Marlet Swallow Symbol Used On Coat Of Arms Or Family Crest 1920s Ad Card

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Marlet Swallow Symbol Used On Coat Of Arms Or Family Crest 1920s Ad Card
NOTE:
THESE ARE NOT POSTCARDS
THEY ARE TRADE/ADVERTISING CARDS.
THEY ARE MUCH SMALLER THAN A STANDARD POSTCARD
AND
THERE IS ADVERTISING TEXT ON THE BACK!
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
3 '' x 2 3/8 ''  or  8.0 cm. x 6.5 cm.
ORIGINAL 1920s TRADE - ADVERTISING CARD
MARLET SWALLOW BIRD SYMBOL USED ON COAT OF ARMS OR FAMILY CREST
Although the martlet  is only the heraldic form of the swallow it is supposed to be
drawn without beak or feet. The French name hirondelle accounts for the pun of the
martlets on the arms of Arundell which are illustrated, these being the first quarter in the
shield of Lord Galway, whose surname is Monckton-Arundell. The martlet is one of
the charges used to denote the cadency of a family, and as such is the sign of a fourth
son. The eldest son succeeds to the lands of his father, and the second son to those of
his mother, and there may be land, for the third son; but as there cannot be any for a
fourth son he must take to him wings and fly elsewhere.
HERALDIC SYMBOLOGY
Meaning of Medieval Heraldic Symbols Charges and Shield Divisions
The principal element and most important part of a heraldic achievement are shields,
shields in heraldic language are called escutcheon.
Complete surface of the shield is described as field, it can be plain, it can represent
a single tincture or multiple sections of differed tinctures divided
by various lines of partition. The shield contains the field
where on are represented the charges and figures that form a Coat of Arms.
ON THE BACK OF THE CARD IS TEXT ABOUT THE IMAGE ON THE FRONT
THE CARD SIZE IS APPROX. 3 1/8'' X 2 3/8"
NOTE:
THE IMAGES ABOVE ARE LARGER THAN THE CARD
TO SHOW THE DETAIL.
SEE IMAGES ABOVE WITH THE RULER AS A SCALE!
THE CARD IS NOT A MODERN REPRODUCTION
IT IS NOT PERFECT
THE FRONTS AND BACKS MAY HAVE:
PAPER LOSS - SMUDGING - ROUNDED CORNERS
SEE IMAGES ABOVE!
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WE COMBINE SHIPPING
BUY 1 TO 4 TRADE ADVERTISING CARDS AND THE TOTAL TO SHIP IS
BUY 5 TRADE ADVERTISING CARDS AND SHIPPING IS FREE
NOTE:
ON LARGER INTERNATIONAL ORDERS WE MAY REQUIRE REGISTERED
MAIL AND WILL SPLIT THE COST WITH THE BUYER.
INQUIRE IF CONCERNED!