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2 1/2d denom (#12136) (British forces in Africa usage only)

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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) Show with all usages

Used by 2 stamps of British forces in Africa: (See all uses as list)

3/2/1942 2 1/2d brtultra issue=1942 ovpt=M.E.F. oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-2 1/2d-brtultra-King George VI
1/1/1943 2 1/2d ultra ovpt=M.E.F. oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-2 1/2d-ultra-King George VI

All are d=King George VI (1937 a) wmk=crown & GVIR perf=15x14