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5a denom (#5192) (Zanzibar usage only)

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Desc: 5a

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

Numerical sorting value: 3600


Users of this denom: British East Africa (5 stamps, 1894-1897), East Africa & Uganda Protectorates (2 stamps, 1903-1904), French offices in Zanzibar (12 stamps, 1893-1904), Zanzibar (5 stamps, 1896-1904) Show with all usages

Used by 5 stamps of Zanzibar: (See all uses as list)

1896 5a dkocher issue=1896 d=Queen Victoria & British lions ovpt=Zanzibar oc=blk on=issuer=British East Africa-5a-dkoch
9/20/1896 5a d=Sultan Hamad bin Thuwaini wmk=rosette
1898 5a bis&red wmk=mult rosette
9/1899 5a brnol&red issue=1899 d=Sultan Hamoud bin Mohammed wmk=mult rosette
6/8/1904 5a och issue=1904 d=monogram of Sultan Ali bin Hamud wmk=mult rosette

All are perf=14