Canadian Stamp (Ottmar Zieher) Postcard, BC Parliament Buildings Version, c.1905
"Paliament [sic] Buildings Victoria B. C."
T. N. Hibben & Co. Victoria B. C.
No. 52. Carte philtelique deposée. R.R.G.M. 222 744 Ottmar Zieher, Munich (Bavière).
Canada began permitting the use of postcards in December 1903.
The coat of arms of British Columbia was unofficial. Originally a provincial initiative conceived in 1895, an attempt was made in 1897 to register it with the English College of Arms. This failed on three points: a) The granting of the royal crest was the exclusively the right of the sovereign; b) the Union Flag had an inferior position on the shield; c) the use of supporters (the wapiti stag and bighorn sheep ram) were presumptuous since their usage was of a high honour and no other province had them.
Only the shield, with the Union Flag at the top with an antique crown added to its center, and the motto "Splendor Sine Occasu" became recognized in 1906. The earlier design continued in use until 1911.
The achievement of arms, augmented with a crest, supporters, and compartment, was granted by Queen Elizabeth II in October 1987.
The flag version of the BC provincial shield was unveiled on June 15, 1960.
For more, see: The Coat of Arms of British Columbia: A Brief History (BC Gov't) www.protocol.gov.bc.ca/protocol/prgs/symbols/coat_of_arms...
Canadian Stamp (Ottmar Zieher) Postcard, BC Parliament Buildings Version, c.1905
"Paliament [sic] Buildings Victoria B. C."
T. N. Hibben & Co. Victoria B. C.
No. 52. Carte philtelique deposée. R.R.G.M. 222 744 Ottmar Zieher, Munich (Bavière).
Canada began permitting the use of postcards in December 1903.
The coat of arms of British Columbia was unofficial. Originally a provincial initiative conceived in 1895, an attempt was made in 1897 to register it with the English College of Arms. This failed on three points: a) The granting of the royal crest was the exclusively the right of the sovereign; b) the Union Flag had an inferior position on the shield; c) the use of supporters (the wapiti stag and bighorn sheep ram) were presumptuous since their usage was of a high honour and no other province had them.
Only the shield, with the Union Flag at the top with an antique crown added to its center, and the motto "Splendor Sine Occasu" became recognized in 1906. The earlier design continued in use until 1911.
The achievement of arms, augmented with a crest, supporters, and compartment, was granted by Queen Elizabeth II in October 1987.
The flag version of the BC provincial shield was unveiled on June 15, 1960.
For more, see: The Coat of Arms of British Columbia: A Brief History (BC Gov't) www.protocol.gov.bc.ca/protocol/prgs/symbols/coat_of_arms...