Cartouches Updated 22 Nov 21
Cartouche: a decorative emblem
As part of the stamp catalogue I wanted to include a description of the stamps; I used a pseudo-heraldic terminology. Unfortunately, I soon found that many opf the devices used on the stamps had no equivalent heraldic term and I had to devise my own☨. To describe the cabbages in the top corners of the Penny Patrician I came up with the term Cartouche.
Definitive cartouches
Not all years have been honoured by a specific cartouche, and not all have had a representative image.
| Prawn | Signigficant Frog | Reverse Ptarmigan | Second Inception | Frog Asccendant | Reciprocating Llama | ||||||
| Spinning Mouse | Sneezing Panda | Backwards facing Artichoke | Justifiably Defensive Lobster | Incontrovertible Skunk | Condescending Carp | ||||||
| Beleaguered Badger |
Patrician Cartouches
The cartouche has been a feature of almost all stamps that have features the Patrician. Below is the full list of stamps and cartouches.
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[shs0003] Penny Patrician Black definitive (Prawn) |
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[shs0010] One Penny Patrician Red |
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[shs0020] Penny Civic with wonky V sport |
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[shs0030] Penny Patrician Campaign with Inverted Swords sport |
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[shs0036] Patrician Two Pence Red |
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[shs0038] Penny Patrician definitive (Signifying Frog) |
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[shs0070] Penny Patrician Green |
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[shs0078] Penny Patrician Koom Valley |
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[shs0092] Penny Patrician definitive (Reversed Ptarmigan) |
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[shs0123] Penny Patrician Black definitive (Three Roses) |
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[shs0159] Initial Patrician Pensive Hare version |
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[shs0160] Penny Patrician Mail Coach |
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[shs0163] Penny Patrician Black definitive (Pensive Hare) |
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[shs0182] Penny Patrician 5th anniversary |
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[shs0199] Penny Patrician Black definitive (Happy Goose) |
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[shs0213] Penny Patrician Moves top and bottom cartouche |
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[shs0215] Penny Patrician Lilac |
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[shs0220] Penny Patrician Sixth Anniversary top and bottom |
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[shs0239] Penny Patrician Black definitive (Complicated Monkey) |
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[shs0265] Penny Patrician Black definitive (Second Inception) top and bottom |
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[shs0278] Double Havelock top and bottom |
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[shs0280] Penny Patrician lilac top and bottom bottom cartouches blank |
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[shs0296] Penny Patrician definitive (Frog Ascendant) |
 
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[shs0310] Penny Patrician Glorious 25th lilac (combined) Cartouches read 25th of May |
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[shs0326] Penny Patrician definitive (Reciprocating Llama) |
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[shs0343] Sto Lat Ptrician Two Pence Blue top and bottom |
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[shs0363] Penny Patrician Sinister (Spinning Mouse) |
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[shs0389] Hogswatch Delivery One Penny |
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[shs0391] Penny Patrician Black definitive (Sneezing Panda) |
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[shs0414] Penny Patrician Black definitive (Backward Facing Artichoke) |
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[shs0439] Penny Patrician Black definitive (Justifiable Defensive Lobster) |
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[shs0462] Penny Patrician Black definitive (Incontrovertible Skunk) |
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[shs0485] Penny Patrician Black definitive (Condescending Carp) |
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[shs0529] Penny Patrician Black definitive (Beleaguered Badger) |
☨I assume the heralds had more control over the use of the elements that made up a set of arms.
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