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Pound sterling (South Georgia usage only)


Name: Pound sterling
Defn: 100p=1lb
Symbol: £
Code: GBP
Desc: Decimalised version of the pound
Units of money:
penny (pl: pence) p 1
pounds lb 100

Users of this currency: British Antarctic Territory (850 stamps, 1971-2023), British Indian Ocean Territory (578 stamps, 1990-2021), Great Britain (4406 stamps, 1970-2024), Northern Ireland (144 stamps, 1971-2019), Scotland (122 stamps, 1971-2018), Wales (107 stamps, 1971-2018), Guernsey (1928 stamps, 1971-2023), Alderney (821 stamps, 1983-2025), Jersey (2319 stamps, 1970-2020), Isle of Man (2461 stamps, 1971-2020), South Georgia (750 stamps, 1971-2024), Tristan da Cunha (1182 stamps, 1971-2020) Show with all usages

Denominations used by South Georgia in this currency:
Denom Usages Selected stamps
airmail postcard 7   12/21/2015 issue=Biodiversity d=Hydromedion sparsutum ... 10/15/2020 d=Mirounga leonina
1/2p 2   2/15/1971 dlred issue=1971 d=reindeer & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=value oc=blk on=1/2d, 1977
1p 9   2/15/1971 blvio issue=1971 d=map & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=value oc=blk on=1p ... 10/15/2020 issue=2020 dt=Fauna and Views of South Georgia
1 1/2p 3   2/15/1971 issue=1971 ovpt=value oc=blk on=1 1/2p ... 1977
2p 12   2/15/1971 blgrn issue=1971 d=sperm whale & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=value oc=blk on=2p ... 10/15/2020 issue=2020 dt=Fauna and Views of South Georgia
2 1/2p 2   2/15/1971 dkgray issue=1971 d=penguins & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=value oc=blk on=2 1/2d, 1977
3p 5   2/15/1971 ol issue=1971 d=Fur seals & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=value oc=blk on=3d ... 11/15/2004 issue=2004 dt=baby animals (2004) d=Megaptera novaeangliae (2004)
4p 3   2/15/1971 olgrn issue=1971 d=fin whale & ship & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=value oc=blk on=4d ... 4/24/1987 issue=1987 dt=birds (1987 South Georgia) d=Catharacta skua lonnbergi
5p 13   2/15/1971 org issue=1971 d=sooty albatross & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=value oc=blk on=issue=1963-6d ... 10/15/2020 issue=2020 dt=Fauna and Views of South Georgia
6p 6   2/15/1971 bl issue=1971 d=whalecatcher & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=value oc=blk on=9p ... 3/12/1992 dt=South Georgian Pin Tails d=Anas georgica georgica
7p 2   4/24/1987 issue=1987 dt=birds (1987 South Georgia) d=South Georgia pipit Anthus antarcticus (1987), 2/6/1992 issue=40th Anniversary of the Accession of Queen Elizabeth II
7 1/2p 2   2/15/1971 issue=1971 ovpt=value oc=blk on=7 1/2d, 1977
8p 4   4/26/1975 issue=discovery 200th ... 1/24/1994 dt=whales and dolphins (1994) d=Hyperoodon planifrons
9p 3   4/24/1987 issue=1987 dt=birds (1987 South Georgia) d=Pachyptila turtur ... 1/4/1999 issue=Views of South Georgia
10p 19   2/15/1971 issue=1971 d=Shackleton's Cross & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=value oc=blk on=issue=1963-2sh ... 10/15/2020 issue=2020 dt=Fauna and Views of South Georgia
11p 7   12/21/1976 issue=bio investigations 25th ... 12/18/1999 issue=Turn of the Millennium
12p 3   12/22/1990 dt=shipwrecks (1990) d=Brutus (ship) ... 3/12/1992 dt=South Georgian Pin Tails d=Anas georgica georgica
14p 1   2/6/1992 issue=40th Anniversary of the Accession of Queen Elizabeth II
14p+6p 1   6/20/1992 issue=South Georgia liberation 10th
15p 8   2/15/1971 bl issue=1971 d=wandering albatross & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=value oc=blk on=issue=1963-2sh6p ... 7/10/1997 issue=50th Wedding Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip
16p 3   4/26/1975 issue=discovery 200th ... 2/18/1994 issue=HONG KONG '94
17p 7   11/10/1986 issue=Royal Wedding 1986 ... 1/4/1999 issue=Views of South Georgia
20p 9   1/5/1972 issue=Shackleton ... 8/5/2002 issue=Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother memorial
22p 1   11/10/1986 issue=Royal Wedding 1986
24p 8   11/10/1986 issue=60th Anniversary of the Birth of Queen Elizabeth II ... 10/18/2006 issue=Birds 2006 d=Diomedea melanophris
25p 18   2/15/1971 och issue=1971 d=elephant seal & Fur seal & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=value oc=blk on=issue=1963-5sh ... 10/15/2007 issue=100th Anniversary of Scouting
26p 3   9/15/1990 issue=Queen Mother 90th ... 11/2/1991 dt=Southern Elephant Seals d=Mirounga leonina (1991)
27p 5   11/30/2008 issue=100th Anniversary of the Letters Patent ... 12/15/2010 dt=flora of South Georgia d=Blechnum penna-marina
29p 9   11/10/1986 issue=60th Anniversary of the Birth of Queen Elizabeth II ... 2/6/1992 issue=40th Anniversary of the Accession of Queen Elizabeth II
29p+11p 1   6/20/1992 issue=South Georgia liberation 10th
30p 8   5/15/1996 issue=80th Anniversary of the Crossing of South Georgia by Ernest Shackleton ... 12/24/2013 issue=100th Anniversary of the Grytviken Church
31p 5   12/22/1990 dt=shipwrecks (1990) ... 6/29/1993 issue=South Georgia Whaling Museum
33p 2   2/7/1977 issue=Elizabeth II reign 25th, 10/22/2001 dt=Marine animals (2001) d=Champsocephalus gunnari
34p 4   11/2/1991 dt=Southern Elephant Seals d=Mirounga leonina (1991) ... 2/18/1994 issue=HONG KONG '94
34p+16p 1   6/20/1992 issue=South Georgia liberation 10th
35p 24   9/28/1994 dt=animals of Antarctica (1994) d=Arctocephalus australis australis ... 6/21/2000 issue=18th Anniversary of the Birth of Prince William
36p 1   6/29/1993 issue=South Georgia Whaling Museum
37p 10   10/16/2000 dt=king penguins (2000) d=Aptenodytes patagonicus (2000) ... 3/2/2002 issue=Record Performance of Antarctic Animals
39p 2   12/10/1993 dt=macaroni penguins, 2/18/1994 issue=HONG KONG '94
40p 36   9/28/1994 dt=animals of Antarctica (1994) d=Diomedea chrysostoma ... 1/24/2022 issue=30th Anniversary of the South Georgia Museum
42p 4   11/10/2004 issue=Passenger Ships 2004 ... 12/10/2004 issue=100th Anniversary of the Founding of Grytviken
43p 8   10/16/2000 dt=king penguins (2000) d=Aptenodytes patagonicus (2000) ... 3/2/2002 issue=Record Performance of Antarctic Animals d=Mirounga leonina (2002)
45p 16   11/10/1986 issue=60th Anniversary of the Birth of Queen Elizabeth II ... 2/15/2011 dt=Domestic Animals in Antarctica
50p 31   2/15/1971 issue=1971 d=Euphausia superba & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=value oc=blk on=issue=1963-10sh ... 10/15/2020 issue=2020 dt=Fauna and Views of South Georgia
55p 14   7/10/2008 issue=Penguins 2008 ... 1/24/2022 issue=30th Anniversary of the South Georgia Museum
58p 6   11/10/1986 issue=60th Anniversary of the Birth of Queen Elizabeth II ... 11/28/1989 issue=25th Anniversary of Research Expedition of the Armed Forces of South Georgia
60p 20   11/30/2006 issue=Communications 2006 ... 5/28/2012 issue=60th Anniversary of the Accesion of Queen Elizabeth II
62p 2   12/22/1990 dt=shipwrecks (1990), 11/2/1991 dt=Southern Elephant Seals d=Mirounga leonina (1991)
65p 41   9/28/1994 dt=animals of Antarctica (1994) d=Aptenodytes patagonica (1994) ... 11/5/2014 issue=Heroes of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
68p 1   2/6/1992 issue=40th Anniversary of the Accession of Queen Elizabeth II
68p+32p 1   6/20/1992 issue=South Georgia liberation 10th
70p 60   1/7/2003 issue=Gray-headed Albatross d=Diomedea chrysostoma ... 9/7/2023 issue=Coronation of King Charles III
72p 1   6/29/1993 issue=South Georgia Whaling Museum
75p 23   11/10/2004 issue=Passenger Ships 2004 ... 11/5/2014 issue=Heroes of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
76p 2   11/16/1995 issue=Sailing Yachts 1995, 11/8/1996 issue=Chinstrap Penguins dt=chinstrap penguins d=Pygoscelis antarctica (1996)
78p 2   12/10/1993 dt=macaroni penguins, 2/18/1994 issue=HONG KONG '94
80p 46   1/5/2015 issue=2015 d=Otto Nordenskjold ... 9/7/2023 issue=Coronation of King Charles III
85p 3   10/15/2007 issue=100th Anniversary of Scouting ... 5/1/2008 issue=Fishing Industry
90p 10   7/10/2008 issue=Penguins 2008 ... 4/4/2016 issue=90th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth II
95p 13   8/5/2002 issue=Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother memorial ... 5/28/2012 issue=60th Anniversary of the Accesion of Queen Elizabeth II
98p 1   3/15/2011 issue=Alister Clavering Hardy
26   1/24/1994 dt=whales and dolphins (1994) d=Physeter macrocephalus (1994) ... 10/15/2020 issue=2020 dt=Fauna and Views of South Georgia
= 1lb 12   4/24/1987 issue=1987 dt=birds (1987 South Georgia) d=wandering albatross (1987) ... 8/1/2016 issue=Sport on South Georgia
1.05£ 16   11/30/2006 issue=Communications 2006 ... 1/24/2022 issue=30th Anniversary of the South Georgia Museum
= 1.05lb 5   11/28/2016 issue=Zavodovski Island ... 11/20/2017 issue=70th Anniversary of Wedding of Elizabeth II & Prince Philip
1.10£ 6   11/30/2008 issue=100th Anniversary of the Letters Patent ... 4/7/2010 dt=Cephalopods (2010) d=Stauroteuthis gilchristi
1.15£ 14   6/25/2010 dt=shipwrecks (2010) ... 9/7/2023 issue=Coronation of King Charles III
1.20£ 12   2/15/2011 dt=Domestic Animals in Antarctica ... 11/5/2014 issue=Heroes of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
= 1.20lb 3   6/4/2013 issue=Star Trails d=Star trails behind Hope Point with cross in memory of Ernes ... 7/22/2013 issue=60th annversary of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II d=Queen Elizabeth II with Coronation regali
1.25£ 24   2/5/2018 issue=Mapping ... 2/11/2024 issue=Traversay Islands
= 1.25lb 9   1/5/2015 issue=2015 d=Karl Schrader ... 9/25/2017 issue=Macaroni Penguins
1.40£ 3   3/13/2023 issue=Frozen Planet ... 2/11/2024 issue=Traversay Islands
1.50£ 3   7/10/1997 issue=50th Wedding Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip ... 3/2/2002 issue=Record Performance of Antarctic Animals
1.85£ 4   11/20/2017 issue=70th Anniversary of Wedding of Elizabeth II & Prince Philip ... 3/27/2023 issue=Discovery of Ernest Shackleton's "Endurance"
9   6/2/2003 d=Queen Elizabeth II (2003) ... 3/24/2022 issue=70th Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II Accession to the Throne
2.50£ 2   9/15/2011 issue=Antarctic Wildlife - Frozen Planet, 6/21/2015 issue=Last of the British Steam Trawlers
2.60£ 1   3/27/2023 issue=Discovery of Ernest Shackleton's "Endurance"
11   1/24/1994 dt=whales and dolphins (1994) d=Balaenoptera physalus (1994) ... 9/7/2023 issue=Coronation of King Charles III
= 3lb 2   4/24/1987 issue=1987 dt=birds (1987 South Georgia) d=king penguin diving, 1/5/2015 issue=2015 d=Fabian von Bellingshausen & Vostok 1819
3.50£ 4   3/10/2012 issue=Seabirds 2012 ... 3/13/2023 issue=Frozen Planet
3.75£ 1   3/27/2023 issue=Discovery of Ernest Shackleton's "Endurance"
1   4/25/2022 issue=40th Anniversary of Liberation
6   1/24/1994 dt=whales and dolphins (1994) d=Balaenoptera musculus (1994 South Georgia) ... 10/15/2020 issue=2020 dt=Fauna and Views of South Georgia
70£ 1   11/9/2021 issue=Blue Belt Program
80£ 1   11/9/2021 issue=Blue Belt Program

Used by 750 stamps of South Georgia: (See all uses as list)
2/15/1971 1p blvio issue=1971 d=map & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=value oc=blk on=1p wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/15/1971 1 1/2p issue=1971 ovpt=value oc=blk on=1 1/2p
2/15/1971 2p blgrn issue=1971 d=sperm whale & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=value oc=blk on=2p wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/15/1971 2 1/2p dkgray issue=1971 d=penguins & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=value oc=blk on=2 1/2d wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/15/1971 3p ol issue=1971 d=Fur seals & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=value oc=blk on=3d wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/15/1971 4p olgrn issue=1971 d=fin whale & ship & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=value oc=blk on=4d wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/15/1971 5p org issue=1971 d=sooty albatross & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=value oc=blk on=issue=1963-6d wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/15/1971 6p bl issue=1971 d=whalecatcher & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=value oc=blk on=9p wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/15/1971 7 1/2p issue=1971 ovpt=value oc=blk on=7 1/2d
2/15/1971 10p issue=1971 d=Shackleton's Cross & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=value oc=blk on=issue=1963-2sh wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/15/1971 15p bl issue=1971 d=wandering albatross & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=value oc=blk on=issue=1963-2sh6p wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/15/1971 25p och issue=1971 d=elephant seal & Fur seal & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=value oc=blk on=issue=1963-5sh wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/15/1971 50p issue=1971 d=Euphausia superba & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=value oc=blk on=issue=1963-10sh wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/15/1971 1/2p dlred issue=1971 d=reindeer & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=value oc=blk on=1/2d wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
1/5/1972 1 1/2p issue=Shackleton
1/5/1972 20p issue=Shackleton
1/5/1972 5p issue=Shackleton
1/5/1972 10p issue=Shackleton
11/20/1972 5p issue=Silver Wedding 1972 d=Royal Couple
11/20/1972 10p issue=Silver Wedding 1972 d=Royal Couple
12/1/1973 5p issue=Princess Anne's Wedding d=Princess Anne & Mark Phillips (1973 joint) wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
12/1/1973 15p issue=Princess Anne's Wedding d=Princess Anne & Mark Phillips (1973 joint) wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
12/14/1974 15p d=Churchill (1974) wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
12/14/1974 25p d=Churchill (1974) wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
4/26/1975 2p issue=discovery 200th wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
... skipping 700 ...
10/14/2022 70p issue=Cental Islands
10/14/2022 70p issue=Cental Islands
10/14/2022 80p issue=Cental Islands
10/14/2022 80p issue=Cental Islands
10/14/2022 1.25£ issue=Cental Islands
10/14/2022 1.25£ issue=Cental Islands
2/15/2023 3£ issue=Queen Elizabeth II memorial
2/15/2023 3£ issue=Queen Elizabeth II memorial
3/13/2023 80p issue=Frozen Planet
3/13/2023 1.15£ issue=Frozen Planet
3/13/2023 1.25£ issue=Frozen Planet
3/13/2023 1.40£ issue=Frozen Planet
3/13/2023 3.50£ issue=Frozen Planet
3/27/2023 1.85£ issue=Discovery of Ernest Shackleton's "Endurance"
3/27/2023 2.60£ issue=Discovery of Ernest Shackleton's "Endurance"
3/27/2023 3.75£ issue=Discovery of Ernest Shackleton's "Endurance"
9/7/2023 70p issue=Coronation of King Charles III
9/7/2023 80p issue=Coronation of King Charles III
9/7/2023 1.15£ issue=Coronation of King Charles III
9/7/2023 1.25£ issue=Coronation of King Charles III
9/7/2023 3£ issue=Coronation of King Charles III
2/11/2024 1.25£ issue=Traversay Islands
2/11/2024 1.25£ issue=Traversay Islands
2/11/2024 1.40£ issue=Traversay Islands
2/11/2024 1.40£ issue=Traversay Islands

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