs and Excise Seals On one side is the British crown and on the other the phrase CUSTOMS (curved around the top) AND (straight across the middle) EXCISE (straight across the bottom). The Tudor crown indicates it is from before 1953. see UK Custom Seals for more information |
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G&T.Earle
Cement Bag Seals
The seal depicts a pelican with spread wings,
standing on a nest with five chicks. The inner
band reads, G & T EARLE LIMITED HULL, & the outer, LEAD SEALED
PELICAN BRAND. Established in the early
19th century, with the trade name ‘Pelican’ in
September 1897. see
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Fertilizer Bag Seals
One of the most common seals found in the
UK is a fertilizer seal and they come in lots
of different formats but usually they have a
Cornucopia symbol or Guano du Peru.
This seal is German, Ohlendorff & Co. Peru.
Dating from late 19th to early 20th Century. |
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Manure Bag Seals Webb's Trademark for Prize Seeds, Grasses, Roots & Manures. Edward Webb set up as a seed merchant in the 19th century at Wordsley, Stourbridge in the West Midlands. In 1876 Edward Webb & Sons applied for a registered trademark (number 928), which covered agricultural seeds and artificial manures. They took over, Proctor & Ryland in Saltney. |
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Hungarian
Flour Bag Seals
Hungary's principal industry is flour-milling.
Between 3,000,000 and 3,200,000 tons of wheat
flour are produced annually. The principal
steam-mills are at Budapest; Many towns have
large steam-mills with water-mills & wind-mills.
Look for the grading numbers 0, 00, 000, 0000 see
Flour Seals for more information
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Post Office Square Seals Another common seal found in the UK is a Standard General Post Office square bag seal with grill of five vertical bars on both sides and on this one letter sack seal from Enniskillen in Northern Ireland.. Oliver Cromwell established the General Post Office in 1657. see Post Office Seals for more information |