Polar Bear going after baby seals.

Polar Bear

Polar Bear going after baby seals.

Seal of the proprietors of Carolina.

Carolina

Seal of the proprietors of Carolina.

The Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria with their seals.

Columbus' Seals

The Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria with their seals.

Seal of Massachusetts Bay Company

Massachusetts Seal

Seal of Massachusetts Bay Company

Seal of New Amsterdam

New Amsterdam

Seal of New Amsterdam

Seal of New Netherland

New Netherland

Seal of New Netherland

The species found in Alaska and the Commander Islands in the Bering Sea is the fur seal.

Fur Seal

The species found in Alaska and the Commander Islands in the Bering Sea is the fur seal.

The genus Cystophora includes the large bladder-nose, hooded or crested seal of the Greenland seas, in which the nose of the males has a curious dispensable sac, and which attains an average length of from 10 to 12 feet.

Hooded Seal

The genus Cystophora includes the large bladder-nose, hooded or crested seal of the Greenland seas,…

Closely allied to the common seal is the marbled seal me with some of the European coasts.

Marbled Seal

Closely allied to the common seal is the marbled seal me with some of the European coasts.

Seals and signets were used at a very early period and often found on rings. Seals were carried by both government officials and private persons, and used as a sort of signature.

Seals

Seals and signets were used at a very early period and often found on rings. Seals were carried by both…