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| 1899-1903- Defintive |
Allegory of seated Liberty and shield with the Argentinian sun on the sea's horizon
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| 1988: Living Together |
An Aussie kangaroo and New Zealand emu carrying a sedan chair. It will be a bouncy but fast ride
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| 1978: Arms of the Communes |
Say cheese we are in Gruyeres. In history the name Gruyere could come from 'Grand Gruyer' which means forest ranger, someone who would manage a region. Their flag and shield feature a crane (French - grue) so this could be the result of a love in heraldry of a pun however in legend it is said the founder of Gruyeres captured a crane and chose it as his heraldic animal. All is lost in its long history of settlement
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| 1941: 750th Anniversary of Bern |
Masons laying a cornerstone and of course every knight should have a shield although this one is not holding the Bear of Bern but an imperial eagle of the Holy Roman Empire.
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| 1977: Stamp Day |
19th Century Post House sign, Hamburg
Sunday Stamps theme this week - shields, crests,heraldry - See It On A Postcard
5 comments:
Alas, the USA does not have heraldry! But thank you for sharing.
You gotta love the Aussie sense of humour!
A lot has changed in 750 years, but the Bear of Bern still rules.
These are all very interesting. The Australian one made me smile :)
The Australian stamp is awesome. I also like the style of the Swiss stamp.
I love the Australian one, it's so funny!
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