superscription

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That the stamp of the receiving-house should be struck upon the superscription or duty stamp, to prevent the latter being used a second time.

From The Romance of Industry and Invention by Cochrane, Robert

The superscription of the fifth relief says, "Tribute imposed on Garparunda of the land of Patinai: silver, gold, lead, copper, objects made of copper, Amsi-horns, hard wood."

From The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) by Duncker, Max

"Man and the earth,"—this has been the subject of our previous disquisitions, and might serve as the superscription to this first portion of the work.

From The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2 by Schlegel, Friedrich

So the man inevitably stopped between them, and, when he lifted up the salver, it was impossible but that the Parson should observe the superscription.

From Parson Kelly by Lang, Andrew

Many wore badges cut from the large copper coins then in use and bearing the sacred image and superscription of Liberty.

From Liberty In The Nineteenth Century by Holland, Frederic May