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# Stamp-masters

## Definition

Public officials responsible for certifying the quality of linen cloth through official stamps, similar to aulnagers for woollen cloth and mint officials for metal currency, part of the system of commercial standardization.

## Source Chapter

Book I, Chapter 4

## Context

Smith includes stamp-masters alongside mints and aulnagers as examples of public institutions that provide official certification of commodity quality, illustrating the broader principle of standardization in commercial society.

## Economic Domain

Regulation

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