$2 Merchants’ Guild Morporkia
Stamp Description
Ochre on Cream Field Morporkia Dexter Rampant bearing Curved Shield surmounted by Ankh-Morpork Coat of Arms Sinister and Fork in Ascent Dexter astride hippos, Roderick Sinister and Keith Dexter ploughing the River Ankh towards Merchants’ Coat of Arms in Circular Frame Chief Base Curved Plaque with motto $2 TWO DOLLAR MERCHANT GUILD POSTAGE.
Notes: Issued in the Year of the Happy Goose [ Album Page ]
First Issued in the Merchants’ Issue LBE.
The sheet is bordered with four adverts above and four adverts below by the members of the Merchant Guild.
Top, left to right:
- Gimlet’s Hole Food; Mr Harry King; Boffo’s Novelty and Joke Shop; Burleigh and Stronginthearm
Bottom, left to right:
- Boult and Lock; Grabpot Thundergust’s; Shatta of the Maul; Mr Arthur Carry
Influences:
Based on the 1913 Bertram Mackennal George V Seahorses stamps.
Five Shiiling
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Ten Shilling
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Galleries:
Issue Year: Happy Goose Type: Merchants' Guild
CGTS Rate: was: 3