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2sh denom (#147) (Somaliland Protectorate usage only)

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Desc: 2sh

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

Numerical sorting value: 12000


Users of this denom: Aden (4 stamps, 1951-1965), Kathiri State of Seiyun (2 stamps, 1951-1954), Quaiti State in Hadhramaut (3 stamps, 1951-1963), Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania (11 stamps, 1922-1976), Somaliland Protectorate (2 stamps, 1951-1954), Tanganyika (4 stamps, 1922-1961), Zanzibar (7 stamps, 1936-1966) Show with all usages

Used by 2 stamps of Somaliland Protectorate: (See all uses as list)

4/2/1951 2sh rosevio d=George VI full face & map of Somaliland ovpt=value oc=blk on=1942-2r
9/15/1954 2sh issue=Elizabeth II pictorials d=Somali rock pigeon & Queen Elizabeth II

All are wmk=mult crown & script CA