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1sh denom (#10908) (Tanganyika usage only)

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Desc: 1sh

Currency: East African shilling (2000c=20sh=20s=1lb)

Numerical sorting value: 6000


Equivalent denoms: 1s (1)

Users of this denom: Aden (5 stamps, 1951-1964), Kathiri State of Seiyun (2 stamps, 1951-1954), Quaiti State in Hadhramaut (3 stamps, 1951-1963), British forces in Eritrea (4 stamps, 1948-1950), British forces in Somalia (2 stamps, 1948-1950), Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania (16 stamps, 1922-1976), Somaliland Protectorate (4 stamps, 1951-1957), Tanganyika (6 stamps, 1922-1961), Zanzibar (10 stamps, 1936-1966) Show with all usages

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

1922 1sh grn&blk issue=1922 d=giraffe (large)
1927 1sh grn&blk issue=1927 d=King George V (hi vals)
official 7/1/1959 1sh redpur&blk dt=Elizabeth II pictorials (1954) d=lion & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=OFFICIAL oc=blk on=issuer=Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania-issue=1954-1sh
official 10/1/1960 1sh issue=1960 official serifs d=Mt Kenya & giant plants ovpt=OFFICIAL(serifs) oc=blk on=issuer=Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania-issue=1960-1sh
12/9/1961 1sh issue=independence d=nurse & child & mother & hospital
official 12/9/1961 1sh d=nurse & child & mother & hospital ovpt=OFFICIAL oc=blk on=issue=independence-1sh