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Collector Specimen Card with 15th Century Style Red Wax Seal Impression for Jan de Vrede - This collector specimen card features a central red wax seal impression attributed to Jan de Vrede. The seal design is executed in the 15th-century style, as indicated by the handwritten notation 15e E. in the upper left corner. The perimeter of the seal impression contains the circular inscription S IAN DE VREDE in relief. The wax is mounted within a raised, circular protective ring on a square tan cardstock base. The card includes several handwritten ink annotations in a Dutch or Flemish context. The name de Vrede Jan is written in the upper right. Below the seal, the name Brennink is written alongside a hand-drawn merchant mark or house mark consisting of a vertical line with a V-shaped top and a horizontal base bar. The bottom of the card is inscribed Coll: J. Mannekens. 1939, identifying the provenance and date of the collection. Card: 3.375 inches x 3.375 inches Seal: 1 inch diameter.