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2p denom (#12224) (Western Australia usage only)

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Desc: 2p

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

Numerical sorting value: 120


Equivalent denoms: 2d (43)

Users of this denom: Antigua (5 stamps, 1903-1938), New South Wales (31 stamps, 1850-1907), Queensland (25 stamps, 1860-1907), South Australia (25 stamps, 1855-1906), Tasmania (16 stamps, 1855-1911), Victoria (29 stamps, 1850-1906), Western Australia (14 stamps, 1857-1905), Barbuda (1 stamp, 1922), British Antarctic Territory (1 stamp, 1963), Cayman Islands (11 stamps, 1912-1969), Ceylon (5 stamps, 1857-1867), Dominica (6 stamps, 1903-1938), Gilbert & Ellice Islands (12 stamps, 1911-1965), Great Britain (3 stamps, 1902-1903), British forces in Africa (3 stamps, 1942-1943), British forces in Somalia (1 stamp, 1943), British offices in Morocco, British currency (7 stamps, 1907-1952), British offices in Tangier (6 stamps, 1927-1957), British offices in the Turkish Empire (2 stamps, 1905-1921), Guernsey (2 stamps, 1969), Jersey (2 stamps, 1969), German occupation of Jersey (1 stamp, 1943), Grenada (12 stamps, 1892-1938), Ionian Islands (1 stamp, 1859), Lagos (7 stamps, 1874-1905), Leeward Islands (7 stamps, 1902-1949), British consulate in Madagascar (5 stamps, 1884-1886), Mauritius (8 stamps, 1847-1863), Montserrat (8 stamps, 1903-1942), Natal (5 stamps, 1886-1904), Nauru (5 stamps, 1916-1965), New Britain (6 stamps, 1914), New Hebrides (Br) (8 stamps, 1908-1925), Niger Coast Protectorate (4 stamps, 1892-1897), Northern Nigeria (5 stamps, 1900-1912), St. KittsNevis (6 stamps, 1903-1938), St. Lucia (9 stamps, 1898-1938), St. Vincent (6 stamps, 1902-1938), Sierra Leone (19 stamps, 1872-1963), Southern Nigeria (5 stamps, 1901-1912), South Georgia (1 stamp, 1963), Trinidad (3 stamps, 1885-1905), Trinidad & Tobago (4 stamps, 1922-1923), Tristan da Cunha (6 stamps, 1952-1965), Turks & Caicos Islands (17 stamps, 1900-1968), Virgin Islands (4 stamps, 1904-1938), Zululand (1 stamp, 1888) Show with all usages

Used by 14 stamps of Western Australia: (See all uses as list)

1857 2p brn pc=red issue=1854 d=black swan (1854 octagon) wmk=swan imperf
1857 2p brn pc=red issue=1854 d=black swan (1854 octagon) wmk=swan perf=roul
1860 2p ver d=black swan (1854 rectangle) wmk=swan
1860 2p ver d=black swan (1854 rectangle) wmk=swan perf=roul
1861 2p bl issue=1861 d=black swan (1854 rectangle) wmk=swan
1865 2p yel issue=1865 d=black swan (1854 rectangle) wmk=crown & CC perf=12.5
1872 2p yel issue=1872 d=black swan (1854 rectangle) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
1882 2p yel issue=1882a d=black swan (1854 rectangle) wmk=crown & CC perf=12
1882 2p yel issue=1882b d=black swan (1854 rectangle) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
1888 2p sl d=black swan (1854 rectangle) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1890 2p sl issue=1890 dt=swan 1890 d=black swan (1890 2d) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1899 2p yel d=black swan (1890 2d) wmk=crown & WA perf=14
1902 2p yel issue=1902 d=black swan (1902 2d) wmk=V & crown perf=12.5
1905 2p yel issue=1905 d=black swan (1902 2d) wmk=crown & double-lined A perf=12.5