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South African pound (South Africa usage only)


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

Users of this currency: Basutoland (65 stamps, 1933-1959), Bechuanaland (40 stamps, 1886-1897), Bechuanaland Protectorate (119 stamps, 1888-1961), Cape of Good Hope (68 stamps, 1853-1904), Mafeking (20 stamps, 1900), Vryburg (8 stamps, 1899-1900), Griqualand West (90 stamps, 1874-1879), New Republic (96 stamps, 1886-1887), Orange River Colony (93 stamps, 1868-1907), South Africa (399 stamps, 1910-1960), South West Africa (174 stamps, 1923-1960), Stellaland (6 stamps, 1884-1885), Swaziland (65 stamps, 1889-1956), Transvaal (217 stamps, 1869-1910) Show with all usages

Denominations used by South Africa in this currency:
Denom Usages Selected stamps
0.5d 1   1948 issue=1948 due d=numeral (1948 South Africa)
= 1/2p 50   1913 grn issue=1913 d=King George V (1913 South Africa) ... 10/1959 issue=1959 dt=wildlife (1954 South Africa) d=warthog (1954)
1/2p+1/2p 6   1933 grn&blk issue=Voortrekkers 1933 d=Church of the Vow ... 7/17/1939 blgrn&dkbrn issue=100th Anniversary of the Arrival of the Huguenots
1d 1   1948 issue=1948 due d=numeral (1948 South Africa)
= 1p 54   1913 car issue=1913 d=King George V (1913 South Africa) ... 10/1959 issue=1959 dt=wildlife (1954 South Africa) d=white-tailed gnu (1954)
1p+1/2p 2   1933 rose&blk issue=Voortrekkers 1933, 5/3/1933 issue=Voortrekkers 1933
1p+1p 4   12/14/1938 rose&blgray issue=Voortrekkers 100th ... 7/17/1939 dkredvio&dkgrn issue=100th Anniversary of the Arrival of the Huguenots
1 1/2p 25   8/23/1920 orgbrn issue=1913 d=King George V (1913 South Africa) ... 10/14/1954 dkbrn dt=wildlife (1954 South Africa) d=leopard (1954)
1 1/2p+1 1/2P 4   12/14/1938 blgrn&redbrn issue=Voortrekkers 100th d=Perf: 15 x 14 ... 7/17/1939 brnvio&dkgrn issue=100th Anniversary of the Arrival of the Huguenots d=Perf: 15 x 14
2d 1   1948 issue=1948 due d=numeral (1948 South Africa)
= 2p 53   1913 dlvio issue=1913 d=King George V (1913 South Africa) ... 7/1/1958 d=German wagon & house
2p+1p 2   1933 dlvio&gray issue=Voortrekkers 1933, 5/3/1933 pur&grayblk issue=Voortrekkers 1933
2 1/2p 2   11/10/1910 dpbl d=King George V (1910 South Africa), 1913 ultra issue=1913 d=King George V (1913 South Africa)
3d 1   1948 issue=1948 due d=numeral (1948 South Africa)
= 3p 36   1913 org&blk issue=1913 d=King George V (1913 South Africa) ... 5/31/1960 d=prime ministers
3p+1 1/2p 2   1933 bl&gray issue=Voortrekkers 1933, 5/3/1933 graybl&grayblk issue=Voortrekkers 1933
3+3p 2   12/14/1938 viobl issue=Voortrekkers 100th d=Perf: 15 x 14
4p 18   1913 olgrn&org issue=1913 d=King George V (1913 South Africa) ... 5/2/1960 issue=union 50th
4 1/2p 4   3/14/1952 dkbl issue=Riebeeck landing 300th d=van Riebeeck ... 10/14/1954 gray&blk dt=wildlife (1954 South Africa) d=hippopotamus (1954)
5p 1   1914 brn&blk issue=1914 due d=numeral (1914 South Africa)
6p 42   1913 vio&blk issue=1913 d=King George V (1913 South Africa) ... 5/2/1960 issue=union 50th d=Coat of arms of the four provinces of the Cape of Good Hope
9p 1   2/26/1925 d=mail plane
1sh 26   1913 org issue=1913 d=King George V (1913 South Africa) ... 5/2/1960 issue=union 50th d=pushing wheel
1sh3p 5   1920 vio issue=1913 d=King George V (1913 South Africa) ... 5/2/1960 dkbl d=map&locomotives
1sh6p 3   10/1/1953 rose&ind issue=1953 d=aloes ... 5/2/1960 issue=union 50th
2sh6p 18   1913 grn&cl issue=1913 d=King George V (1913 South Africa) ... 10/1959 issue=1959 dt=wildlife (1954 South Africa) d=nyala (1954)
5sh 19   1913 bl&cl issue=1913 d=King George V (1913 South Africa) ... 10/1959 org&brn issue=1959 dt=wildlife (1954 South Africa) d=giraffe (1954)
10sh 14   1913 olgrn&bl issue=1913 d=King George V (1913 South Africa) ... 10/14/1954 dt=wildlife (1954 South Africa) d=Hippotragus niger (1954)
1lb 2   1916 red&grn issue=1913 d=King George V (1913 South Africa), 1924 red&graygrn issue=1913 d=King George V (1913 South Africa)

Used by 399 stamps of South Africa: (See all uses as list)
11/10/1910 2 1/2p dpbl d=King George V (1910 South Africa) wmk=mult rosette perf=14
1913 1/2p grn issue=1913 d=King George V (1913 South Africa) wmk=springboks head perf=14v
1913 1p car issue=1913 d=King George V (1913 South Africa) wmk=springboks head perf=14
1913 10sh olgrn&bl issue=1913 d=King George V (1913 South Africa) wmk=springboks head perf=14
1913 5sh bl&cl issue=1913 d=King George V (1913 South Africa) wmk=springboks head perf=14
1913 2sh6p grn&cl issue=1913 d=King George V (1913 South Africa) wmk=springboks head perf=14
1913 2p dlvio issue=1913 d=King George V (1913 South Africa) wmk=springboks head perf=14
1913 2p dlvio issue=1913 d=King George V (1913 South Africa) wmk=springboks head perf=14v
1913 2 1/2p ultra issue=1913 d=King George V (1913 South Africa) wmk=springboks head perf=14
1913 3p org&blk issue=1913 d=King George V (1913 South Africa) wmk=springboks head perf=14
1913 1sh org issue=1913 d=King George V (1913 South Africa) wmk=springboks head perf=14
1913 4p olgrn&org issue=1913 d=King George V (1913 South Africa) wmk=springboks head perf=14
1913 6p vio&blk issue=1913 d=King George V (1913 South Africa) wmk=springboks head perf=14
9/1/1913 1/2p grn issue=1913 d=King George V (1913 South Africa) wmk=springboks head perf=14
postage due 1914 1sh blk&red issue=1914 due d=numeral (1914 South Africa) wmk=springboks head
postage due 1914 6p gray&blk issue=1914 due d=numeral (1914 South Africa) wmk=springboks head
postage due 1914 5p brn&blk issue=1914 due d=numeral (1914 South Africa) wmk=springboks head
1914 1p car issue=1913 d=King George V (1913 South Africa) wmk=springboks head perf=14v
postage due 1914 3p ultra&blk issue=1914 due d=numeral (1914 South Africa) wmk=springboks head
postage due 1914 2p vio&blk issue=1914 due d=numeral (1914 South Africa) wmk=springboks head
postage due 1914 1p red&blk issue=1914 due d=numeral (1914 South Africa) wmk=springboks head
postage due 1914 1/2p grn&blk issue=1914 due d=numeral (1914 South Africa) wmk=springboks head
1916 1lb red&grn issue=1913 d=King George V (1913 South Africa) wmk=springboks head perf=14
1920 1sh3p vio issue=1913 d=King George V (1913 South Africa) wmk=springboks head perf=14
8/23/1920 1 1/2p orgbrn issue=1913 d=King George V (1913 South Africa) wmk=springboks head perf=14
... skipping 349 ...
10/14/1954 1sh3p dt=wildlife (1954 South Africa) d=springbok (1954) wmk=mult springboks head
10/14/1954 1sh6p dt=wildlife (1954 South Africa) d=gemsbok (1954) wmk=mult springboks head
10/14/1954 2sh6p dt=wildlife (1954 South Africa) d=nyala (1954) wmk=mult springboks head
10/14/1954 5sh dt=wildlife (1954 South Africa) d=giraffe (1954) wmk=mult springboks head
10/14/1954 10sh dt=wildlife (1954 South Africa) d=Hippotragus niger (1954) wmk=mult springboks head
10/21/1955 3p dkgrn issue=Pretoria 100th d=Kruger wmk=mult springboks head
10/21/1955 6p purbrn issue=Pretoria 100th d=Pretorius wmk=mult springboks head
12/1/1955 2p bl&red d=Andries Pretorius & flag of the Natalia Republic wmk=mult springboks head
7/1/1958 2p d=German wagon & house wmk=mult springboks head
5/1/1959 3p brtbl&dkbl issue=50th Anniversary of South African Academy of Science and Art, Pretoria d=arms of South African Academy of Science and Art wmk=mult springboks head
10/1959 1/2p issue=1959 dt=wildlife (1954 South Africa) d=warthog (1954) wmk=coat of arms
10/1959 1p issue=1959 dt=wildlife (1954 South Africa) d=white-tailed gnu (1954) wmk=coat of arms
10/1959 3p issue=1959 dt=wildlife (1954 South Africa) d=white rhinoceros (1954) wmk=coat of arms
10/1959 4p ltgrn&blblk issue=1959 dt=wildlife (1954 South Africa) d=elephant (1954) wmk=coat of arms
10/1959 6p org&brn issue=1959 dt=wildlife (1954 South Africa) d=lion (1954) wmk=coat of arms
10/1959 1sh redbrn&brn issue=1959 dt=wildlife (1954 South Africa) d=kudu (1954) wmk=coat of arms
10/1959 2sh6p issue=1959 dt=wildlife (1954 South Africa) d=nyala (1954) wmk=coat of arms
10/1959 5sh org&brn issue=1959 dt=wildlife (1954 South Africa) d=giraffe (1954) wmk=coat of arms
11/16/1959 3p issue=South African National Antarctic Expedition d=globe showing route wmk=coat of arms
5/2/1960 1sh3p dkbl d=map&locomotives wmk=coat of arms
5/2/1960 4p issue=union 50th wmk=coat of arms
5/2/1960 6p issue=union 50th d=Coat of arms of the four provinces of the Cape of Good Hope wmk=coat of arms
5/2/1960 1sh issue=union 50th d=pushing wheel wmk=coat of arms
5/2/1960 1sh6p issue=union 50th wmk=coat of arms
5/31/1960 3p d=prime ministers wmk=coat of arms

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