Show i I i Seal Originally U Used Bed in Lieu of 01 Signature iThe The red seal used upon all legal leral documents Is a survival l of the days daya when people were not blessed with lib the educational advantages of today The Time majority of the people e could uld- uld neither read nor write In those days the he seal was used Instead of a signa signa- ture It was a disaster If It the the- seal were stolen for tor the thief had bad In fn his bis possession a perfect Instrument nt of forgery The seals belonging to a cot cor corporation or a 8 company company are still stilt used to o authenticate Important documents In n this respect the seal acts acta as a 8 safeguard safer safe ate guard cuard against forgery In the e. e eye ere of the law a document Issued aued by b a com com company m- m pany and merely sealed not signed would probably be accepted as s. o. o tic tie TIle The most moat Important seal al tithe In the country Is II of course course ou the great Seal Seat It Is II k kept t In a metal case cue and the tb the the-colot color or of the wax wu used need Is la ala always lel t the death of the monarch the seal Mai 1 after being defaced becomes becomes' D the property pert of the lord ord chancellor Opts Only second In Importance Is ta the ss called so-called Privy Seal No document dOcument can he 11 r sealed with the Groat Great Seat Seal 1 until lath i It tt beara fl the tbt authority of 01 tb the the Privy Beat Seat London Times Timea |