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2 1/2d denom (#12136)

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Desc: 2 1/2d

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

Numerical sorting value: 150


Equivalent denoms: 2 1/2P (7)

Users of this denom: Antigua (13 stamps, 1879-1949), New South Wales (8 stamps, 1890-1907), Queensland (4 stamps, 1890-1897), South Australia (6 stamps, 1891-1911), Tasmania (2 stamps, 1892-1899), Victoria (5 stamps, 1890-1905), Western Australia (2 stamps, 1890-1901), Barbuda (1 stamp, 1922), British Antarctic Territory (1 stamp, 1963), British Columbia & Vancouver Island (2 stamps, 1860), Cayman Islands (19 stamps, 1901-1969), Cyprus (1 stamp, 1880), Dominica (13 stamps, 1879-1938), Gilbert & Ellice Islands (6 stamps, 1911-1960), Great Britain (42 stamps, 1875-1964), British forces in Africa (2 stamps, 1942-1943), British forces in Somalia (1 stamp, 1943), British offices in Morocco, British currency (9 stamps, 1925-1956), British offices in Tangier (10 stamps, 1946-1957), British offices in the Turkish Empire (1 stamp, 1905), Guernsey (1 stamp, 1958), German occupation of Guernsey (1 stamp, 1941), Jersey (1 stamp, 1964), German occupation of Jersey (1 stamp, 1943), Isle of Man (1 stamp, 1964), Grenada (16 stamps, 1881-1938), Lagos (4 stamps, 1890-1905), Leeward Islands (14 stamps, 1890-1949), Montserrat (16 stamps, 1880-1949), Natal (3 stamps, 1890-1902), Nauru (5 stamps, 1916-1937), Nevis (3 stamps, 1879-1884), New Britain (4 stamps, 1914), New Hebrides (Br) (4 stamps, 1908-1925), Niger Coast Protectorate (4 stamps, 1892-1897), Northern Nigeria (4 stamps, 1900-1910), St. Christopher (3 stamps, 1879-1884), St. KittsNevis (13 stamps, 1903-1950), St. Lucia (13 stamps, 1881-1938), St. Vincent (15 stamps, 1883-1947), Sierra Leone (25 stamps, 1891-1921), Southern Nigeria (4 stamps, 1904-1912), South Georgia (1 stamp, 1963), Tobago (3 stamps, 1883-1886), Trinidad (7 stamps, 1883-1909), Trinidad & Tobago (2 stamps, 1913-1921), Tristan da Cunha (2 stamps, 1954-1960), Turks Islands (6 stamps, 1881-1893), Turks & Caicos Islands (11 stamps, 1900-1957), Virgin Islands (12 stamps, 1880-1949), Zululand (2 stamps, 1891-1894)

Used by 349 stamps: (See all uses as list)

Dominica 2 1/2d org d=view of Roseau unissued
Cayman Islands 2 1/2d org d=King George V wmk=mult crown & CA unissued
British Columbia & Vancouver Island 1860 2 1/2d dlrose d=Queen Victoria (1860 British Columbia & Vancouver Island) perf=14
British Columbia & Vancouver Island 1860 2 1/2d dlrose d=Queen Victoria (1860 British Columbia & Vancouver Island) imperf
Great Britain 7/1/1875 2 1/2d cl issue=1875 dt=Queen Victoria (colored letters) d=Queen Victoria (2 1/2d colored letters) wmk=small anchor perf=14 pl=1
Great Britain 7/1/1875 2 1/2d cl issue=1875 dt=Queen Victoria (colored letters) d=Queen Victoria (2 1/2d colored letters) wmk=small anchor pl=3
Great Britain 7/1/1875 2 1/2d cl issue=1875 dt=Queen Victoria (colored letters) d=Queen Victoria (2 1/2d colored letters) wmk=small anchor pl=2
Great Britain 5/16/1876 2 1/2d claret issue=1873 dt=Queen Victoria (colored letters) d=Queen Victoria (2 1/2d colored letters) wmk=orb perf=14
Nevis 1879 2 1/2d redbrn d=Queen Victoria (1879 keyplate) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
Dominica 1879 2 1/2d redbrn issue=1877 d=Queen Victoria (1874 Dominica) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
St. Christopher 1879 2 1/2d redbrn issue=1875 d=Queen Victoria (1870 St. Christopher) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
Antigua 1879 2 1/2d redbrn d=Queen Victoria (1879 keyplate) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
Cyprus 1880 2 1/2d cl ovpt=CYPRUS oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-2 1/2d-cl
Virgin Islands 1880 2 1/2d redbrn d=Queen Victoria (1879 keyplate) wmk=crown & CC perf=15
Great Britain 1880 2 1/2d ultra d=Queen Victoria (2 1/2d colored letters) wmk=orb pl=20
Montserrat 1880 2 1/2d redbrn d=Queen Victoria (1879 keyplate) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
Grenada 1881 2 1/2d oc=blk on=type=revenue
Grenada 1881 2 1/2d lake wmk=star broad points perf=15clean
Turks Islands 1/1/1881 2 1/2d grayblk issue=1881 provisional d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) oc=blk on=1867-6p perf=11.5-13
Turks Islands 1/1/1881 2 1/2d rosered issue=1881 provisional d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) oc=blk on=1879-1p wmk=small star
Turks Islands 1/1/1881 2 1/2d slbl issue=1881 provisional d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) oc=blk on=1867-1sh perf=11.5-13
Turks Islands 1/1/1881 2 1/2d rosered issue=1881 provisional d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) oc=blk on=1879-1p wmk=small star
Great Britain 3/23/1881 2 1/2d ultra issue=1880 d=Queen Victoria (2 1/2d colored letters) wmk=imperial crown pl=23
Great Britain 3/23/1881 2 1/2d ultra issue=1880 d=Queen Victoria (2 1/2d colored letters) wmk=imperial crown pl=22
Great Britain 3/23/1881 2 1/2d ultra issue=1880 d=Queen Victoria (2 1/2d colored letters) wmk=imperial crown pl=21
St. Lucia 9/1881 2 1/2d scar d=Queen Victoria (1860 St. Lucia) ovpt=2 1/2 PENCE oc=blk on=scar-Queen Victoria (1860 St. Lucia)-unissued
Nevis 1882 2 1/2d redbrn issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (1879 keyplate) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
Antigua 1882 2 1/2d redbrn d=Queen Victoria (1879 keyplate) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
St. Christopher 1882 2 1/2d redbrn issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (1870 St. Christopher) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
Turks Islands 2/1882 2 1/2d redbrn issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (1879 keyplate) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
Tobago 1883 2 1/2d ultra issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (Tobago) wmk=crown & CA
Trinidad 1883 2 1/2d ultra d=Queen Victoria (1883 Trinidad) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
St. Vincent 1883 2 1/2d bl issue=1883b d=Queen Victoria (1861 St. Vincent) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
St. Vincent 1883 2 1/2d lk oc=blk on=1p-lk-unissued
Grenada 2/1883 2 1/2d ultra issue=1883 d=Queen Victoria (1883 keyplate) var=Postage wmk=crown & CA perf=15clean
Tobago 4/1883 2 1/2d bisbrn d=Queen Victoria (Tobago) oc=blk on=1880-6p-bisbrn wmk=crown & CC
Virgin Islands 1884 2 1/2d ultra d=Queen Victoria (1879 keyplate) wmk=crown & CA perf=15
Nevis 1884 2 1/2d ultra issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (1879 keyplate) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
St. Christopher 1884 2 1/2d ultra issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (1870 St. Christopher) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
Dominica 1884 2 1/2d redbrn issue=1883 d=Queen Victoria (1874 Dominica) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
Montserrat 1884 2 1/2d redbrn issue=1884 d=Queen Victoria (1879 keyplate) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
Great Britain 4/1/1884 2 1/2d lil issue=1883 d=Queen Victoria (1883 round) wmk=imperial crown perf=14
Montserrat 1885 2 1/2d bl issue=1884 d=Queen Victoria (1879 keyplate) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
Tobago 1886 2 1/2d gray d=Queen Victoria (Tobago) oc=blk on=1885-4d-gray wmk=crown & CA
Great Britain 1887 2 1/2d vio pc=bl issue=Jubilee d=Queen Victoria (Jubilee 2 1/2d) wmk=imperial crown perf=14
Dominica 1888 2 1/2d ultra issue=1883 d=Queen Victoria (1874 Dominica) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
Grenada 1889 2 1/2d bis d=Queen Victoria (1883 keyplate) var=Postage ovpt=2 1/2d. oc=blk on=1883-8d wmk=crown & CA perf=15clean
Western Australia 1890 2 1/2d bl issue=1890 dt=swan 1890 d=black swan (1890) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
Queensland 1890 2 1/2d dprose issue=1890 d=Queen Victoria (1890 Queensland 2 1/2d) perf=12.5 paper=white wove
Natal 1890 2 1/2d brn d=Queen Victoria (1874 Natal 4d) oc=blk on=1878-4d-brn wmk=crown & CC perf=12.5
(plus 299 more) (See all uses as list)