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Pound sterling (pre-decimal) (British Antarctic Territory 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 British Antarctic Territory in this currency:
Denom Usages Selected stamps
1/2d 2   2/1/1963 dkbl issue=1963 d=MV Kista Dan & Queen Elizabeth II, 1/24/1966 issue=Churchill Memorial d=Churchill & St Paul's & Queen Elizabeth II
1p 2   2/1/1963 brn issue=1963 d=Skiers Hauling Load & Queen Elizabeth II, 1/24/1966 issue=Churchill Memorial d=Churchill & St Paul's & Queen Elizabeth II
1 1/2p 1   2/1/1963 issue=1963 d=tractor & Queen Elizabeth II
2p 1   2/1/1963 dlpur issue=1963 d=skiers & Queen Elizabeth II
2 1/2d 1   2/1/1963 dlgrn issue=1963 d=Beaver Seaplane & Queen Elizabeth II
3d 1   2/1/1963 bl issue=1963 d=RRS John Biscoe & Queen Elizabeth II
3 1/2d 1   2/6/1969 issue=scientific research 25th d=Lemaire Channel
4d 1   2/1/1963 dkbrn issue=1963 d=Camp Scene & Queen Elizabeth II
6p 2   2/1/1963 viobl&brnol issue=1963 d=HMS Protector (A146) & Queen Elizabeth II, 2/6/1969 issue=scientific research 25th d=Weather SondeOperator
9p 1   2/1/1963 brnol issue=1963 d=dog sled & Queen Elizabeth II
1sh 3   2/1/1963 sl issue=1963 d=Otter Ski Plane & Queen Elizabeth II ... 2/6/1969 issue=scientific research 25th d=tractor pulling Equipment
2sh 3   2/1/1963 grayvio&yelorg issue=1963 d=aurora australis over huskies & Queen Elizabeth II ... 2/6/1969 issue=scientific research 25th d=Surveyors with theodolite
2sh6p 1   2/1/1963 bl issue=1963 d=helicopter & Queen Elizabeth II
5sh 1   2/1/1963 issue=1963 d=Snocat Truck & Queen Elizabeth II
10sh 1   2/1/1963 grn&vio issue=1963 d=RRS Shackleton & Queen Elizabeth II
1lb 2   2/1/1963 blk&bl issue=1963 d=map of Antarctica & Queen Elizabeth II, 12/1/1969 d=HMS Endurance

Used by 24 stamps of British Antarctic Territory: (See all uses as list)
2/1/1963 1p brn issue=1963 d=Skiers Hauling Load & Queen Elizabeth II wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/1/1963 1lb blk&bl issue=1963 d=map of Antarctica & Queen Elizabeth II wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/1/1963 10sh grn&vio issue=1963 d=RRS Shackleton & Queen Elizabeth II wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/1/1963 5sh issue=1963 d=Snocat Truck & Queen Elizabeth II wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/1/1963 2sh6p bl issue=1963 d=helicopter & Queen Elizabeth II wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/1/1963 2sh grayvio&yelorg issue=1963 d=aurora australis over huskies & Queen Elizabeth II wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/1/1963 1sh sl issue=1963 d=Otter Ski Plane & Queen Elizabeth II wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/1/1963 9p brnol issue=1963 d=dog sled & Queen Elizabeth II wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/1/1963 6p viobl&brnol issue=1963 d=HMS Protector (A146) & Queen Elizabeth II wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/1/1963 4d dkbrn issue=1963 d=Camp Scene & Queen Elizabeth II wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/1/1963 3d bl issue=1963 d=RRS John Biscoe & Queen Elizabeth II wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/1/1963 2 1/2d dlgrn issue=1963 d=Beaver Seaplane & Queen Elizabeth II wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/1/1963 2p dlpur issue=1963 d=skiers & Queen Elizabeth II wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/1/1963 1 1/2p issue=1963 d=tractor & Queen Elizabeth II wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/1/1963 1/2d dkbl issue=1963 d=MV Kista Dan & Queen Elizabeth II wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
1/24/1966 1/2d issue=Churchill Memorial d=Churchill & St Paul's & Queen Elizabeth II wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
1/24/1966 1p issue=Churchill Memorial d=Churchill & St Paul's & Queen Elizabeth II wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
1/24/1966 1sh issue=Churchill Memorial d=Churchill & St Paul's & Queen Elizabeth II wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
1/24/1966 2sh issue=Churchill Memorial d=Churchill & St Paul's & Queen Elizabeth II wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/6/1969 3 1/2d issue=scientific research 25th d=Lemaire Channel wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/6/1969 6p issue=scientific research 25th d=Weather SondeOperator wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/6/1969 1sh issue=scientific research 25th d=tractor pulling Equipment wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/6/1969 2sh issue=scientific research 25th d=Surveyors with theodolite wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
12/1/1969 1lb d=HMS Endurance wmk=St Edwards crown & CA

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