Vintage 1960s Notary Public Decal ✒️ Embla Crest Foil Self-Stick Sticker, Unopened

Remember Notary Public Decals? 📜 Notary Public Self-Stick Decal, Embla Crest, Sealed on Its Card

Size: 3 1/4" ~ Factory sealed, little to no wear. ~ It is unknown if the adhesive still works, as that is usually the first thing to fail.

Embla Crest, a rare vintage 1960s Notary Public Decal, is a highly collectible Item. Factory sealed. These are likely the last of their kind in the world, serving as a poignant reminder of a time when we celebrated our community and their contributions. It's a gold foil emblem with NOTARY PUBLIC around a black ring and a cream scroll with a pen through it at the center.

It is unknown if the adhesive still works, as that is usually the first thing to fail. It may require assistance, also known as glue, to affix. Little to no wear.

🏷️ What's Printed on It

• NOTARY PUBLIC
• Card: EMBLA CREST, EASY TO APPLY-SELF-STICK, 49¢

It comes on a yellow Embla Crest card, sealed in its clear hang bag. The back of the card is plain.

🖋️ The Notary

Every town has one: the person with the stamp and the embosser who watches you sign, checks that you are who you say you are, and swears you in when the paperwork calls for an oath. Deeds, wills, powers of attorney, affidavits, they all end up in front of a notary sooner or later. The job is older than most people would guess. It goes back to ancient Rome, where scribes started out keeping records and grew into a learned profession, and the very word notary comes from the shorthand notes, notae, they took down. Here in the States, notaries are commissioned by each state, and there are millions of them, more than in any other country that follows the common law.

The office goes all the way back to ancient Rome, where the scribae grew from record-keepers into a learned profession, and the title notarius came from the shorthand notes they used. In the United States notaries are appointed by the states, and with their official seals there are about 4.5 million of them, far more than in any other common law country.

🏷️ Embla Crest

The Embla Crest brand was recognized for producing high-end vintage decals as part of the Atlantic Emblem Company, particularly during the 1960s and 1970s, which was located in Walterboro, South Carolina. These decals, often elaborate, reflective, and self-adhesive, were used for travel, suitcases, or advertising purposes and are not just collectible items but also pieces of art. One of the Embla Crest cards prints the company's Walterboro name right under the Embla Crest banner. That card also carries a five-digit ZIP code, and ZIP codes only came in on July 1, 1963, which squares with the 1960s date on these.

🏡 Display

It's a fun gift for a notary, a paralegal or a title agent, and it looks great framed on its card by the office stamp.