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5sh denom (#10636) (Bechuanaland Protectorate usage only)

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Desc: 5sh

Currency: South African pound (240d=240p=20sh=20s=1lb)

Numerical sorting value: 3600


Users of this denom: Basutoland (3 stamps, 1933-1954), Bechuanaland (1 stamp, 1887), Bechuanaland Protectorate (6 stamps, 1888-1955), Cape of Good Hope (5 stamps, 1871-1903), Griqualand West (8 stamps, 1877-1879), New Republic (3 stamps, 1886-1887), Orange River Colony (5 stamps, 1878-1904), South Africa (19 stamps, 1913-1959), South West Africa (11 stamps, 1923-1954), Swaziland (4 stamps, 1889-1956), Transvaal (5 stamps, 1885-1906) Show with all usages

Used by 6 stamps of Bechuanaland Protectorate: (See all uses as list)

8/7/1888 5sh grn issue=1888 d=Queen Victoria (1887) ovpt=Protectorate oc=blk on=issuer=Bechuanaland-1887-5sh wmk=VR italics
1914 5sh car issue=1914 d=Britannia Rules the Waves ovpt=BECHUANALAND//PROTECTORATE oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1913-5sh wmk=large crown & GvR perf=11x12
1920 5sh car d=Britannia Rules the Waves (retouched) ovpt=BECHUANALAND//PROTECTORATE oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1919-5sh wmk=large crown & GvR perf=11x12
12/12/1932 5sh d=King George V & cattle & baobab tree
4/1/1938 5sh d=King George VI & cattle & baobab tree
1955 5sh issue=1955