| Sometimes used instead of a signature in letters and | | | | pressed, whilst keeping the paper in between, the dyes |
| mailing documents, a company stamp is normally used | | | | emboss the paper from both sides. This is economical |
| by a company for documents that are extremely | | | | and portable but does not always emboss a clear |
| important and deal with subjects like law, employment, | | | | image on the paper. |
| etc. Using a company stamp in a letter or envelope | | | | - Lever type company stamp: In this kind of stamp one |
| means the document is representing a company and | | | | dye is on the base and the other on the lever above. |
| not the personnel in the company. Here are a few | | | | The image is stamped by keeping the paper over the |
| points on company stamps that are perhaps news to | | | | base and pressing the lever down on top of it. This is |
| you: | | | | much more useful since the force exerted can be |
| - A company uses company stamps not just for mails | | | | greater and therefore creates clearer images on the |
| and envelopes but also for various purposes such as: | | | | paper. |
| - Official documents | | | | - Even though company stamps are normally used by |
| - Administration and personnel documents | | | | companies, sometimes individuals, like Notary Publics |
| - Bank notes | | | | and solicitors, can also find a use for custom made |
| - Invoices issued by the company | | | | stamps. |
| - Custom documents | | | | - Since company stamps are often part of a company |
| - Agreements between a company and a client | | | | formation service, you can get company stamps from |
| - Agreements between a company and an employee | | | | company formation agents. |
| - Normally a company stamp is custom made | | | | - During the 17th and 18th centuries members of royal |
| consisting of the corporate logo and company | | | | families used to create emblems on papers by |
| address. | | | | pressing their rings on warm wax, thereby literally |
| - Losing a company stamp can result in forgery of | | | | creating their mark. You could call this a predecessor |
| documents for various purposes. Hence you need to | | | | of today’s company stamps. |
| be really careful about it. | | | | - In the UK, before 1985, the year when the |
| - Company stamps are known as “company | | | | Companies Act was introduced, a company stamp |
| chops” in the Eastern parts of the globe like | | | | was a legal requirement for a company. However, |
| Malaysia, China, Singapore, etc. | | | | after the Companies Act was introduced, a stamp |
| - There are two different kinds of company stamps: | | | | was no longer mandatory. Instead, the signature of |
| - Plier type seal: This one is cheaper and has 2 dyes, | | | | two officers, normally the director and secretary, of |
| each on either side of the plier. When the plier is | | | | the company can legally substitute for a seal. |