AtD teasers and a spoiler

[robinlandseadel at comcast.net]

I realize this is probably a fishing expedition, but my thoughts turned to the introduction to 1984, where Pynchon points out that George Orwell's father was a quality control officer in the opium trade. I'm imagining there would be some sort of offical government seal of approval for the product . . .

Can't rule out all those Trystero stamps either.
 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "David Morris" <fqmorris at gmail.com>
> Thanks for the bigger photo.  The writing around the seal looks
> eastern/Islamic.  And the object in the middle looks vaguely like a
> three-peaked mountain with some sort of vegetation at its base and
> strangely shaped clouds at the top.  If you have it in your possession
> and can't decipher it then it really fails its job as a seal,
> something meant to establish an identity or brand.
> 
> David Morris
> 
> On 10/31/06, Mike Beiderbecke <beider19 at comcast.net> wrote:
> > I daren't speculate. Take a look for yourself:
> > http://home.comcast.net/~beider19/atd.htm>
> >
> > From: "David Morris" <fqmorris at gmail.com>
> >
> > > On 10/27/06, Mike Beiderbecke <beider19 at comcast.net> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >      I have in my posession a galley.
> > >
> > > OK, so can you tell us anything about the seal on the cover?
> >