Thread: Difference between seal and stamp?

Hello Daniel

"The term 'seal' can refer to a device used to make an impression in wax or paper, as well as the actual impression itself. 'Stamp' refers to a rubber stamp, a device where ink is applied to an image, pattern or text that has been moulded onto a sheet of rubber and mounted on a block.Sep 3, 2015"

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Originally Posted by danielr

Thank you, Vicente. I also got confused because you can stamp a seal, right?

I think so, in some cases. I have seen Notary Public seals stamped although they are usually embossed onto a document with a mechanical seal. If the notary signs the stamped seal then I think they are legally acceptable.

Originally Posted by danielr

I meant that you can stamp a stamp and stamp a seal. Sorry for the confusion.

The confusion is probably due to my badly worded answer.

You CAN stamp a stamp, by definition. A seal (to my knowledge) is a device that makes a raised impression (embossed) impression on paper or a depressed impression in wax, for instance, so I don't think you can stamp a seal itself, but you can make a stamp that replicates the seal.

I hope I haven't added to the confusion.