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Dutch Heraldic Researcher Card and Detached Wax Seal for Johannis van Bergum Haarlem 1684 - This lot features a genealogical researcher's catalog card and an associated detached wax seal relating to Johannis van Bergum of Haarlem, Netherlands. The card, likely produced in the late 19th or early 20th century, serves as a record for a 1684 heraldic entry. The front of the card is inscribed in black ink with the name van Bergum, Johannis, and the notations Contra zegel and 202. A faint purple stamp reading A.G.R-D1. * blz is located at the bottom. The reverse of the card contains detailed Dutch annotations including July 1684, Sch: Haarlem 1684, and technical descriptions of the arms as 2 gekr: zwaarden (two crossed swords) and gaande leeuw (walking lion). A hand-drawn monogram consisting of a stylized letter B with a cross and dot is present on the reverse. The card includes a hand-drawn shield depicting the lion and swords. The accompanying circular wax seal is brownish-grey and bears the same heraldic device within a legend that partially reads VAN BERGUM. Archival references indicate this item was previously part of a genealogical collection, likely the Bibliotheek van de Hoge Raad van Adel. Card: 4 x 5 inches Seal: 1.5 inches diameter.