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2 1/2a denom (#136) (Cochin usage only)

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Desc: 2 1/2a

Currency: Indian rupee (par) (192p=16a=1r)

Numerical sorting value: 1800


Equivalent denoms: 2a6p (37)

Users of this denom: Aden (5 stamps, 1937-1949), Kathiri State of Seiyun (3 stamps, 1942-1949), Quaiti State in Hadhramaut (3 stamps, 1942-1949), Bahrain (7 stamps, 1948-1953), British East Africa (12 stamps, 1890-1897), China offices in Tibet (1 stamp, 1911), East Africa & Uganda Protectorates (2 stamps, 1903-1904), French offices in Zanzibar (14 stamps, 1893-1904), India (5 stamps, 1891-1953), Bundi (2 stamps, 1914), Chamba (1 stamp, 1941), Cochin (3 stamps, 1918-1943), Jaipur (2 stamps, 1931-1932), Jind (1 stamp, 1939), Orchha (1 stamp, 1939), Patiala (1 stamp, 1939), Rajasthan (1 stamp, 1949), Kuwait (8 stamps, 1948-1956), Mesopotamia (2 stamps, 1918-1919), Oman (8 stamps, 1948-1956), Bahawalpur (2 stamps, 1949), Somaliland Protectorate (5 stamps, 1903-1921), Uganda (1 stamp, 1902), Zanzibar (10 stamps, 1896-1904) Show with all usages

Used by 3 stamps of Cochin: (See all uses as list)

official 1918 2 1/2a issue=1918 official
official 1933 2 1/2a issue=1933 official
1943 2 1/2a ltolgrn issue=1943 d=Kerala Varma VI wmk=letters & ornaments in sheet