South African pound (Bechuanaland usage only)

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South African pound (Bechuanaland 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 Bechuanaland in this currency:

Denom	Usages	Selected stamps
1/2p	6	1886 grayblk issue=1886 d=Hope seated var=no frame line ovpt=British//Bechuanaland oc=red on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1886-1/2p ... 1897 grn d=Hope seated var=no frame line ovpt=BRITISH//BECHUANALAND oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1896-1/2p
1p	6	1886 rose issue=1886 d=Hope seated var=no frame line ovpt=British//Bechuanaland oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1885-1p ... 12/1893 rose issue=1893 reading down d=Hope seated var=no frame line ovpt=BRITISH//BECHUANALAND oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1885-1p
2p	7	1886 bis issue=1886 d=Hope seated var=no frame line ovpt=British//Bechuanaland oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1884-2p ... 3/15/1895 bis issue=1893 reading down d=Hope seated var=no frame line ovpt=BRITISH//BECHUANALAND oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1884-2p-bis
3p	2	1886 cl issue=1886 d=Hope seated var=no frame line ovpt=British//Bechuanaland oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-3p-wmk=crown & CA, 11/1/1887 lil issue=1887 d=Queen Victoria (1887)
4p	4	1886 bl issue=1886 d=Hope seated var=no frame line ovpt=British//Bechuanaland oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1876-4p-bl-wmk=crown & CC ... 1891 brn&grn issue=1891 d=Queen Victoria (Jubilee 4d) ovpt=BRITISH//BECHUANALAND oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-4d-brn&grn
6p	5	1886 vio issue=1886 d=Hope seated var=frame line ovpt=British//Bechuanaland oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1884-6p ... 1891 vio pc=rose issue=1891 d=Queen Victoria (Jubilee 6d) ovpt=BRITISH//BECHUANALAND oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1887-6p
1sh	4	1886 grn issue=1886 d=Hope seated var=frame line ovpt=British//Bechuanaland oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1885-1sh ... 7/1/1894 grn issue=1891 d=Queen Victoria (Jubilee 1sh) ovpt=BRITISH//BECHUANALAND oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1887-1sh
2sh	1	11/1/1887 grn issue=1887 d=Queen Victoria (1887)
2sh6p	1	11/1/1887 grn issue=1887 d=Queen Victoria (1887)
5sh	1	11/1/1887 grn issue=1887 d=Queen Victoria (1887)
10sh	1	11/1/1887 grn issue=1887 d=Queen Victoria (1887)
1lb	1	11/1/1887 lil issue=1887 d=Queen Victoria (1887)
5lb	1	11/1/1887 lil issue=1887 d=Queen Victoria (1887)

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