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10sh denom (#9736) (British offices in Tangier usage only)

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Desc: 10sh

Currency: Pound sterling (pre-decimal) (240d=240p=20sh=20s=1lb)

Numerical sorting value: 7200


Users of this denom: Antigua (1 stamp, 1948), New South Wales (5 stamps, 1885-1904), Queensland (4 stamps, 1881-1907), South Australia (3 stamps, 1886-1904), Tasmania (2 stamps, 1892-1906), Western Australia (1 stamp, 1902), British Antarctic Territory (1 stamp, 1963), Cayman Islands (13 stamps, 1908-1969), Dominica (2 stamps, 1938-1948), Gilbert & Ellice Islands (3 stamps, 1921-1965), Great Britain (16 stamps, 1878-1969), British forces in Africa (1 stamp, 1947), British offices in Tangier (4 stamps, 1949-1957), Guernsey (1 stamp, 1969), Jersey (1 stamp, 1969), Grenada (7 stamps, 1902-1948), Lagos (4 stamps, 1884-1905), Leeward Islands (2 stamps, 1928-1938), Montserrat (1 stamp, 1948), Natal (2 stamps, 1902-1908), Nauru (2 stamps, 1916-1924), Niger Coast Protectorate (2 stamps, 1893-1898), Northern Nigeria (4 stamps, 1900-1912), St. KittsNevis (3 stamps, 1920-1948), St. Lucia (3 stamps, 1883-1938), St. Vincent (1 stamp, 1938), Sierra Leone (8 stamps, 1912-1963), Southern Nigeria (5 stamps, 1901-1912), South Georgia (1 stamp, 1963), Trinidad (1 stamp, 1896), Tristan da Cunha (5 stamps, 1952-1967), Turks & Caicos Islands (7 stamps, 1928-1967), Virgin Islands (1 stamp, 1947) Show with all usages

Used by 4 stamps of British offices in Tangier: (See all uses as list)

1/1/1949 10sh issue=1949 d=King George VI (1939 b) ovpt=TANGIER oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1942-10sh-ultra wmk=crown & large GVIR
1951 10sh issue=1950 d=St George slaying dragon ovpt=TANGIER oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1951-10sh-ultra wmk=crown & GVIR perf=11x12
9/23/1955 10sh d=Edinburgh Castle & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=TANGIER oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1955-10sh wmk=St Edwards crown & E2R perf=11x11.75
4/1/1957 10sh issue=PO 100th d=Edinburgh Castle & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=1857-1957//TANGIER oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1955-10sh wmk=St Edwards crown & E2R perf=11x11.75

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