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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;sabre123, post: 389643, member: 8258&quot;]Hello all,</p><p><br /></p><p>My wife and I go to a lot of estate sales and I&#039;m always on the lookout for antiques and unique items.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last week, I found a signature stamp for Julius. White (the period is in the stamp). After some research, I found a Julius White, Brigadier General for the Union during the Civil War. I found a document online with his signature and there was a period between his first and last name as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>The metal is all lead, including the letterpress type that is set in the channel. I&#039;ve included a photo that I&#039;ve flipped so you can read the signature as it is backwards in reality. These letters are all stuck together, having been compressed for quite a while. The threads are machined, but certainly not modern. Width is about 1-3/4&quot; and height with handle is 2-1/2&quot; Wood has tiny holes.</p><p><br /></p><p>He was an attorney before the war and then had served as Ambassador for Argentina after the war. It may be reasonable to presume that these positions would be more likely to need a signature stamp than a General, but the anchors and the shield kind of threw me.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any insight would be greatly appreciated.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mark</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]135125[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]135126[/ATTACH]&nbsp; [ATTACH=full]135127[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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