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An heraldic dolphin proper is vert with gules details. (Aodhán Doilfín, September, 1992, pg. 18)
We grant a CD between a dolphin and a generic fish. (Deirdre of Shadowdale, September, 1992, pg. 18)
[Two orcas sable marked argent vs. two bottlenosed dolphins sable] There is ...nothing for type; and the markings are artistic details, worth no difference. (Tymoteusz Konikokrad, September, 1992, pg. 47)
There's a CD between dolphins and most kinds of fish. (Alethea of Fair Isle, October, 1992, pg. 16)
Crayfish, like lobsters and scorpions, are tergiant by default (Eckhardt zu Westfilde, October, 1993, pg. 6)
Prior rulings notwithstanding, there is no difference between naiant and naiant "embowed": the naiant posture often includes a slight embowment. (Aldwin Wolfling, July, 1992, pg. 21)
We grant a CD between a dolphin and a generic fish. (Deirdre of Shadowdale, September, 1992, pg. 18)
There's a CD between dolphins and most kinds of fish. (Alethea of Fair Isle, October, 1992, pg. 16)
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The starfish is not, to the best of our knowledge, a period heraldic charge; it seems to have started use in Victorian heraldry ( Elvin, plate 32) [reblazoned as mullets, leaving internal markings as artistic license, see also pg. 19] [See also Ríoghnach Sláone ní Chonaill, same letter, pg. 21, and Melusine d'Argent, same letter, pg. 21] (Branwen ferch Madoc, October, 1992, pg. 18)
The natural starfish is not, to the best of our knowledge, a period heraldic charge; it seems to have started use in Victorian heraldry (Elvin, plate 32) [device returned for this and other problems]. (Melusine d'Argent, October, 1992, pg. 21)
It hasn't yet been established that the humpback whale (as a distinct species) was known in period; the OED's first citation of humpback whale dates to 1725. [Device returned for this and for artistic problems] (Canton of Berley Court, September, 1992, pg. 44)
[Two orcas sable marked argent vs. two bottlenosed dolphins sable] There is ...nothing for type; and the markings are artistic details, worth no difference. (Tymoteusz Konikokrad, September, 1992, pg. 47)
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