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Gondor tree stamp

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Gondor stamp https://imgur.com/gallery/FdfLOf7 I got this from my brother as a Christmas present.
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Nice! Is it custom, or available as a mass produced item? I'd love to get one.
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Thank you! My brother got it off Wish.
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Very nice! It's sparked an idea for me!
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Cool!
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Straelbora wrote: Sun Feb 12, 2023 1:50 am Nice! Is it custom, or available as a mass produced item? I'd love to get one.
These can be custom made. I've been thinking of getting one made with my family crest or something like that.
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That looks like a nice heavy duty wax seal. The Shire Post mint makes some but the brass looks a little thinner. They have more than one design.
I haven't ordered from them but very tempted.

https://www.shirepost.com/collections/wax-seals
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Very nice, especially for a WISH find!

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Which had me wondering what Gandalfs seal would have looked like and then of course that if Frodo was able to recognise it then it suggests a written correspondence between the two at some stage.
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Thank you! That's what I thought about it too. Very nice stamp.
Good point about Gandalfs seal, very curious.
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that is very nice, I've been thinking of getting some wax seals, I'll have to have a look
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Iodo wrote: Tue Feb 14, 2023 12:59 pm that is very nice, I've been thinking of getting some wax seals, I'll have to have a look
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Its beautiful! Looks official from the Stewart, himself.
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Woah! That stamp is stunning! A fine gift. Honestly, the wax imprint looks really beautiful.
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Thank you guys!
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