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Wellesley, Henry Richard Charles, 1st Earl of Cowley (1804 - 1884) (Stamp 1)

Wellesley, Henry Richard Charles, 1st Earl of Cowley (1804 - 1884) (Stamp 1)
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Quarterly I & IV grand quarters 1 & 4. Gules a cross argent 2. Sable a semy of cross crosslets a lion rampant 3 Gules a chevron between two horses heads erased a canton gules II grand quarter Gules a cross in each quarter five plates [roundels] III grand quarter A lion rampant on an escutcheon of pretence quarterly 1 & 4. Three pelicans (?) on a chief three mullets 2 and 3. Between a bend sable two stags head erased sable
Supporters: Two lions rampant ducally gorged collared and chained
Dimensions (height x width): 42mm x 48mm
Coronet: Earl
Escutcheon of Pretence: Quarterly 1 & 4. Three pelicans (?) on a chief three mullets 2 and 3. Between a bend sable two stags head erased sable
Quarterings: I & IV grand quarters 1 & 4. Gules a cross argent 2. Sable a semy of cross crosslets a lion rampant 3 Gules a chevron between two horses heads erased a canton gules II grand quarter Gules a cross in each quarter five plates [roundels] III grand quarter A lion rampant on an escutcheon of pretence quarterly 1 & 4. Three pelicans (?) on a chief three mullets 2 and 3. Between a bend sable two stags head erased sable
Heraldic Charges: bend betweencantonchevron betweencrosscrosses crosslet (semy)horses heads (2)lion rampantroundels (5)stags heads erased (2)

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