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5c denom (#14107) (Tanganyika usage only)

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Desc: 5c

Currency: East African shilling (2000c=20sh=20s=1lb)

Numerical sorting value: 300


Users of this denom: Aden (5 stamps, 1951-1965), Kathiri State of Seiyun (2 stamps, 1951-1954), Quaiti State in Hadhramaut (3 stamps, 1951-1963), British forces in Eritrea (5 stamps, 1948-1951), British forces in Somalia (2 stamps, 1948-1950), Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania (13 stamps, 1922-1960), Somaliland Protectorate (2 stamps, 1951-1954), Tanganyika (7 stamps, 1922-1961), Zanzibar (8 stamps, 1936-1966) Show with all usages

Used by 7 stamps of Tanganyika: (See all uses as list)

1922 5c dkvio&blk issue=1922 d=giraffe (1922)
1925 5c grn&blk issue=1922 d=giraffe (1922)
1927 5c grn&blk issue=1927 d=King George V (1912 common)
official 7/1/1959 5c dkbrn&blk dt=Elizabeth II pictorials (1954) d=Queen Elizabeth II & Owen Falls Dam ovpt=OFFICIAL oc=blk on=issuer=Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania-issue=1954-5c wmk=mult crown & script CA
official 10/1/1960 5c bl issue=1960 official serifs d=Agave sisalana (1960) ovpt=OFFICIAL(serifs) oc=blk on=issuer=Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania-issue=1960-5c wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
12/9/1961 5c issue=independence d=teacher
official 12/9/1961 5c d=teacher ovpt=OFFICIAL oc=blk on=issue=independence-5c-teacher