War Diaries Talk

seal / stamp

  • erik.schaubroeckscarlet.be by erik.schaubroeckscarlet.be

    The seal or stamp on top of this page, is that the emblem of the Intelligence Corps?

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  • ral104 by ral104 moderator, scientist

    No, it doesn't look like it. I'm not quite sure what the crest is, but the note looks like it comes from 4th Corps HQ.

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  • marie.eklidvirginmedia.com by marie.eklidvirginmedia.com

    Came across this information from a google site:

    The Lion and the Unicorn are symbols of the United Kingdom. They are, properly speaking, heraldic supporters appearing in the full Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom. The lion stands for England and the unicorn for Scotland. The combination therefore dates back to the 1603 accession of James I of England who was already James VI of Scotland. By extension, they have also been used in the Coat of Arms of Canada since 1921.

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  • ral104 by ral104 moderator, scientist

    Thanks, Marie. I'm just not sure in this case what the crest is specifically. I'm no expert on heraldry, but I think a lot of official UK crests probably use various permutations of the lion and unicorn.

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  • marie.eklidvirginmedia.com by marie.eklidvirginmedia.com

    I thought also it might have been just a watermark on the paper.

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  • JPar by JPar

    I believe the embossing on the paper is the British Coat of Arms as used by the Government and as the official coat of arms of the UK.

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  • ral104 by ral104 moderator, scientist

    Right...I thought it looked vaguely familiar! 😄

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