No one has asked me to help them get an apostille, and I don't seek out that business, since I live more than an hour drive where the secretary of state's office is. As far as I'm concerned, somebody in Montpelier can do that job better than I could. Also, I don't recall doing any notarizations that seemed like they would be headed to a foreign country.
If I was requested to notarize a signature on a document headed outside the country, my concern with stamped seal wouldn't be with the secretary of state issuing an apostille. My concern would be the ultimate recipient in the foreign country might reject it. I've read in several places that tends to happen, for example, in this book that I got recently:
Peter Zablut. (2012). "Notarizing for International Use: A Guide for American Notaries, Attorneys and Public Officials". Melbourne, Australia: Notary Press.
That book is available through Amazon. The back cover claims the author is (as of 2012) a professor, practicing lawyer, and notary. He is the Director of Notarial Studies at Victoria University, Melbourne, and has various other qualifications.
Despite those qualifications, a few of the things in the book seem dubious to me. Nevertheless, it explained some ideas that were rather fuzzy to me.
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