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2 1/2d denom (#12136) (Gilbert & Ellice Islands usage only)

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  • Colnect-3915-018-Pandanus-Tree.jpg
  • Colnect-3915-151-King-George-V.jpg
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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 6 stamps of Gilbert & Ellice Islands: (See all uses as list)

1/1/1911 2 1/2d ultra d=King Edward VII (1902 keyplate) ovpt=GILBERT&ELLICE//PROTECTORATE oc=blk on=issuer=Fiji-2 1/2p-ultra wmk=mult crown & CA
3/1911 2 1/2d ultra d=pandanus
1912 2 1/2d ultra d=King George V (1912 keyplate)
1/14/1939 2 1/2d olgrn&blk issue=George VI pictorials d=island house & King George VI wmk=mult crown & script CA
8/1/1956 2 1/2d grn&blk issue=Elizabeth II pictorials d=island house & Queen Elizabeth II wmk=mult crown & script CA
5/1/1960 2 1/2d olgrn&blk issue=phosphate discovery 60th d=Original Phosphate Lump wmk=St Edwards crown & CA