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George IV, King of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1762 - 1830) (Stamp 05)

Owner:

George IV

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); label

Crest: On a crown of a Prince of Wales a lion statant gardant imperially crowned
Badge: The rose and the thistle
Crown: Prince of Wales
Order: Garter
Supporters: A lion gardant imperially crowned and a unicorn ducally gorged and chained each gorged with a a label
Dimensions (height x width): 92mm x 76mm
Usage: as Prince of Wales
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); label

Sources

A supplement to all former treatises on the use of the globes. Edward Moore. London, 1751.
A view of the Levant, particularly of Constantinople, Syria, Egypt, and Greece. Charles Perry. London, 1743.
L’ecole des armes avec l’explication générale des principales attitudes et positions concernant l’escrime. Domenico Angelo. London, 1763.

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George IV, King of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1762 - 1830) (Stamp 05)