LOT-PM19. For your consideration is an exceedingly rare and historically important c.1789 personal royal wax desk seal stamp of HM King George IV of England, as HRH Prince William, Duke of Clarence and St. Andrews. Constructed of wood, brass, and steel. Masterfully hand engraved. Guaranteed original and authentic. Stamp measures 1.70" x 1.25". Height is 4.7".


Duke of Clarence and St. Andrews was a title awarded to a prince of the British Royal family. The creation was in the Peerage of Great Britain.


While there had been several creations of Dukes of Clarence (and there was later a Duke of Clarence and Avondale), the only creation of a Duke of Clarence and St Andrews was in 1789 for Prince William, third son of King George III. When William succeeded his brother to the throne in 1830, the dukedom merged in the crown.