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Post by daniel on Jun 29, 2021 3:49:50 GMT
William Simpson Lincoln, 1844-1922, was, perhaps, the first stamp dealer in London who opened his first shop in 1859. He produced a range of embossed envelopes with advertising rings and was well known for his sheets of crests, crest albums and postage stamp albums. You can see some of these at this Royal Philatelic Society, London pdf link here. I thought that I would show a selection of his crests and others from original documents that I have acquired.
Please feel free to add anything William S Lincoln related or any other crests to this thread.
Firstly, we have one of his original sheets depicting Heraldic Armorials. See this Wikipedia entry here for more detailed info. This particular sheet depicts crests, to use the broader term, for British Universities. Lincoln's own crests are usually monochrome with embossing.
Next to it is one of 4 Cinderellas that he produced for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897. It shows his best known address, 2 Holles Street, London, although he did move several times.
Finally, a modern tribute cover from Gerald King addressed to Lincoln for the Golden Jubilee of 1887.
 Scan_20210628 by Daniel, on Flickr
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Post by daniel on Jun 29, 2021 4:07:52 GMT
Here is another of Lincoln's sheets, this time depicting fraternal organisations such as the Freemasons and the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes (RAOB) and others. Next to it is the reverse of the Universities sheet showing his stamped address. Below these are examples of crests cut out from Cambridge University and Homerton College, Cambridge stationery. Although, today, they might have more value if left as complete documents but that is how they were collected at the time.
 Scan_20210629 by Daniel, on Flickr
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Post by daniel on Jun 29, 2021 4:18:20 GMT
More of Lincoln's crests along with a nice colour postcard all depicting Cambridge Colleges:
 Scan_20210629 (2) by Daniel, on Flickr
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Post by daniel on Jun 29, 2021 4:39:08 GMT
Another lot of Cambridge College crests and a Keble College, Oxford crest on a postcard. Then an unidentified crest, Women's Royal Naval Service 1939, The First Lord of the Admiralty, Royal Aero Club (these last 3 on card), unidentified princely state and the Supreme Court, Straits Settlement. Scan_20210629 (4) by Daniel, on Flickr
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Post by daniel on Jun 29, 2021 5:19:14 GMT
Finally, for this morning, a selection of Royal crests starting with Edward VIII from his personal stationery The Fort, Sunningdale.
The Queen Mother, Ede and Ravenscroft - Court Tailors, Prime Minister of Australia.
By Appointment to His Majesty the King, Buckingham Palace event, Queen Victoria
Prince Albert, Prince of Wales, Royal Academies/Colleges.
Royal Pavilion Aldershot, The Palace of Malta, George V Royal Warrant, Prince of Wales, unknown era. Scan_20210629 (5) by Daniel, on Flickr
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REL1948
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What I collect: 1840-Pre-Decimal, GB and Colonies, 1840 1 penny reds, British Empire Postal History, Switzerland Postal History
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Post by REL1948 on Jun 29, 2021 9:57:14 GMT
What an exceptional collection Daniel. Thank you for sharing. I've read several books about Heraldry over the years but I've never seen many of these crests before. The ostrich feather crest I've seen on leather products and on the windshield of a new Jaguar XKE in 1965!
A very different, very cool collecting area of ephemera.
Rob
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Post by daniel on Jun 30, 2021 23:53:46 GMT
Stationery from the Duchess of Windsor showing her crest, a coronet, and her monogram WWW, Wallis Warfield Windsor. Today, such items are best collected whole. Scan_20210701 by Daniel, on Flickr
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Post by daniel on Jul 1, 2021 1:19:20 GMT
Another mixed lot: Royal Afghan Embassy, London, Legation of the Roumanian People's Republic.
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Prince Albert was from the ducal house of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and when his eldest son succeeded Queen Victoria as Edward VII, his royal household became the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha), Bavaria, Maharajah of Indore, Imperial & Royal Austro Hungarian Consulate General London.
Duchy Of Lancaster, School of Recruit Training Royal Air Force, Government House New Zealand.
Ranelagh Club, Abergeldie Mains, Nepal.
 Scan_20210701 (2) by Daniel, on Flickr
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Post by daniel on Jul 21, 2021 1:59:16 GMT
A complete letter from 10 Downing Street with embossed crest and address. The Prime Minister in 1988 was Margaret Thatcher.
Letterhead from The Queen's Gallery, the main public art gallery at Buckingham Palace.
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Post by daniel on Sept 22, 2021 2:40:57 GMT
Here is the full set of William Lincoln's Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee stamps. Showing Lincoln's address at the time of 2 Holles St, London W.
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