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Pound sterling (pre-decimal) (Montserrat usage only)


Name: Pound sterling (pre-decimal)
Defn: 240d=240p=20sh=20s=1lb
Symbol: £
Code:
Desc: The British pound
First year: 1840
Units of money:
penny (pl: pence) d, p 1
shilling sh, s 12
pound lb 240

Users of this currency: Antigua (103 stamps, 1862-1949), New South Wales (197 stamps, 3000-1907), Queensland (157 stamps, 1860-1909), South Australia (209 stamps, 1855-1912), Tasmania (114 stamps, 3000-1912), Victoria (238 stamps, 1850-1912), Western Australia (97 stamps, 1854-1912), Barbuda (11 stamps, 1922), British Antarctic Territory (24 stamps, 1963-1969), British Honduras (17 stamps, 1866-1887), British Columbia & Vancouver Island (2 stamps, 1860), British Columbia (2 stamps, 1865), Cayman Islands (230 stamps, 1900-1969), Ceylon (64 stamps, 1857-1868), Cyprus (9 stamps, 1880-1881), Dominica (115 stamps, 1874-1948), Gilbert & Ellice Islands (111 stamps, 1911-1966), Great Britain (877 stamps, 1840-1971), Northern Ireland (12 stamps, 1958-1969), Scotland (13 stamps, 1958-1970), Wales (12 stamps, 1958-1969), British forces in Africa (20 stamps, 1942-1947), British forces in Somalia (9 stamps, 1943-1946), British offices in Morocco, British currency (80 stamps, 1907-1956), British offices in Tangier (111 stamps, 1927-1957), British offices in the Turkish Empire (23 stamps, 1905-1921), Guernsey (47 stamps, 1958-1970), German occupation of Guernsey (5 stamps, 1941-1942), Jersey (39 stamps, 1958-1970), German occupation of Jersey (8 stamps, 1941-1943), Isle of Man (7 stamps, 1958-1969), Grenada (156 stamps, 1861-1948), Ionian Islands (3 stamps, 1859), Lagos (60 stamps, 1874-1905), Leeward Islands (115 stamps, 1890-1949), British consulate in Madagascar (59 stamps, 1884-1886), Mauritius (45 stamps, 1847-1876), Montserrat (125 stamps, 1876-1949), Natal (128 stamps, 1857-1908), Nauru (58 stamps, 1916-1965), Nevis (33 stamps, 1861-1890), New Britain (53 stamps, 1914-1915), New Hebrides (Br) (51 stamps, 1908-1925), Niger Coast Protectorate (62 stamps, 1892-1898), Northern Nigeria (51 stamps, 1900-1912), St. Christopher (23 stamps, 1870-1890), St. KittsNevis (98 stamps, 1903-1950), St. Lucia (137 stamps, 1860-1948), St. Vincent (160 stamps, 1861-1948), Sierra Leone (305 stamps, 1859-1964), Southern Nigeria (57 stamps, 1901-1912), South Georgia (16 stamps, 1963-1969), Tobago (31 stamps, 1879-1896), Trinidad (116 stamps, 1851-1910), Trinidad & Tobago (54 stamps, 1913-1928), Tristan da Cunha (131 stamps, 1952-1970), Turks Islands (46 stamps, 1867-1895), Turks & Caicos Islands (180 stamps, 1900-1968), Virgin Islands (94 stamps, 1866-1949), Zululand (26 stamps, 1888-1896) Show with all usages

Denominations used by Montserrat in this currency:
Denom Usages Selected stamps
1/4d 1   1922 brn issue=1922 d=King George V & seal of Montserrat
1/2d 11   1884 grn issue=1884 d=Queen Victoria (1879 keyplate) ... 1942 dkgrn issue=George VI pictorials 1942 d=Carr's Bay
1p 13   1876 rose d=Queen Victoria (1862 Antigua) ovpt=MONTSERRAT oc=blk on=issuer=Antigua-1876-1p ... 1942 car issue=George VI pictorials 1942 d=Carr's Bay
1 1/2p 11   1919 org&blk d=King George V & seal of Montserrat ovpt=WAR STAMP oc=blk on=1 1/2p-org&blk-unissued ... 11/1/1946 mag issue=Peace d=Houses of Parliament & King George VI org&blk d=King George V & seal of Montserrat unissued
2p 8   1903 brn&blk d=symbol of the colony ... 1942 redorg issue=George VI pictorials 1942 d=botanic station
2 1/2d 16   1880 redbrn d=Queen Victoria (1879 keyplate) ... 10/10/1949 ultra issue=UPU 75th
3d 12   1903 dkvio&brnorg d=symbol of the colony ... 10/10/1949 brn issue=UPU 75th
4d 5   1880 bl d=Queen Victoria (1879 keyplate) ... 1923 blk&red pc=yel issue=1922 d=King George V & seal of Montserrat
5d 1   1922 dlvio&olgrn issue=1922 d=King George V & seal of Montserrat
6p 10   1876 grn d=Queen Victoria (1862 Antigua) ovpt=MONTSERRAT oc=blk on=issuer=Antigua-6p-grn ... 10/10/1949 pur issue=UPU 75th
1sh 10   1903 vio&graygrn d=symbol of the colony ... 10/10/1949 pur issue=UPU 75th d=UPU monument (1949)
2sh 5   1903 brnorg&graygrn d=symbol of the colony ... 1922 vio&ultra pc=bl issue=1922 d=King George V & seal of Montserrat
2sh6p 8   1903 blk&graygrn d=symbol of the colony ... 1943 slbl issue=George VI pictorials 1942 d=sea island cotton
3sh 1   1922 grn&vio issue=1922 d=King George V & seal of Montserrat
4sh 1   1922 blk&scar issue=1922 d=King George V & seal of Montserrat
5sh 10   1903 car&blk d=King Edward VII (5sh) ... 1/3/1949 rosecar issue=Silver Wedding d=Queen Elizabeth & King George VI
10sh 1   1948 bl issue=1948 d=botanic station
1lb 1   1948 blk issue=1948 d=Carr's Bay

Used by 125 stamps of Montserrat: (See all uses as list)
1876 6p grn d=Queen Victoria (1862 Antigua) ovpt=MONTSERRAT oc=blk on=issuer=Antigua-6p-grn wmk=small star
1876 1p rose d=Queen Victoria (1862 Antigua) ovpt=MONTSERRAT oc=blk on=issuer=Antigua-1876-1p wmk=crown & CC perf=14
1880 2 1/2d redbrn d=Queen Victoria (1879 keyplate) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
1880 4d bl d=Queen Victoria (1879 keyplate) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
1884 1/2d grn issue=1884 d=Queen Victoria (1879 keyplate) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1884 1p red issue=1884 ovpt=MONTSERRAT oc=blk on=issuer=Antigua-1p-red
1884 2 1/2d redbrn issue=1884 d=Queen Victoria (1879 keyplate) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1884 4d bl issue=1884 d=Queen Victoria (1879 keyplate) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1885 2 1/2d bl issue=1884 d=Queen Victoria (1879 keyplate) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1885 4d vio issue=1884 d=Queen Victoria (1879 keyplate) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1903 1sh vio&graygrn d=symbol of the colony wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1903 5sh car&blk d=King Edward VII (5sh) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
1903 2sh6p blk&graygrn d=symbol of the colony wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1903 2sh brnorg&graygrn d=symbol of the colony wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1903 6p olgrn&vio d=symbol of the colony wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1903 3d dkvio&brnorg d=symbol of the colony wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1903 2 1/2d ultra&blk d=symbol of the colony wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1903 2p brn&blk d=symbol of the colony wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1903 1p car&blk d=symbol of the colony wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1903 1/2d graygrn d=symbol of the colony wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1904 2p brn&blk issue=1904 d=symbol of the colony wmk=mult crown & CA perf=14
1904 6p olgrn&vio issue=1904 d=symbol of the colony wmk=mult crown & CA perf=14
1904 3d dkvio&brnorg issue=1904 d=symbol of the colony wmk=mult crown & CA perf=14
1904 1/2d grn&graygrn issue=1904 d=symbol of the colony wmk=mult crown & CA perf=14
1906 2 1/2d ultra&blk issue=1904 d=symbol of the colony wmk=mult crown & CA perf=14
... skipping 75 ...
8/2/1938 6p dlvio issue=George VI pictorials d=botanic station wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=13
8/2/1938 1sh brnlake issue=George VI pictorials d=Carr's Bay wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=13
8/2/1938 2sh6p slbl issue=George VI pictorials d=botanic station wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=13
8/2/1938 5sh carrose issue=George VI pictorials d=Carr's Bay wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=13
1942 1/2d dkgrn issue=George VI pictorials 1942 d=Carr's Bay wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
1942 1p car issue=George VI pictorials 1942 d=Carr's Bay wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
1942 1 1/2p rosevio issue=George VI pictorials 1942 d=Carr's Bay wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
1942 2p redorg issue=George VI pictorials 1942 d=botanic station wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
1942 2 1/2d brtultra issue=George VI pictorials 1942 d=sea island cotton wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
1942 3d brn issue=George VI pictorials 1942 d=Carr's Bay wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
1942 6p dlvio issue=George VI pictorials 1942 d=sea island cotton wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
1942 1sh brnlake issue=George VI pictorials 1942 d=Carr's Bay wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
1942 5sh carrose issue=George VI pictorials 1942 d=Carr's Bay wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
1943 2sh6p slbl issue=George VI pictorials 1942 d=sea island cotton wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
11/1/1946 1 1/2p mag issue=Peace d=Houses of Parliament & King George VI wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
11/1/1946 3d brn issue=Peace d=Houses of Parliament & King George VI wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
1948 10sh bl issue=1948 d=botanic station wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
1948 1lb blk issue=1948 d=Carr's Bay wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
1/3/1949 2 1/2d brtultra issue=Silver Wedding d=Queen Elizabeth & King George VI wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
1/3/1949 5sh rosecar issue=Silver Wedding d=Queen Elizabeth & King George VI wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
10/10/1949 2 1/2d ultra issue=UPU 75th wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
10/10/1949 3d brn issue=UPU 75th wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
10/10/1949 6p pur issue=UPU 75th wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
10/10/1949 1sh pur issue=UPU 75th d=UPU monument (1949) wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
1 1/2p org&blk d=King George V & seal of Montserrat unissued

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