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Wills's Heraldic Signs & their Origin

Series information :

Series : Heraldic Signs & their Origin

Date of issue : 1925

Number of cards : 25

Image variants : ?

Company

See here for a general introduction to the company.

The series

The Heraldic Signs and their Origin was a series showing 25 common heraldic symbols, and their realistic counterpart. It is the only series of this kind. The company also issued the same series in New Zealand.

Cards issued :

1 Fountain
2 Eagle displayed
3 Talbot
4 Fret
5 Lymphad
6 Fasces
7 Martlet
8 Rose
9 Oak tree
10 Fleur-de-Lis
11 Bezant
12 Anchor
13 Garb
14 Escallop
15 Mullet
16 Maunch
17 Bow
18 Elephant and Castle
19 Napoleonic Eagle
20 Portcullis
21 Chess-rook
22 Pallium
23 Gauntlet
24 Mitre
25 Pelican

 

 

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