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Gaudeo

Brown, John Carter (1797 - 1874) (Stamp 7)

Dimensions:
Arms A chevron between three lion’s gambs on a chief an eagle displayed Crest An eagle’s head erased holding in its beak a wing Helmet of an esquire Motto GAUDEO

Heraldic Charges:

Gaudet tentamine virtus

Legge, George, 3rd Earl of Dartmouth (1755 - 1810) (Stamp 1)

Dimensions:
Arms Azure a stag's head caboshed argent (Legge) impaling Argent a chevron between three griffins passant sable (Finch) Supporters Dexter A lion semy of fleurs de lys sable crowned with a ducal coronet with five ostrich feathers and Sinister A stag argent semy of mullets gules Crest Out of a ducal coronet a plume of five ostrich feathers Coronet of an Earl Motto GAUDET TENTAMINE VIRTUS

Heraldic Charges:

chevron between

coronet, ducal, out of a

feathers, ostrich (5)

griffins passant (3)

stag's head caboshed

God grant grace

Grocers' Company (Stamp 2)

Dimensions:
Arms A chevron gules between nine cloves Supporters Two griffins Crest A camel saddled and bridled Helmet of an Esquire Motto GOD GRANT GRACE

Heraldic Charges:

camel

chevron between

cloves (9)

Grocers' Company (Stamp 3)

Dimensions:
Arms A chevron gules between nine cloves Supporters Two griffins Crest A camel saddled and bridled Helmet of an Esquire Motto GOD GRANT GRACE

Heraldic Charges:

camel

chevron between

cloves (9)

Hab shar

Hasta quando senor

Hasta quando señor

Hazard zit fordward

Seton, George, 5th Lord (1531 - 1586) (Stamp 1)

Dimensions:
Arms Quarterly 1 & 4. Three crescents a double tressure flory counterflory (Seton) 2 & 3. Three garbs (Earldom of Buchan) Supporters Two pine martens collared and chained Crest A dragon volant spitting fire Helmet of a peer Motto HAZARD • ZIT • FORDWARD Legend GEORGE • LORD • SETON

Heraldic Charges:

crescents (3)

dragon

garbs (3)

tressure, double, flory counterflory

Heureux qui en Dieu se confie

Hoc securior

Macfarlane-Grieve, William Alexander (1844 - 1917) (Stamp 1)

Dimensions:
Arms Quarterly 1 & 4. Argent a saltire invected between four roses gules (Macfarlane) 2 & 3. Gules on a fess between three fetterlocks or a mullet azure (Grieve) Crests 1. A demi-savage holding in his right hand three arrows points upward (Macfarlane) 2. A dexter arm in armour embowed holding a dagger point downwards (Grieve) Helmet of an Esquire Mottoes THIS I'LL DEFEND; HOC SECURIOR

Heraldic Charges:

saltire invected between

savage, demi-

Hoc virtutis opus

Honor post funera vivit

Honorantes me honorabo

Hastings, Henry, 5th Earl of Huntingdon (1586 - 1643) (Stamp 1)

Dimensions:
Arms Quarterly of twelve 1. A maunch (Hastings) 2. Per pale indented a chevron (Heytesbury) 3. A griffin segreant (Botereaux) 4. Three pales wavy (Molines) 5. Two bars in chief three roundels (Moels) 6. Per pale a saltire (Pole) 7. France and England quarterly a label of five points (Plantagenet) 8. A saltire a label of three points for difference (Nevill) 9. Three lozenges in fess (Montagu) 10. A fess between six cross crosslets (Beauchamp) 11. Quarterly in the first and fourth quarters a fret over all a bend (Despencer) 12. Three chevrons (Clare) Supporters Two lions gardant Coronet of an...

Heraldic Charges:

Honos virtutem sequitur

Hos gloria reddit honores

Drummond, William (1585 - 1649) (Stamp 1)

Dimensions:
Badge A pegasus courant a crescent for difference Motto HOS • GLORIA • REDDIT • HONORES

Heraldic Charges:

pegasus

Hostis honori invidia

I am ready

I desire

Standish, Thomas Strickland (1763 - 1813) (Stamp 1)

Dimensions:
Arms Quarterly of six 1. Sable three standing dishes argent (Standish) 2. Argent a saltire and bordure engrailed gules (Standish) 3. Sable three escallops argent (Strickland) 4. Sable a fess dancetty between ten billets or (D'Eyncourt) 5. A saltire argent a mullet pierced for difference (Nevill) 6. Argent a fess sable in chief three mullets (Towneley) Crest An owl with a rat in its talons Motto I DESIRE

Heraldic Charges:

billets (10)

escallops (3)

fess

fess dancetty between

I die for those I love

I distribute cheerfully

I mak siccar

Kirkpatrick, Andrew (1831 - 1912) (Stamp 1)

Dimensions:
Crest A dexter arm in armour embowed holding a dagger Motto I MAK SICCAR Legend ANDREW J KIRKPATRICK

Heraldic Charges:

arm

dagger

Ich dein [sic]

George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland (until 1801) then the United Kingdom and Ireland (1738 - 1820) (Stamp 01a)

Dimensions:
Arms Quarterly 1. England impaling Scotland 2. France 3. Ireland 4. Tierced in pairle reversed Two lions passant gardant (Brunswick) Semy of hearts a lion rampant (Lunenberg) A horse courant (Saxony) overall on an escutcheon gules the crown of Charlemagne (High Treasurer of the Empire); a label Crest On an crown of a Prince of Wales a lion passant gardant ducally crowned Crown of a Prince of Wales Helmet of a sovereign Supporters A lion gardant imperially crowned and a unicorn both ducally gorged and chained Order The Garter Motto ICH DEIN [sic] Badges a rose and a...

Possibilities for Identification:

NB spelling of motto as "Ich dein"

ICH DIEN

Augusta, of Saxe-Coburg, Princess of Wales (1719 - 1772) (Stamp 4)

Dimensions:
Arms Quarterly 1. England impaling Scotland 2. France 3. Ireland 4. Tierced in pairle reversed 1. Two lions passant gardant in pale (Brunswick) 2. Semy of hearts a lion rampant (Luneburg) 3. A horse courant (Westphalia) overall an inescutcheon Supporters Dexter A lion gardant crowned with the coronet of a royal duke and Sinister A unicorn ducally gorged and chained each charged with a label for cadency Crest On the coronet of a royal duke a lion statant gardant crowned with the coronet of a royal duke and charged with a label for cadency Helmet of a sovereign Order The...

Ich dien

Charles II, King of England, Scotland and Ireland (1630 - 1685) (Stamp 05)

Dimensions:
Badge Three ostrich feathers enfiled of a ducal coronet Motto ICH DIEN Initials C P [Carolus princeps]

Possibilities for Identification:

Stamp also used by Charles I

Edward VI, King of England and Ireland (1537 - 1553) (Stamp 01)

Dimensions:
Badge Three ostrich feathers enfiled of the coronet of a prince Initials E P Motto IHC [sic] DIEN

Possibilities for Identification:

NB speling of motto as "Ihc dien"

Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales (1707 - 1751) (Stamp 1)

Dimensions:
Arms Quarterly 1. England impaling Scotland 2. France 3. Ireland 4. Tierced in pairle reversed 1. Two lions passant gardant in pale (Brunswick) 2. Semy of hearts a lion rampant (Luneburg) 3. A horse courant (Westphalia) overall an inescutcheon, over the whole a label for cadency Supporters Dexter A lion gardant crowned with the coronet of a royal duke and Sinister A unicorn ducally gorged and chained each charged with a label for cadency Crest On the coronet of a royal duke a lion statant gardant crowned with the coronet of a royal duke and charged with a label for cadency Helmet of a...

Heraldic Charges:

Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales (1707 - 1751) (Stamp 3)

Dimensions:
Arms Quarterly 1. England impaling Scotland 2. France 3. Ireland 4. Tierced in pairle reversed 1. Two lions passant gardant in pale (Brunswick) 2. Semy of hearts a lion rampant (Luneburg) 3. A horse courant (Westphalia) overall an inescutcheon, over the whole a label for cadency Supporters Dexter A lion gardant crowned with the coronet of a royal duke and Sinister A unicorn ducally gorged and chained each charged with a label for cadency Crest On the coronet of a royal duke a lion statant gardant crowned with the coronet of a royal duke and charged with a label for cadency Helmet of...

Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales (1707 - 1751) (Stamp 4)

Dimensions:
Badge three ostrich feathers enfiled of a ducal coronet Motto ICH DIEN

Heraldic Charges:

feathers, ostrich (3)

Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales (1707 - 1751) (Stamp 5)

Dimensions:
Badge three ostrich feathers enfiled of a ducal coronet Motto ICH DIEN

Heraldic Charges:

feathers, ostrich (3)

Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales (1707 - 1751) (Stamp 6)

Dimensions:
Arms Quarterly 1. England impaling Scotland 2. France 3. Ireland 4. Tierced in pairle reversed 1. Two lions passant gardant in pale (Brunswick) 2. Semy of hearts a lion rampant (Luneburg) 3. A horse courant (Westphalia) overall an inescutcheon, over the whole a label for cadency Supporters Dexter A lion gardant crowned with the coronet of a royal duke and Sinister A unicorn ducally gorged and chained each charged with a label for cadency Crest On the coronet of a royal duke a lion statant gardant crowned with the coronet of a royal duke and charged with a label for cadency Helmet...

George II, Great Britain and Ireland (1683 - 1760) (Stamp 01)

Dimensions:
Arms Quarterly 1. England impaling Scotland 2. France 3. Ireland 4. Tierced in pairle reversed Two lions passant gardant (Brunswick) Semy of hearts a lion rampant (Lunenberg) A horse courant (Saxony) overall on an escutcheon gules the crown of Charlemagne (High Treasurer of the Empire); a label of five points for difference. Impaling Quarterly of fifteen (Princess Wilhelmina Charlotte Caroline, of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1683-1737), commonly known as Caroline of Ansbach) 1. Per fess (Magdeburg) 2. An eagle displayed (Brandenburg) 3. An eagle displayed (Jägerndorff) 4. A...

George II, Great Britain and Ireland (1683 - 1760) (Stamp 02)

Dimensions:
Badge Three ostrich feathers enfiled of the coronet of a Prince of Wales Motto ICH DIEN Initials G P

George II, Great Britain and Ireland (1683 - 1760) (Stamp 03)

Dimensions:
Badge Three ostrich feathers enfiled of the coronet of a Prince of Wales Motto ICH DIEN

George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland (until 1801) then the United Kingdom and Ireland (1738 - 1820) (Stamp 01)

Dimensions:
Arms Quarterly 1. England impaling Scotland 2. France 3. Ireland 4. Tierced in pairle reversed Two lions passant gardant (Brunswick) Semy of hearts a lion rampant (Lunenberg) A horse courant (Saxony) overall on an escutcheon gules the crown of Charlemagne (High Treasurer of the Empire); a label Crest On a crown of a Prince of Wales a lion statant gardant imperially crowned Crown of a Prince of Wales Helmet of a sovereign Supporters A lion gardant imperially crowned and a unicorn ducally gorged and chained, each charged with a label Order The Garter Motto ICH...