Showing posts with label Heraldry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Heraldry. Show all posts

Sunday, 1 March 2026

E is for Eagle

 

1921-30: Definitive
The New Imperial Eagle issued by the Wiemar Republic during the German hyperinflation period

1925: Rhineland Millenary
An eagle watches over a bend in the Rhine, its castle and furnaces. A set of three stamps issued between May and July 1925 to celebrate 1000 years of the Union of Rhineland with Germany. Under the Treaty of Versailles after World War I  the Rhineland had been demilitarised to create a buffer zone between Germany and France. It was returned to Germany in 1925 but allied troops remained until 1930 to ensure compliance.
1924: Definitive - National Symbols of |Egypt
The Eagle of Saladin over the Giza pyramids. The emblem is often associated with the 12th Century Ayyubid Dynasty founded by Saladin.
1975: Symbols of America
Eagle and shield holding the a bundle of 13 arrows in its left claw representing the original 13 colonies. The design is based on the Great Seal of the United States.
2016: Birds
Nothing as impressive as the real thing, An alert White tailed eagle
1975: Hunting Scenes
and a Golden Eagle attacking a red fox, its owner galloping behind.

Sunday Stamps A-Z this week E for Eagle and Egypt - See It On A Postcard 

Sunday, 18 May 2025

Shields

 

1899-1903- Defintive
Allegory of seated Liberty and shield with the Argentinian sun on the sea's horizon
1988: Living Together
An Aussie kangaroo and New Zealand emu carrying a sedan chair. It will be a bouncy but fast ride
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
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.
1977: Stamp Day

19th Century Post House sign, Hamburg 

Sunday Stamps theme this week - shields, crests,heraldry - See It On A Postcard