Hello all…I thought it would be of interest to start a thread and hope to spur some discussion on wax seal stamps that were used during the Cold War. So to get the thread going I thought I would provide what I know and post pictures of wax seals stamps from my collection. I by far do not have all the answers regarding wax seals and stamps, but hope fellow forum members will post what they know and have in their collections to improve our understanding of these types of stamps.
Wax seals and stamps have been used for centuries to seal important documents or used when documents were to be delivered to other people when a person needed to keep written communication a secret from others. During the Cold War, wax seals and stamps were primarily used to seal documents, envelopes and containers. From my understanding, the DDR used wax sticks that were heated up of which the wax would drip on to the paper and then the stamp was pressed over it. Over the years I have seen two different colors used; red and tan. I have also seen dark color ink used on some wax seal stamps. I also believe that a wax stick gun was used, but to date I have not seen any on the market and I hope others can provide any information if they were even used.
I hope fellow forum members will add additional information to this thread…thanks
Wax seals and stamps have been used for centuries to seal important documents or used when documents were to be delivered to other people when a person needed to keep written communication a secret from others. During the Cold War, wax seals and stamps were primarily used to seal documents, envelopes and containers. From my understanding, the DDR used wax sticks that were heated up of which the wax would drip on to the paper and then the stamp was pressed over it. Over the years I have seen two different colors used; red and tan. I have also seen dark color ink used on some wax seal stamps. I also believe that a wax stick gun was used, but to date I have not seen any on the market and I hope others can provide any information if they were even used.
I hope fellow forum members will add additional information to this thread…thanks
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