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Jamaican pound


Name: Jamaican pound
Defn: 240d=240p=20sh=20s=1lb
Symbol: £
Code:
Desc:
Units of money:
penny (pl: pence) p, d 1
shilling sh 12
pound lb, £ 240

Users of this currency: Jamaica (301 stamps, 1860-1969)

Denominations used in this currency:
Denom Usages Selected stamps
1/2p 23   10/29/1872 cl issue=1870 d=Queen Victoria (Jamaica 1/2d) ... 1963 orgred&blk issue=independence overprint new wmk d=Queen Elizabeth II & palms (1956) oc=blk on=1/2p-unissued Jamaica orgred&blk d=Queen Elizabeth II & palms (1956) unissued
1/2+1/2d 1   11/1/1923 grn&blk issue=Child Saving League of Jamaica d=Native Girl
1p 27   11/23/1860 bl issue=1860 d=Queen Victoria (Jamaica 1d) ... 5/4/1964 issue=1964 d=Lignum vitae (1964) Jamaica emer&blk d=Queen Elizabeth II & sugar cane unissued
1d+1d 1   11/1/1923 car&blk issue=Child Saving League of Jamaica d=Native Boy
1 1/2p 14   1916 brnorg issue=war3 ovpt=WAR//STAMP. large oc=blk on=1916-1 1/2p-brnorg ... 5/4/1964 issue=1964 d=ackee Blighia sapida
2p 25   11/23/1860 rose issue=1860 d=Queen Victoria (Jamaica 2d) ... 5/4/1964 issue=1964 d=blue mahoe Hibiscus elatus
2 1/2p 17   6/1890 orgbrn d=Queen Victoria (Jamaica 4d) ovpt=TWO PENCE//HALF-PENNY oc=blk on=1883-4p-orgbrn ... 5/4/1964 issue=1964 d=Land shells Jamaica dkbl&blk d=Queen Elizabeth II & bananas unissued
2 1/2d+2 1/2d 1   11/1/1923 issue=Child Saving League of Jamaica d=Native Boy & Girl
3p 37   1863 grn issue=1860 d=Queen Victoria (Jamaica 3d) ... 12/3/1968 issue=Human Rights Year d=human rights flame & map of Jamaica
4p 15   11/23/1860 brnorg issue=1860 d=Queen Victoria (Jamaica 4d) ... 5/4/1964 issue=1964 d=Murex antillarum
4 1/2p 1   8/20/1945 blk issue=Jamaica new constitution d=House of Assembly
5p 6   1904 yel&gray issue=1903 d=arms of Jamaica (1903) ... 1963 dkgrn&car issue=independence overprint new wmk
6p 32   11/23/1860 lilac issue=1860 d=Queen Victoria (Jamaica 6d) ... 5/30/1969 issue=WHO 20th d=children&nurse
8p 8   1956 orgred&ind issue=1956 d=Blue Mountain peak & Queen Elizabeth II ... 12/5/1966 d=Bolivar (1966)
9p 3   1929 viobrn d=King George V (1929) ... 5/4/1964 bl&yeloch issue=1964 d=gypsum industry
1sh 30   11/23/1860 brn issue=1860 d=Queen Victoria (Jamaica 1sh) ... 5/30/1969 issue=WHO 20th
1sh6p 12   1956 viobrn&ultra issue=1956 d=Rafting on the Rio Grande & Queen Elizabeth II ... 11/28/1967 issue=constabulary 100th
2sh 14   8/27/1875 redbrn issue=1870 d=Queen Victoria (Jamaica 2sh) ... 5/4/1964 issue=1964 d=bauxite mining
3sh 11   1919 org&vio issue=1919 d=Monument to Charles Metcalf ... 5/30/1969 issue=WHO 20th
5sh 11   8/27/1875 vio issue=1870 d=Queen Victoria (Jamaica 5sh) ... 5/4/1964 issue=1964 d=Port Royal exploration of Sunken City
10sh 7   1919 dkgrn issue=1919 d=King George V & cherubs ... 5/4/1964 issue=1964 d=arms of Jamaica (1964)
1lb 5   12/1/1948 red issue=Silver Wedding d=Queen Elizabeth & King George VI ... 5/4/1964 issue=1964 d=Flag of Jamaica & Queen Elizabeth II

Used by 301 stamps: (See all uses as list)
Jamaica 11/23/1860 2p rose issue=1860 d=Queen Victoria (Jamaica 2d) wmk=pineapple perf=14
Jamaica 11/23/1860 4p brnorg issue=1860 d=Queen Victoria (Jamaica 4d) wmk=pineapple perf=14
Jamaica 11/23/1860 6p lilac issue=1860 d=Queen Victoria (Jamaica 6d) wmk=pineapple perf=14
Jamaica 11/23/1860 1sh brn issue=1860 d=Queen Victoria (Jamaica 1sh) wmk=pineapple perf=14
Jamaica 11/23/1860 1p bl issue=1860 d=Queen Victoria (Jamaica 1d) wmk=pineapple perf=14
Jamaica 1863 3p grn issue=1860 d=Queen Victoria (Jamaica 3d) wmk=pineapple perf=14
Jamaica 3/1/1870 3p grn issue=1870 d=Queen Victoria (Jamaica 3d) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
Jamaica 4/1870 2p rose issue=1870 d=Queen Victoria (Jamaica 2d) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
Jamaica 3/10/1871 6p lilac issue=1870 d=Queen Victoria (Jamaica 6d) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
Jamaica 1872 4p brnorg issue=1870 d=Queen Victoria (Jamaica 4d) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
Jamaica 10/29/1872 1/2p cl issue=1870 d=Queen Victoria (Jamaica 1/2d) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
Jamaica 2/23/1873 1sh brn issue=1870 d=Queen Victoria (Jamaica 1sh) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
Jamaica 8/20/1873 1p bl issue=1870 d=Queen Victoria (Jamaica 1d) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
Jamaica 8/27/1875 2sh redbrn issue=1870 d=Queen Victoria (Jamaica 2sh) wmk=crown & CC perf=12.5
Jamaica 8/27/1875 5sh vio issue=1870 d=Queen Victoria (Jamaica 5sh) wmk=crown & CC perf=12.5
Jamaica 1883 1/2p graygrn issue=1883 d=Queen Victoria (Jamaica 1/2d) wmk=crown & CA
Jamaica 1883 1p rose issue=1883 d=Queen Victoria (Jamaica 1d) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
Jamaica 1883 4p orgbrn issue=1883 d=Queen Victoria (Jamaica 4d) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
Jamaica 1883 4p redbrn issue=1883 d=Queen Victoria (Jamaica 4d) wmk=crown & CA
Jamaica 1884 1p bl issue=1883 d=Queen Victoria (Jamaica 1d) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
Jamaica 1884 2p rose issue=1883 d=Queen Victoria (Jamaica 2d) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
Jamaica 1885 1/2p blgrn issue=1883 d=Queen Victoria (Jamaica 1/2d) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
Jamaica 1885 1p car issue=1883 d=Queen Victoria (Jamaica 1d) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
Jamaica 1885 2p sl issue=1883 d=Queen Victoria (Jamaica 2d) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
Jamaica 1886 3p olgrn issue=1883 d=Queen Victoria (Jamaica 3d) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
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Jamaica 8/4/1966 3sh issue=8th Commonwealth Games wmk=Multiple "J" & Pineapple perf=14.5x14
Jamaica 12/5/1966 8p d=Bolivar (1966) wmk=Multiple "J" & Pineapple perf=14x15
Jamaica 4/28/1967 6p d=Jamaica Pavilion wmk=Multiple "J" & Pineapple
Jamaica 4/28/1967 1sh d=Jamaica Pavilion wmk=Multiple "J" & Pineapple
Jamaica 8/28/1967 3p d=Sir Donald Sangster wmk=Multiple "J" & Pineapple perf=13.5
Jamaica 8/28/1967 1sh6p issue=Sir Donald Burns Sangster memorial d=Sir Donald Sangster wmk=Multiple "J" & Pineapple perf=13.5
Jamaica 11/28/1967 3p issue=constabulary 100th d=Traffic Police Post Office wmk=Multiple "J" & Pineapple perf=13.5x14
Jamaica 11/28/1967 1sh issue=constabulary 100th wmk=Multiple "J" & Pineapple perf=13.5x14
Jamaica 11/28/1967 1sh6p issue=constabulary 100th wmk=Multiple "J" & Pineapple perf=13.5x14
Jamaica 2/8/1968 6p dt=cricket (1968) d=batting wmk=Multiple "J" & Pineapple
Jamaica 2/8/1968 6p dt=cricket (1968) d=bowling wmk=Multiple "J" & Pineapple
Jamaica 2/8/1968 6p dt=cricket (1968) d=wicket-keeping wmk=Multiple "J" & Pineapple
Jamaica 5/23/1968 3p issue=Labor Day 1968 d=Sir Alexander and Lady Bustamante wmk=Multiple "J" & Pineapple
Jamaica 5/23/1968 1sh olgrn&blk issue=Labor Day 1968 d=Sir Alexander and Lady Bustamante wmk=Multiple "J" & Pineapple
Jamaica 12/3/1968 3p issue=Human Rights Year d=human rights flame & map of Jamaica wmk=Multiple "J" & Pineapple
Jamaica 12/3/1968 1sh issue=Human Rights Year d=hands shielding human rights flame wmk=Multiple "J" & Pineapple
Jamaica 12/3/1968 3sh issue=Human Rights Year d=Man kneeling on Map wmk=Multiple "J" & Pineapple
Jamaica 5/23/1969 6p issue=ILO 50th wmk=Multiple "J" & Pineapple perf=14
Jamaica 5/23/1969 3sh issue=ILO 50th wmk=Multiple "J" & Pineapple perf=14
Jamaica 5/30/1969 6p issue=WHO 20th d=children&nurse wmk=Multiple "J" & Pineapple perf=14
Jamaica 5/30/1969 1sh issue=WHO 20th wmk=Multiple "J" & Pineapple perf=14
Jamaica 5/30/1969 3sh issue=WHO 20th wmk=Multiple "J" & Pineapple
Jamaica 2 1/2p dkbl&blk d=Queen Elizabeth II & bananas perf=13 unissued
Jamaica 1p emer&blk d=Queen Elizabeth II & sugar cane perf=13 unissued
Jamaica 1/2p orgred&blk d=Queen Elizabeth II & palms (1956) perf=13 unissued

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