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2 1/2p denom (#12140) (Cape of Good Hope usage only)

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Desc: 2 1/2p

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

Numerical sorting value: 150


Users of this denom: Bechuanaland Protectorate (2 stamps, 1904-1914), Cape of Good Hope (4 stamps, 1891-1904), Vryburg (2 stamps, 1899-1900), Orange River Colony (6 stamps, 1892-1903), South Africa (2 stamps, 1910-1913), Transvaal (8 stamps, 1893-1910) Show with all usages

Used by 4 stamps of Cape of Good Hope: (See all uses as list)

3/1891 2 1/2p mag d=Hope seated oc=blk on=3p-mag-Hope seated-unissued
1892 2 1/2p olgrn d=Hope seated var=no frame line wmk=anchor (1884) perf=14
1896 2 1/2p ultra d=Hope seated wmk=anchor perf=14
3/1904 2 1/2p ultra issue=1902 d=King Edward VII (1902 Cape of Good Hope 2 1/2d) wmk=anchor (1884) perf=14