STAMP CARVED FROM A WHALE'S TOOTH Stamps "Asa S. Rose" above a spread-wing eagle, an anchor, stars and a laurel wreath. Tooth faintl..

STAMP CARVED FROM A WHALE'S TOOTH 19th Century

Stamps "Asa S. Rose" above a spread-wing eagle, an anchor, stars and a laurel wreath. Tooth faintly engraved with similar laurel wreaths. Deep rich patina and green ink stains from usage. Length 4.25".

An Asa Rose (1742-1815) is listed by 1787 deed as a shipwright of Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

Condition: Scattered age lines/cracks.

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