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George I, Great Britain and Ireland (1660 - 1727) (Stamp 06)

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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)
Badge: The rose and the thistle
Motto: Dieu et mon droit
Crown: sovereign
Order: Garter
Dimensions (height x width): 75mm x 43mm
Escutcheon of Pretence: Gules the crown of Charlemagne (High Treasurer of the Empire)
Quarterings: 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)
Notes:
<p>Despite G R III on&nbsp;the stamp, definitely George I's stamp</p>

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