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4 1/2a denom (#953) (British East Africa usage only)

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Desc: 4 1/2a

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

Numerical sorting value: 3240


Equivalent denoms: 4a6p (1)

Users of this denom: British East Africa (5 stamps, 1890-1897), India (1 stamp, 1952), Zanzibar (6 stamps, 1896-1904) Show with all usages

Used by 5 stamps of British East Africa: (See all uses as list)

1890 4 1/2a dlvio issue=1890c imperf d=crown over Sun wmk=imperial crown
10/1890 4 1/2a brnvio issue=1890b d=crown over Sun perf=14
7/1/1895 4 1/2a brnvio issue=1895 ovpt d=crown over Sun ovpt=BRITISH//EAST//AFRICA oc=blk on=4 1/2a-brnvio perf=14
5/19/1896 4 1/2a org issue=1896 d=Queen Victoria & British lions perf=14
1/1897 4 1/2a issue=1897a d=Sultan Hamad bin Thuwaini ovpt=British//East//Africa oc=blk on=issuer=Zanzibar-9/20/1896-4 1/2a wmk=rosette perf=14