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Armorial Wax Seal Specimen for Van der Hoeven Family Mounted on Card - A red wax armorial seal specimen mounted for genealogical study or cataloging. The seal features a central heraldic achievement consisting of a shield surmounted by a barred helmet with elaborate foliate mantling. The crest depicts a bird, likely an eagle, with wings displayed. The specimen is set into a circular aperture cut into a heavy buff-colored cardstock fragment. The backing card is repurposed from a German souvenir set, featuring fragmentary printed text on the reverse in Blackletter script identifying it as a collection of 12 photogravure views of Nuremberg. The obverse contains several lines of handwritten Germanic cursive script in dark ink, identifying the subject as v. d. Hoeven / Dr. Wilhelm. Additional notations include the text Cr. Siegel. C.Z. and the dates 10.08 and 7.02. The reverse features a blue ink property or dealer stamp for Steenkamp, Baronielaan 8, Ginneken, a former municipality in the Netherlands. Backing Card: 4.25 inches x 4 inches Seal Diameter: 1.5 inches.