Coat Of Arms

A seal bearing the coat of arms of the Duchy of Burgundy, designed and engraved by Michel Monvoisin, and issued by France on July 2, 1977 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the annexation of the duchy following the Battle of Nancy, Scott No. 1553, Y&T No. 1944, plus an image of the second duchy's arms.

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Wow - you've posted lots of nice coat of arms, both existing and former



My contribution is the old Coat of arms of Norway, in use 1844 - 1905, as presented on Norway no.1. Apologise for the poor scan

Coat of arms of the Town of Senica, in Trnava Region, western Slovakia, designed and combined engraved by Slovakian artist and engraver František Horniak (1956- ) and photogravure, and issued by Slovakia on June 14, 1996, Scott No. 248.

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Here is an image of a stamp featuring a portrait of King Louis XV of France (1710-1774), known as "The Beloved," and depicting the coat of arms of France and of Corsica, designed and engraved by Robert Cami (1900-1975) after a detail from a painting by French Rococo portraitist Maurice Quentin de La Tour (1704-1788), and issued by France on October 5, 1968 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the French conquest of Corsica, Scott No. 1222, Y&T No. 1572, plus an image of La Tour's original 1748 portrait of the king. Note: The coat of arms of Corsica, adopted in 1755, portrays a Moor's Head in black wearing a white bandana above his eyes on a white background.

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Here is an image of an imperforate stamp depicting the colonial-era coat of arms of the City of Manila, superimposed on a United States flag shield, engraved and printed by the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and issued for use in Philippines (then a U.S. possession) in 1931, Scott No. 351. Note: The "sea-lion" originally represented the Philippines' former colonial status as an ultramar (overseas) possession of Spain, and the city's coat of arms was ultimately derived from the arms of the Spanish Kingdom of Castile and León, shown below.

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Below is the Coat of Arms of India (1½ Anna stamp) known as "The Ashokan Capital". The rest are the Flag of India and a Douglas DC-4 all issued in 1947.
These stamps are also the first set of stamps of India after Independence.

(From my collection)

French Southern & Antarctic Territory
1969

Another from Hong Kong:

Here are images of the two semi-postal (charity) stamps in a set depicting the coats of arms of municipalities, printed by photogravure, and issued for use in Spanish Guinea (now Equatorial Guinea) on November 23, 1956 for Stamp Day, Scott Nos. B39 & B40, plus a couple of relevant full-color images of these coats of arms.

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Arms of Santa Isabel. Note the Castile & León motif border.


Arms of Bata. Bonus: Musical instruments (drummers)

The coat of arms of Colombia contains a shield with several symbols, including a pomegranate, two cornucopias, a Phrygian cap, and the Isthmus of Panama. Perched on top of the shield is an Andean condor holding an olive crown and the condor symbolizing freedom. The national motto, Libertad y Orden ("Liberty and Order"), is on a scroll in between the bird and the shield in black font over golden background. Here is an image of an airmail stamp depicting a flying condor carrying Colombia's coat of arms, and a rising sun, printed by lithography, and issued by Colombia on April 23, 1954, Scott No. C254, plus a full color image of Colombia's coat of arms.

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Here is an image of a stamp depicting the coat of arms of Afghanistan, designed by Afghan painter, composer and poet Abdul Ghafoor Breshna (1907-1974), printed by lithography, and issued by Afghanistan in October, 1939, Scott No. 318, plus an image of Afghanistan's arms in full color.

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Here is an image of a stamp depicting a Baden post house sign, 1844, bearing the coat of arms of the former Grand Duchy of Baden, designed by German graphic artist Herbert Stelzer, printed by lithography, and issued by Germany on October 12, 1978 as one of a set of two stamps for Stamp Day, Scott No. 1281, Michel No. 980, plus an image of the (small) coat of arms of Baden.

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Here is an image of an engraved semi-postal (charity) stamp depicting the original coat of arms of the Fondation Maréchal de Lattre, founded in 1954 to provide moral and material assistance to victims of war, war veterans, and military personnel serving overseas in defense of French interests or on humanitarian missions for the UN, and issued for use in Algeria on July 20, 1958, Scott No. B96, plus an image of the current logo of the foundation.

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