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8d denom (#10438) (New South Wales usage only)

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Desc: 8d

Currency: Pound sterling (pre-decimal) (240d=240p=20sh=20s=1lb)

Numerical sorting value: 480


Equivalent denoms: 8p (2)

Users of this denom: New South Wales (13 stamps, 1853-1907), South Australia (5 stamps, 1876-1909), Tasmania (2 stamps, 1878-1906), Victoria (4 stamps, 1865-1884), Western Australia (2 stamps, 1902-1912), Cayman Islands (2 stamps, 1968-1969), Ceylon (4 stamps, 1859-1867), Great Britain (11 stamps, 1876-1969), British offices in Morocco, British currency (2 stamps, 1949-1952), British offices in Tangier (3 stamps, 1949-1957), Grenada (2 stamps, 1883-1895), British consulate in Madagascar (4 stamps, 1886), Nauru (1 stamp, 1963), New Britain (3 stamps, 1914), St. Lucia (1 stamp, 1938), Trinidad (2 stamps, 1885-1905), Trinidad & Tobago (2 stamps, 1923), Tristan da Cunha (1 stamp, 1952), Turks & Caicos Islands (14 stamps, 1955-1968) Show with all usages

Used by 13 stamps of New South Wales: (See all uses as list)

5/1853 8d org d=Queen Victoria (1851 New South Wales)
1854 8d org issue=1854 d=Queen Victoria (New South Wales 8d) wmk=double-lined numeral imperf
1854 8d yel issue=1854 d=Queen Victoria (New South Wales 8d) wmk=double-lined numeral imperf
1860 8d issue=1860 d=Queen Victoria (New South Wales 8d) wmk=double-lined numeral perf=13
1877 8d yel issue=1871 d=Queen Victoria (New South Wales 8d) wmk=small crown & NSW
official 12/1/1879 8d yel issue=1879 official d=Queen Victoria (New South Wales 8d) ovpt=O S on=issue=1871-8d wmk=small crown & NSW
1882 8d yel issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (New South Wales 8d) wmk=small crown & NSW
official 1882 8d yel issue=1881 official d=Queen Victoria on=8d wmk=large crown & NSW
official 3/15/1889 8d issue=1888 official on=issue=1888-8d
postage due 1/1/1891 8d ltgrn issue=1891 due a d=numeral (1891 due)
10/1899 8d mag issue=1899 d=superb lyrebird (1899) wmk=large crown & NSW perf=13
1905 8d issue=1905 d=superb lyrebird (1899) wmk=crown & single-lined A perf=13
7/1907 8d redvio issue=1906 d=superb lyrebird (1899) wmk=crown & double-lined A perf=13