Moncreiffe N/A

“Probably a French bookstamp. this stamp is apparently that of the Moncreiffe who was consecrated Bishop of Blois in 1733” (Edward Gordon Duff). Possibly the stamp of François-Augustin Paradis de Moncrif (1687-1770).

Stamp(s) Stamp Information
Moncreiffe (Stamp 1) Title: Moncreiffe (Stamp 1)
Arms: Quarterly 1 & 4. A lion rampant within a double tressure flory counterflory (Stewart) 2 & 3. Per pale, dexter A fess checky (Stewart) sinister A shakefork (Cunningham) on an escutcheon of pretence A lion rampant a chief ermine (Moncreiffe of that ilk)
Dimensions (height x width): 60mm x 54mm
Quarterings: A lion rampant within a double tressure flory counterflory (Stewart) 2 & 3. Per pale, dexter A fess checky (Stewart) sinister A shakefork (Cunningham)
Coronet: Baron
Escutcheon of Pretence: A lion rampant a chief ermine (Moncreiffe of that ilk)
Heraldic Charges: chief, Heraldic Charges: fess, Heraldic Charges: lion rampant within, Heraldic Charges: shakefork, Heraldic Charges: tressure, double, flory counterflory