Merton College Oxford N/A

Merton College was founded in 1264 by Walter de Merton, Bishop of Rochester. The arms in the stamp, a differenced form of the Gules three chevrons or of the De Clares Earls of Gloucester, are those of the founder.

Stamp(s) Stamp Information
Title: Merton College Oxford (Stamp 1)
Arms: Argent on a saltire an escallop (See of Rochester) impaling Three chevrons per pale the first and third azure and gules, the second gules and azure (De Merton)
Dimensions (height x width): 43mm x 43mm
Impalement: Three chevrons per pale the first and third azure and gules, the second gules and azure (De Merton)
Heraldic Charges: chevrons (3), Heraldic Charges: escallop, Heraldic Charges: saltire, on a