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Straits dollar (Selangor usage only)


Name: Straits dollar
Defn: 100c=1$
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Units of money:
cent c 1
dollar $ 100

Users of this currency: Bangkok (22 stamps, 1882-1885), Labuan (121 stamps, 1879-1905), Johore (168 stamps, 1876-1960), Kedah (113 stamps, 1912-1959), Kelantan (99 stamps, 1911-1962), Negri Sembilan (81 stamps, 1891-1992), Pahang (79 stamps, 1889-1957), Perak (123 stamps, 1878-1957), Selangor (115 stamps, 1878-1962), Sungei Ujong (36 stamps, 1880-1895), Trengganu (102 stamps, 1910-1957), Straits Settlements (339 stamps, 1867-1948), Japanese occupation of the Straits Settlements (33 stamps, 1942-1944) Show with all usages

Denominations used by Selangor in this currency:
Denom Usages Selected stamps
1c 7   1893 grn issue=1891b d=pouncing tiger ... 11/1/1961 blk issue=1961 d=copra & Sultan Salahuddin
2c 34   1878 brn issue=1878 d=Red Overprint ... 11/1/1961 redorg issue=1961 d=pineapples & Sultan Salahuddin
3c 5   1894 rose oc=blk on=5c-rose-unissued ... 9/12/1949 grn issue=1949 d=Sultan Alam Shah (1949)
4c 4   12/2/1935 org issue=1935 d=Sultan Sulaiman Mosque ... 3/1/1962 dkbrn issue=1961 d=ricefield & Sultan Salahuddin
5c 6   2/1891 bl issue=1891b d=pouncing tiger ... 3/1/1962 carlake issue=1961 d=Alwi Mosque & Sultan Salahuddin
6c 2   12/2/1935 scar issue=1935 d=Sultan Sulaiman Mosque, 9/12/1949 gray issue=1949 d=Sultan Alam Shah (1949)
8c 6   1895 lil&bl issue=1895 d=tiger head ... 11/1/1961 dkgrn issue=1961 d=East Coast Railway & Sultan Salahuddin
10c 9   1895 lil&org issue=1895 d=tiger head ... 11/1/1961 blkbrn issue=1961 d=tiger & Sultan Salahuddin
12c 2   1936 ultra issue=1935 d=Sultan Sulaiman Mosque, 9/1/1952 issue=1949 d=Sultan Alam Shah (1949)
15c 3   1941 ultra issue=1935 d=Sultan Sulaiman Mosque ... 10/10/1949 ind issue=UPU 75th
20c 4   9/12/1949 issue=1949 d=Sultan Alam Shah (1949) ... 3/1/1962 bl issue=1961 d=fishing craft & Sultan Salahuddin
25c 4   1895 grn&car issue=1895 d=tiger head ... 10/10/1949 org issue=UPU 75th
30c 2   1936 issue=1935 d=Sultan Sulaiman Mosque, 9/5/1955 cl&scar issue=1949 d=Sultan Alam Shah (1949)
35c 1   9/1/1952 cl&scar issue=1949 d=Sultan Alam Shah (1949)
40c 2   12/2/1935 issue=1935 d=Sultan Sulaiman Mosque, 9/12/1949 issue=1949 d=Sultan Alam Shah (1949)
50c 6   1895 pur&blk issue=1895 d=tiger head ... 6/26/1957 bl&blk issue=1957 d=aborigines with blowpipes & Sultan Hissamuddin Alam Shah
$1 5   1895 blgrn&grn issue=1895 d=elephants (1895) ... 6/26/1957 cl&bl issue=1957 d=government offices & Sultan Hissamuddin Alam Shah
$2 5   1895 grn&och issue=1895 d=elephants (1895) ... 6/26/1957 red&olgrn issue=1957 d=bersilat & Sultan Hissamuddin Alam Shah
$3 1   1895 grn&och issue=1895 d=elephants (1895)
$5 5   1895 grn&bl issue=1895 d=elephants (1895) ... 6/26/1957 grn&choc issue=1957 d=weaving & Sultan Hissamuddin Alam Shah
$10 1   1895 grn&purbrn issue=1895 d=elephants (1895)
$25 1   1895 grn&och issue=1895 d=elephants (1895)

Used by 115 stamps of Selangor: (See all uses as list)
1878 2c brn issue=1878 d=Black Overprint
1878 2c brn issue=1878 d=Red Overprint
1878 2c brn issue=1878 d=Wm 2
1881 2c rose issue=1881 ovpt=SELANGOR oc=blk on=issuer=Straits Settlements-2c-rose
1881 2c brn issue=1881 d=Queen Victoria (1855 India) ovpt=SELANGOR oc=blk on=issuer=Straits Settlements-2c-brn wmk=elephant head
1881 2c rose issue=1881 ovpt=SELANGOR b oc=blk on=issuer=Straits Settlements-2c-rose
1881 2c brn issue=1881 d=Queen Victoria (1867 a) ovpt=SELANGOR oc=blk on=issuer=Straits Settlements-2c-bisbrn wmk=crown & CC perf=14
1882 2c brn wmk=elephant head
1882 2c rose issue=1882 wmk=elephant head
1882 2c brn issue=1882 wmk=elephant head
1885 2c rose issue=1885 wmk=elephant head
1885 2c rose issue=1885 wmk=elephant head
1885 2c rose issue=1885 wmk=elephant head
1885 2c rose issue=1885 wmk=elephant head
1885 2c rose issue=1885 wmk=elephant head
1885 2c rose issue=1885 wmk=elephant head
1885 2c rose issue=1885 wmk=elephant head
1885 2c rose issue=1885 wmk=elephant head
1889 2c rose issue=1889 wmk=elephant head
1889 2c rose issue=1889 wmk=elephant head
1889 2c rose issue=1889 wmk=elephant head
1889 2c rose issue=1889 wmk=elephant head
1891 2c issue=1891a oc=blk on=24c
1891 2c issue=1891a oc=blk on=24c
1891 2c issue=1891a oc=blk on=24c
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9/1/1952 8c grn issue=1949 d=Sultan Alam Shah (1949)
9/1/1952 12c issue=1949 d=Sultan Alam Shah (1949)
9/1/1952 20c bl issue=1949 d=Sultan Alam Shah (1949)
9/1/1952 35c cl&scar issue=1949 d=Sultan Alam Shah (1949)
6/2/1953 10c redvio&blk issue=Coronation 1953 d=Queen Elizabeth II (1953)
9/5/1955 30c cl&scar issue=1949 d=Sultan Alam Shah (1949)
6/26/1957 1c blk issue=1957 d=copra & Sultan Hissamuddin Alam Shah
6/26/1957 2c redorg issue=1957 d=pineapples & Sultan Hissamuddin Alam Shah
6/26/1957 4c dkbrn issue=1957 d=ricefield & Sultan Hissamuddin Alam Shah
6/26/1957 5c carlake issue=1957 d=Alwi Mosque & Sultan Hissamuddin Alam Shah
6/26/1957 8c dkgrn issue=1957 d=East Coast Railway & Sultan Hissamuddin Alam Shah
6/26/1957 10c blkbrn issue=1957 d=tiger & Sultan Hissamuddin Alam Shah
6/26/1957 20c bl issue=1957 d=fishing craft & Sultan Hissamuddin Alam Shah
6/26/1957 50c bl&blk issue=1957 d=aborigines with blowpipes & Sultan Hissamuddin Alam Shah
6/26/1957 $1 cl&bl issue=1957 d=government offices & Sultan Hissamuddin Alam Shah
6/26/1957 $2 red&olgrn issue=1957 d=bersilat & Sultan Hissamuddin Alam Shah
6/26/1957 $5 grn&choc issue=1957 d=weaving & Sultan Hissamuddin Alam Shah
6/28/1961 10c issue=Sultan installation
11/1/1961 1c blk issue=1961 d=copra & Sultan Salahuddin
11/1/1961 2c redorg issue=1961 d=pineapples & Sultan Salahuddin
11/1/1961 8c dkgrn issue=1961 d=East Coast Railway & Sultan Salahuddin
11/1/1961 10c blkbrn issue=1961 d=tiger & Sultan Salahuddin
3/1/1962 4c dkbrn issue=1961 d=ricefield & Sultan Salahuddin
3/1/1962 5c carlake issue=1961 d=Alwi Mosque & Sultan Salahuddin
3/1/1962 20c bl issue=1961 d=fishing craft & Sultan Salahuddin

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