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US Masi treaty seal skippet, Seraphim Masi, Skippets, Great Seal of the United States (obverse)
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US Masi treaty seal skippet, A skippet for the Masi treaty seal version of the Great Seal of the United States.   Once, treaties were typically sealed with pendant seals (wax discs which were impressed with the seal) attached to the treaty document by a cord; skippets were containers to protect the wax disc during transport, and were usually made of silver.  This skippet was for a treaty with Mexico about protection for a transitway across the Isthums of Tehuantepec signed by the U.S. on January 25, 1851, but it was never ratified by Mexico so the seal was never sent.  Several skippets were made at a time, and the cover was typically engraved with the same design as the seal.  This skippet was made by F. Masi & Co., the same company which made the actual treaty seal in 1825 (done by Seraphim Masi), identifiable by the stars around the rim.
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米国マシ条約アザラシスキペット、セラフィムマシ、スキペット、米国の大印(表)
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米国マシ条約アザラシスキペット、米国大印章のマシ条約アザラシバージョンのスキペット。かつては、条約は通常、ペンダント・シールで封印されていた。この切手は1851年1月25日にアメリカ合衆国が署名したテワンテペック島横断道路の保護に関するメキシコとの条約にしたが、メキシコが批准したことはなく、印章は送られたことがなかった。スキペットは一度に数個作られ、表紙は通常、シールと同じデザインで刻印されていた。このスキペットは、1825年に実際の条約印を作成したF.マシ会社によって作られた。
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