Sphragistics

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sphragistics \Sphra*gis"tics\, n. [Gr. ???? of or for sealing,
     fr. ??? a seal.]
     The science of seals, their history, age, distinctions, etc.,
     esp. as verifying the age and genuiness of documents.
     [1913 Webster]