G'day DB,
thanks for the comments, I am a great fan of South American earlies,
esp the American Banknote Issues. They are choc full of symbolism
and artwork.
I am currently building a thematic of "fasces" issues worlwide,
and it is most surprising how oft they appear, Shanghai, US, Malta
to name a few, IIRC the US issue does not include the axe for some reason,
or perhaps was lost in the interpretation.

You have given me some homework with regards the Tiresias, I always
wondered about that I'll have to do some Googling.
Best Regards.




| Hi Rodney
|
| I have no idea what the stamp is but just wanted to say how beautifully
| designed it is. Strangely it has both the staff of Tiresias (I don't
| think it qualifies as a Cadeucis because it doesn't have any wings at
| the top) which denotes medicine and below this the "Fasces", the symbol
| of the Roman Lictors, denoting the law. An interesting juxtaposition of
| Greek and Roman symbolism. If it is fiscal I would be interested to
| know it's use.
|