Coat Of Arms

scinde_dawk - You're welcome! I'm glad you liked the Spain Burgos anniversary stamp, too.

Here is an image of a stamp depicting the coats of arms of Pope Pius IX (1792-1878) and Charles III (1818-1889), Prince of Monaco, designed and engraved by French artist André Frères (1902-1977), and issued by Monaco on April 29, 1968 as one of a set of five stamps commemorating the centenary of the elevation of Saint Nicholas Church to an Abbey Nullius (directly subject to the Holy See), Scott No. 684, plus full color images of the two coats of arms.

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For any collectors of family coats of arms, the center stamp in this strip bears the coat of arms of the famous Medici family of Florence:

Here is an image of a stamp depicting a bas-relief in the Town Hall of Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, designed by Austrian artist Peter Sinawehl (1948- ), combined engraved by Wolfgang Seidel (1946- ) and photogravure, and issued by Luxembourg on September 15, 1986, Scott No. 759, plus an image of the coat of arms of Esch-sur-Alzette, a city known for its iron mining and steel industries. Bonus: Cogwheel (at lower right on bas-relief).

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Andorra (Spanish) complete set of 9 stamps. Scott 134 to 142

Coat of arms of Pope Paul VI, designed by Oscar Hector Bonnevalle (1920-1993), printed by photogravure, and issued by Belgium on February 12, 1966 as one of a set of three stamps commemorating the 75th anniversary of Rerum novarum or "Rights and Duties of Capital and Labor," an encyclical issued by Pope Leo XIII on May 15, 1891, Scott No. 662.

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Here is an image of a stamp depicting a flying bird (Peace Dove?) bearing on its back the coat of arms of Samobor, designed by Croatian graphic artist Hrvoje Šercar (1936-2014), printed by lithography, and issued by Croatia on October 16, 1992 to commemorate the 750th anniversary of the city's founding, Scott No. 140, plus an image of Samobor's coat of arms.

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Here is an image of a stamp depicting Margaret of York (1446-1503), sister of two Kings of England, Edward IV and Richard III, and Duchess of Burgundy as the third wife of Charles the Bold, reading a book, along with an attendant, a dragon and the Royal Coat of Arms of England (1399-1603), printed by photogravure, and issued by Belgium on September 30, 1967 for "British Week," Scott No. 696, plus an image of this coat of arms.

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Coat of arms of Castilla-La Mancha, printed by lithography, and issued by Spain on May 31, 1984 to commemorate the region's status as an autonomous community, Scott No. 2372.

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Here is an image of a stamp commemorating the 800th anniversary of the founding of the Principality of Halytsko-Volynskyi, printed by lithography, and issued by Ukraine on July 27, 1999, Scott No. 347. Bonus: Big cat.

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Great Britain
17th January 1984
500th Anniversary of the College of Arms

Arms of the College of Arms


Arms of King Richard III (founder)


Arms of the Earl Marshal of England


Arms of the City of London

Great Britain
21st July 1987
300th Anniversary of Revival of Order of the Thistle

Arms of the Lord Lyon King of Arms


Scottish Heraldic Banner of Prince Charles


Arms of Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture


Arms of Royal Society of Edinburgh

Republic of Cyprus
10th September 2009
Cyprus Through The Ages (Third Issue)

Coat of Arms of the Lusignans



Top Left - Coat of Arms of Jerusalem*
Top right - ancient Coat of Arms of the Lusignans
Lower left - Red Lion representing Kingdom of Cyprus*
Lower right - Lion representing the Kingdom of Armenia*

* The three kingdoms had united in 1393 and since then the king of Cyprus was at the same time also the King of Jerusalem and of Armenia.

Republic of Kenya
9th December 1983
20th Anniv of Independence




The Coat of Arms features a profile of Mount Kenya, and examples of Kenyan crops such as coffee, pyrethrum, tea, maize, pineapples and sisal. The motto "Harambee" is Swahili meaning "let's all pull together".

Guernsey
1970
First decimal definitives

The Coat of Arms of my birthplace, Guernsey

Arms of Ostend, printed by photogravure, and issued by Belgium on May 16, 1964 to commemorate the city's millennium, Scott No. 610. Note: The merman and mermaid were added to the keys, chevron and crown in 1838 to indicate the importance of the city as a harbor and fishing town.

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