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Nil desperandum

Gardiner, Charles John, 1st Earl of Blessington (1782 - 1829) (Stamp 1)

Gardiner, Charles John, 1st Earl of Blessington (1782 - 1829) (Stamp 1)
Dimensions:
Arms Quarterly 1 & 4. Or a griffin passant azure on a chief sable three pheons argent (Gardiner) 2 & 3. Gules a fess or between three lions rampant (Stewart) Supporters Dexter A man in complete armour and Sinister A queen in royal robes the mantle doubled ermine her hair dishevelled ducally crowned Coronet of a Viscount Motto NIL DESPERANDUM
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Gardiner, Charles John, 1st Earl of Blessington (1782 - 1829) (Stamp 2)

Gardiner, Charles John, 1st Earl of Blessington (1782 - 1829) (Stamp 2)
Dimensions:
Arms Quarterly 1 & 4. Or a griffin passant azure on a chief sable three pheons argent (Gardiner) 2 & 3. Gules a fess or between three lions rampant (Stewart) Supporters Dexter A man in complete armour and Sinister A queen in royal robes the mantle doubled ermine her hair dishevelled ducally crowned Coronet of an Earl Motto NIL DESPERANDUM
Heraldic Charges: 

Gardiner, Charles John, 1st Earl of Blessington (1782 - 1829) (Stamp 3)

Gardiner, Charles John, 1st Earl of Blessington (1782 - 1829) (Stamp 3)
Dimensions:
Crest A dexter arm in pale holding a heart Coronet of an Earl Motto NIL DESPERANDUM
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Tucker, Henry St George (1771 - 1851) (Stamp 1)

Tucker, Henry St George (1771 - 1851) (Stamp 1)
Dimensions:
Arms Azure a chevron or between three sea-horses argent Crest A lion’s gamb erased gules charged with four bezants [roundels] holding a battleaxe in bend Motto NIL DESPERANDUM
Heraldic Charges: 

Tucker, Henry St George (1771 - 1851) (Stamp 2)

Tucker, Henry St George (1771 - 1851) (Stamp 2)
Dimensions:
Arms Azure a chevron or between three sea-horses argent impaling On a fess sable three cinquefoils on a canton a ship Crest A lion’s gamb erased gules charged with four bezants holding a battleaxe in bend Motto NIL DESPERANDUM
Heraldic Charges: 

Nil nimis serio

Douglas, James (1565 - 1619) (Stamp 6)

Douglas, James (1565-1619) (Stamp 6)
Dimensions:
Arms A heart on a chief three mullets Motto NIL NIMIS SERIO Initials M I D
Heraldic Charges: 

Nil sine labore

Maltby, Edward, Bishop of Durham (1770 - 1859) (Stamp 1)

Maltby, Edward, Bishop of Durham (1770 - 1859) (Stamp 1)
Dimensions:
Arms A cross between four lions rampant (See of Durham) impaling On a bend between a lion rampant and a cross patty three garbs (Maltby) Mitre of the Bishop of Durham Motto NIL SINE LABORE
Heraldic Charges: 

Nil sine numine

Weld, John, Sir (1582 - 1623) (Stamp 1)

Weld, John, Sir (1582-1623) (Stamp 1)
Dimensions:
Arms A fess nebuly between three crescents ermine a label for cadency Crest A wyvern chained Helmet of an Esquire Motto NIL SINE NUMINE
Heraldic Charges: 

Nisi Dominus

Compton, William, 1st Earl of Northampton (1560 - 1630) (Stamp 1)

Compton, William, 1st Earl of Northampton (1560-1630) (Stamp 1)
Dimensions:
Crest A beacon fired on a post with a shepherd and his dog below Coronet of an Earl Motto NISI DOMINVS
Heraldic Charges: 

Nobilis ira

Stuart, William (1798 - 1874) (Stamp 1)

Stuart, William (1798 - 1874) (Stamp 1)
Dimensions:
Arms Or a fess checky azure and argent within a double tressure flory counterflory gules Crest A demi lion Mottoes NOBILIS IRA AVITO VIRET HONORE
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Stuart, William (1798 - 1874) (Stamp 2)

Dimensions:
Crest A demi lion Motto NOBILIS IRA
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Stuart, William (1798 - 1874) (Stamp 3)

Dimensions:
Crest A demi lion Motto NOBILIS IRA
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Stuart, William (1798 - 1874) (Stamp 4)

Stuart, William (1798 - 1874) (Stamp 4)
Dimensions:
Crest A demi lion Motto NOBILIS IRA
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Stuart, William (1798 - 1874) (Stamp 5)

Stuart, William (1798 - 1874) (Stamp 5)
Dimensions:
Arms Or a fess checky azure and argent within a double tressure flory counterflory gules Crest A demi lion Motto NOBILIS IRA
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Stuart, William (1798 - 1874) (Stamp 6)

Stuart, William (1798 - 1874) (Stamp 6)
Dimensions:
Crest A demi lion Motto NOBILIS IRA
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Stuart, William (1798 - 1874) (Stamp 7)

Dimensions:
Heraldic Charges: 

Nobilitas sol aurius

Wright/Reeve, Robert (Stamp 1)

Wright/Reeve, Robert (Stamp 1)
Dimensions:
Arms On a chevron between three fleurs de lys three spearheads Crest Out of a mural coronet a dragon's head Helmet of an Esquire Motto NOBILITAS SOL AVRIVS
Heraldic Charges: 

Nobilitatis virtus non stemma character

Grosvenor, Richard, 2nd Marquess of Westminster (1795 - 1869) (Stamp 1)

Grosvenor, Richard, 2nd Marquess of Westminster (1795 - 1869) (Stamp 1)
Dimensions:
Arms A garb Coronet of a Viscount Motto NOBILITATIS VIRTUS NON STEMMA CHARACTER
Heraldic Charges: 

Nobiscum Deus quis contra

Abbey, John Roland (1894 - 1969) (Stamp 2)

Abbey, John Roland (1894 - 1969) (Stamp 2)
Dimensions:
Arms Quarterly 1 & 4. Gules on a fess between three lozenges in chief and a ship oars in action and sail furled in base argent a swallow volant gules (Abbey) 2 & 3. Paly or and gules a chief vair (Belcher) Crest An eagle displayed between two cross crosslets each wing charged with a cross crosslet Helmet of an Esquire Motto NOBISCUM DEUS QUIS CONTRA
Heraldic Charges: 

Noli altum sapere sed time

Hare, Henry, 2nd Baron Coleraine (1636 - 1708) (Stamp 1)

Hare, Henry, 2nd Baron Coleraine (1636 - 1708) (Stamp 1)
Dimensions:
Arms Two bars a chief indented Coronet of a Baron Initials H C Motto NOLI ALTVM SAPERE SED TIME
Heraldic Charges: 

Non cangerei

Aldworth, Richard (1688 - 1738) (Stamp 1)

Aldworth, Richard (1688-1738) (Stamp 1)
Dimensions:
Arms Semy of cross crosslets fitchy a chevron between three boars heads couped erect a crescent for difference Crest A demi-dragon rampant holding a cross crosslet fitchy Helmet of an Esquire Motto NON CANGEREI
Heraldic Charges: 

Non eget arcu

Elliott, William Hugh, 3rd Earl of Minto (1814 - 1891) (Stamp 1)

Elliott, William Hugh, 3rd Earl of Minto (1814 - 1891) (Stamp 1)
Dimensions:
Crest Out of clouds an arm embowed holding a dart in bend point downwards Coronet of an Earl Motto NON EGET ARCU Initial M
Heraldic Charges: 

Non est mortale qvod opto

Bourchier, Rachel, Countess of Bath (1613 - 1680) (Stamp 1)

Bourchier, Rachel, Countess of Bath (1613 - 1680) (Stamp 1)
Dimensions:
Arms A cross engrailed between four water bougets (Bourchier) impaling Three dexter gauntlets (Fane) Coronet of a Countess Mottoes NON EST MORTALE QVOD OPTO BON TEMPS VIENDRA NE VILE FANDO [sic] SEMPER EADEM Legend EX DONO RACHAEL COMITISSAE BATHON : DOTARÆ AN DOM MDCL
Heraldic Charges: 

Non genus sed genius

Seymour, Edward, 1st Earl of Hertford (1539 - 1621) (Stamp 1)

Seymour, Edward, 1st Earl of Hertford (1539-1621) (Stamp 1)
Dimensions:
Arms Quarterly of fourteen 1. On a pile between six fleurs de lys three lions of England (Seymour augmentation of honour) 2. Two wings conjoined in lure tips downwards (Seymour) 3. Vair (Beauchamp of Hache) 4. On a chief a label (Vivonne) 5. Three escallops (Malet) 6. Per pale a lion rampant (Marshall) 7. Three chevrons (Clare) 8. Three lions passant (O'Brien) 9. Three garbs (MacMurrough) 10. Three bars dancetty (unidentified) 11. Three demi lions rampant (Sturmy) 12. Barry of six ermine and (unidentified) 13. Per bend three roses bendways (MacWilliams) 14. On a bend three leopards faces...
Heraldic Charges: 

Non habet affectus sed causas jure gubernat

Gray's Inn (Stamp 2)

Gray's Inn (Stamp 2)
Dimensions:
Arms Sable a griffin segreant Mottoes Integra lex regni custos rectique magistra Non habet affectus sed causas jure gubernat
Heraldic Charges: 

Non haec sine numine

Agar-Ellis, George James Welbore, Baron Dover (1797 - 1833) (Stamp 9)

Dimensions:
Arms Quarterly 1 & 4. On a cross five crescents (Ellis) 2 & 3. A lion rampant (Agar) Coronet of a Baron Motto NON HÆC SINE NUMINE
Heraldic Charges: 

Non hæc sine numine

Agar-Ellis, George James Welbore, Baron Dover (1797 - 1833) (Stamp 1)

Agar-Ellis, George James Welbore, Baron Dover (1797 - 1833) (Stamp 1)
Dimensions:
Arms Two shields side by side Dexter Quarterly 1 & 4. On a cross five crescents (Ellis) 2 & 3. A lion rampant (Agar) Sinister On a bend between six cross crosslets fitchy an escutcheon charged with a demi lion rampant pierced through the mouth with an arrow within a double tressure flory counterflory a mullet for difference (Howard, Earl of Carlisle) Supporters Two greyhounds the dexter semy of crescents the sinister semy of crosses patty voided Crest A demi- lion rampant Motto NON HÆC SINE NUMINE Legend HONBLE GEORGE AGAR ELLIS
Heraldic Charges: 

Agar-Ellis, Henry Welbore, 2nd Viscount Clifden (1761 - 1836) (Stamp 1)

Agar-Ellis, Henry Welbore, 2nd Viscount Clifden (1761 - 1836) (Stamp 1)
Dimensions:
Arms Quarterly 1 & 4. Or on a cross sable five crescents argent (Ellis) 2 & 3. Azure a lion rampant (Agar) Supporters Two greyhounds collared the dexter charged with three crescents in pale the sinister with three crosses patty Crest A demi lion rampant Motto NON HAEC SINE NUMINE
Heraldic Charges: 

Non mortale quod opto

Stirling-Maxwell, William, Sir, 9th Baronet, of Pollok (1818 - 1878) (Stamp 06)

Stirling-Maxwell, William, Sir, 9th Baronet, of Pollok (1818 - 1878) (Stamp 6)
Dimensions:
Circular frame Motto NON• MORTALE • QVOD • OPTO

Stirling-Maxwell, William, Sir, 9th Baronet, of Pollok (1818 - 1878) (Stamp 10)

Stirling-Maxwell, William, Sir, 9th Baronet, of Pollok (1818 - 1878) (Stamp 10)
Dimensions:
Monogram W S Badge Three intertwined buckles Mottoes NON • MORTALE • QVOD • OPTO; POCO + A + POCO; CHI + DVRA + VINCE; GANG + FORWARD
Heraldic Charges: 

Stirling-Maxwell, William, Sir, 9th Baronet, of Pollok (1818 - 1878) (Stamp 15)

Stirling-Maxwell, William, Sir, 9th Baronet, of Pollok (1818 - 1878) (Stamp 15)
Dimensions:
Arms Six mullets, three, two and one (Sir John Striveline of Moray) Motto + NON + MORTALE + QUOD + OPTO
Heraldic Charges: 

Stirling-Maxwell, William, Sir, 9th Baronet, of Pollok (1818 - 1878) (Stamp 18)

Stirling-Maxwell, William, Sir, 9th Baronet, of Pollok (1818 - 1878) (Stamp 18)
Dimensions:
Initials W S Badge A buckle Motto NON MORTALE QVOD OPTO
Heraldic Charges: 

Stirling-Maxwell, William, Sir, 9th Baronet, of Pollok (1818 - 1878) (Stamp 39)

Stirling-Maxwell, William, Sir, 9th Baronet, of Pollok (1818 - 1878) (Stamp 39)
Dimensions:
Monogram W S M Motto + NON • MORTALE • QVOD • OPTO

Stirling-Maxwell, William, Sir, 9th Baronet, of Pollok (1818 - 1878) (Stamp 58)

Dimensions:
Badge Three interlaced buckles Monogram W S M Mottoes NON • MORTALE • QVOD • OPTO CHE  DVRA  VINCE POCO  A  POCO GANG  FORWARD
Heraldic Charges: 

Non mortalis quod opto

Stirling-Maxwell, William, Sir, 9th Baronet, of Pollok (1818 - 1878) (Stamp 04)

Stirling-Maxwell, William, Sir, 9th Baronet, of Pollok (1818 - 1878) (Stamp 4)
Dimensions:
A cartouche with an oval centre 28 x 24mm Motto NON MORTALIS QVOD OPTO

Non sine causa

Drury, Henry Joseph Thomas (1778 - 1841) (Stamp 1)

Drury, Henry Joseph Thomas (1778 - 1841) (Stamp 1)
Dimensions:
Arms On a chief vert two mullets pierced (Drury) impaling Gules crusilly three boars heads couped (Taylor[Swinburne?]) Crest A greyhound courant Motto NON SINE CAUSA
Heraldic Charges: 

Nosce te ipsum

Shaw (Stamp 1)

Shaw (Stamp 1)
Dimensions:
Device The Holy family shown in a tree, God the Father at the top, Christ as a skeleton holding the Cross on his right and the Virgin and Child on his left Motto NOSCE TE IPSUM
Heraldic Charges: 

Nosce teipsum

Stansfeld, John (1848 - 1898) (Stamp 1)

Stansfeld, John (1848-1898) (Stamp 1)
Dimensions:
Arms Sable three goats trippant Crest A demi-lion rampant Helmet of an esquire Motto NOSCE TEIPSUM
Heraldic Charges: 

Nostri plena laboris

Royal Dublin Society (Stamp 1)

Royal Dublin Society (Stamp 1)
Dimensions:
Device Minerva seated and holding a spear and a cornucopia with a harp beside her Motto NOSTRI • PLENA • LABORIS
Heraldic Charges: 

Royal Dublin Society (Stamp 2)

Dimensions:
Device Ireland as an allegorical figure, seated and holding a spear and a cornucopia with a harp beside her Motto NOSTRI PLENA LABORIS Legend ROYAL DUBLIN SOCIETY FOUNDED A.D. 1731
Heraldic Charges: 

Now thus

De Trafford, Humphrey, Sir, 2nd Baronet (1808 - 1886) (Stamp 1)

De Trafford, Humphrey, Sir, 2nd Baronet (1808 - 1886) (Stamp 1)
Dimensions:
Crest A thresher Motto NOW THUS
Heraldic Charges: 

Nuda senectus

Watts, Gilbert (Stamp 4)

Watts, Gilbert (Stamp 4)
Dimensions:
Arms Three bucks statant a crescent or annulet for difference Motto NVDA SENECTVS
Heraldic Charges: 

Nulla virtuti via invia

Hastings, Ferdinando, 6th Earl of Huntingdon (1608 - 1665) (Stamp 1)

Hastings, Ferdinando, 6th Earl of Huntingdon (1608 - 1665) (Stamp 1)
Dimensions:
Crest A bull’s head erased ducally gorged Initials F H Motto NULLA VIRTUTI VIA INVIA
Heraldic Charges: 

Nulli præda

Arundell, John, 4th Baron Arundell of Trerice (1701 - 1768) (Stamp 1)

Arundell, John, 4th Baron Arundell of Trerice (1701 - 1768) (Stamp 1)
Dimensions:
Arms Quarterly 1 & 4. Six swallows [arundels] close three two and one (Arundel) 2 & 3. Sable three chevrons argent (Trerice) Supporters Two panthers regardant spotted with fire issuing out of their mouths and ears Crest On a chapeau turned up ermine a swallow Helmet of a peer Coronet of a Baron Motto NULLI PRÆDA
Heraldic Charges: 

Numen lumen munimen

Lindsay, David, 1st Lord Lindsay of Balcarres (1586 - 1641) (Stamp 1)

Lindsay, David, 1st Lord Lindsay of Balcarres (1586 - 1641) (Stamp 1)
Dimensions:
Arms Within a bordure semy of mullets Quarterly 1 & 4. A fess checky (Lindsay) 2 & 3. A lion rampant (Abernethy) Supporters Two lions sejant gardant collared Crest A tent ensigned with a pennon Helmet of a Peer Mottoes ASTRA CASTRA ; NVMEN LVMEN MVNIMEN Legend DAVID • DOMINVS • LYNDESAY • DE • BALCARRES
Heraldic Charges: 

Lindsay, James Ludovic, 26th Earl of Crawford, 9th Earl of Balcarres (1847 - 1913) (Stamp 1)

Lindsay, James Ludovic, 26th Earl of Crawford, 9th Earl of Balcarres (1847 - 1913) (Stamp 1)
Dimensions:
Arms Gules a fess checky argent and azure Crest A tent ensigned with a pennant Coronet of a Baron Mottoes ASTRA CASTRA NUMEN LUMEN MUNIMEN
Heraldic Charges: 

Nunquam nisi honoroficentissime

Freeling, Francis, Sir, 1st Baronet (1764 - 1836) (Stamp 1)

Freeling, Francis, Sir, 1st Baronet (1764 - 1836) (Stamp 1)
Dimensions:
Crest A unicorn's head couped Motto NUNQUAM NISI HONORIFICENTISSIME
Heraldic Charges: 

Nunquam non paratus

Johnstone, William (1855 - 1893) (Stamp 1)

Johnstone, William (1855 - 1893) (Stamp 1)
Dimensions:
Arms Argent on a saltire azure an annulet [roundel] a bordure vert on a chief gules three cushions Crest A spur erect between two wings Motto NUNQUAM NON PARATUS
Heraldic Charges: 

Obdurandum adversus urgentia

Bothwell, Adam, Bishop of Orkney (1527 - 1593) (Stamp 1)

Bothwell, Adam, Bishop of Orkney (1527 - 1593) (Stamp 1)
Dimensions:
Arms A chevron between three trefoils slipped a mullet for difference Initials A B Motto * OBDVRANDVM • ADVERSVS • VRGENTIA
Heraldic Charges: 

Omnia explorate meliora retinete

Evelyn, John (1620 - 1706) (Stamp 01)

Evelyn, John (1620 - 1706) (Stamp 1)
Dimensions:
Arms A griffin passant and a chief Supporter A griffin displayed ducally gorged Motto OMNIA • EXPLORATE MELIORA • RETINETE
Heraldic Charges: 

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