Bidspirit auction | Mounted Red Wax Seal Specimen,

Mounted Red Wax Seal Specimen, Parish of St. John the Baptist, Maastricht, Netherlands, Circa 1880-1920 - This archival sigillographical specimen features a red wax seal impression mounted on cardstock for historical or heraldic study. The central motif depicts Saint John the Baptist seated, holding a cross-topped staff with a lamb at his feet. The circular seal is embossed with a Latin legend encircling the figure that reads S. IOANNES BAPTISTA ORA PRO NOBIS, translating to Saint John the Baptist, Pray For Us. The wax impression is mounted on a small square of tan paper, which is further affixed to a larger off-white cardstock support. Handwritten ink inscriptions in Dutch at the top identify the subject as Parochie v. St. Jan Baptist. Maastricht (Parish of St. John the Baptist, Maastricht). A lower inscription reads or. lak. R. Arch. Limb:, indicating the specimen is original wax (originele lak) and providing a reference to the Rijksarchief Limburg (National Archives of Limburg). This item is a typical example of 19th-century archival cataloging practices used by historians and sigillographers. Card: 3.5 inches x 4 inches Seal: 1.25 inches diameter.