Spencer-Churchill, Charles Richard John, 9th Duke of Marlborough (1871 - 1934) (Stamp 1)
Arms:
Crest: 1. A lion couchant gardant holding a banner charged with a dexter hand apaumé (Churchill) 2. Out of a ducal coronet a griffin’s head between two wings raised gorged with a bar gemelle (Spencer) Quarterly 1 &4. Quarterly argent and gules in the second and third quarters a fret or overall on a bend sable three escallops argent (Spencer) 2 &3. Sable a lion rampant argent on a canton argent a cross gules (Churchill) in chief an escutcheon charged with the cross of St George thereon an escutcheon charged with three fleurs-de-lys (France) as an honourable augmentation
Motto: Fiel pero desdichado
Order: Garter
Supporters: A double headed eagle displayed crowned and haloed; two wyverns
Dimensions (height x width): 113mm x 98mm
Coronet: Duke
Escutcheon of Pretence: in chief an escutcheon charged with the cross of St George thereon an escutcheon charged with three fleurs-de-lys (France) as an honourable augmentation
Quarterings: 1 &4. Quarterly argent and gules in the second and third quarters a fret or overall on a bend sable three escallops argent (Spencer) 2 &3. Sable a lion rampant argent on a canton argent a cross gules (Churchill)
Heraldic Charges: banner, on abend, on acanton, on acoronet, ducal, out of acrossescallops (3)escutcheon withinescutcheon, on afretgarbgriffin's head and wingshandlion couchant gardantlion rampantquarterly
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