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George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland (until 1801) then the United Kingdom and Ireland (1738 - 1820) (Stamp 18)

Owner:

George III

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)

Motto: Dieu et mon droit
Crown: sovereign
Order: Garter, Thistle, Bath
Dimensions (height x width): 105mm x 60mm
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)

Sources

Britannia: volume the first. John Ogilby. London, 1675.
De Nithardo Caroli magni nepote. Ac tota eiusdem Nithardi prosapia, breve syntagma. Paul Petau. Paris, 1613.
Ovid’s Metamorphosis englished, mythologiz’d, and represented in figures [tr. G. Sandys]. Ovid. Oxford, 1632.
The Book of Common Prayer. Church of England. London, 1662.
The chronology and history of the world. John Blair. London, 1754.
The history of the Council of Trent [tr. N. Brent]. Paolo Sarpi. London, 1676.
The sphere of Marcus Manilius [tr. E. Sherburne]. Marcus Manilius. London, 1675.

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George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland (until 1801) then the United Kingdom and Ireland (1738 - 1820) (Stamp 18)