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Saint Helena pound (Ascension usage only)


Name: Saint Helena pound
Defn: 100p=100d=1lb
Symbol: £
Code: SHP
Desc:
Units of money:
penny (pl: pence) p 1
pound lb 100

Users of this currency: Ascension (1280 stamps, 1971-2022), St. Helena (747 stamps, 1971-2020) Show with all usages

Denominations used by Ascension in this currency:
Denom Usages Selected stamps
Airmail Postcard 24   2/14/2015 issue=Fauna 2015 dt=fauna (2015) d=green sea turtle Chelonia mydas (2015 Ascension) ... 12/12/2019 issue=Green Turtles 2019
1/2p 1   2/15/1971 issue=decimal dt=space (1971 Ascension) d=early Chinese rocket AD 1232
1p 7   2/15/1971 issue=decimal dt=space (1971 Ascension) d=Medieval Astronomers ... 8/12/1996 issue=1996 dt=birds and their Young d=Oceanodroma castro
1 1/2p 2   2/15/1971 issue=decimal dt=space (1971 Ascension) d=Tycho Brahes Observatory, 5/22/1972 issue=Royal Naval Crests 1972 dt=ship's badges (1972) d=badge of HMS Lowestoft
2p 17   2/15/1971 issue=decimal dt=space (1971 Ascension) d=Galileo, Moon and telescope ... 8/12/1996 issue=1996 dt=birds and their Young d=Phaethon aethereus (1996)
2 1/2p 2   2/15/1971 issue=decimal dt=space (1971 Ascension) d=Isaac Newton, Instruments and apple, 8/2/1972 issue=Shackleton death 50th dt=Shackleton d=Course of Quest
3p 12   5/22/1972 issue=Royal Naval Crests 1972 dt=ship's badges (1972) d=badge of HMS Auckland ... 8/27/1982 issue=1982 dt=flowers (1981 Ascension) d=Kolanchoe
3 1/2p 1   2/15/1971 issue=decimal dt=space (1971 Ascension) d=Harrisons Chronometer
4p 9   11/15/1971 dt=ship's badges (1971) d=badge of HMS Milford ... 8/12/1996 issue=1996 dt=birds and their Young d=Acridotheres tristis (1996)
4 1/2p 2   2/15/1971 issue=decimal dt=space (1971 Ascension) d=First American manned orbital flight, 8/18/1975 issue=Apollo-Soyuz dt=space (1971 Ascension) d=First American manned orbital flight on=issue=decimal-4 1/2p
5p 20   2/15/1971 issue=decimal dt=space (1971 Ascension) d=Palomar Telescope ... 8/12/1996 issue=1996 dt=birds and their Young d=Passer domesticus (1996)
6p 4   5/22/1972 issue=Royal Naval Crests 1972 dt=ship's badges (1972) d=badge of HMS Nigeria ... 2/18/1980 dt=plants (1980 Ascension) d=Xiphopteris ascensionense
7p 8   4/26/1976 issue=1976 dt=birds (1976 Ascension) d=Madeira Storm Petrels ... 8/12/1996 issue=1996 dt=birds and their Young d=Estrilda astrild (1996)
7 1/2p 2   2/15/1971 issue=decimal dt=space (1971 Ascension) d=Jodrell Bank Telescope, 8/2/1972 issue=Shackleton death 50th dt=Shackleton d=Quest in Pack Ice
8p 16   4/26/1976 issue=1976 dt=birds (1976 Ascension) d=sooty terns ... 10/13/1992 issue=Christmas 1992 d=snowman rocks candle
9p 19   11/15/1971 dt=ship's badges (1971) d=badge of HMS Pelican (1971) ... 2/18/1992 issue=Columbian stamp expo d=STV Eye of the Wind
10p 25   2/15/1971 issue=decimal dt=space (1971 Ascension) d=Mariner 7 & Mars seen through a telescope ... 8/28/2002 issue=2002 dt=Ascension views d=Ravenala madagascariensis and Catharanth…
11p 2   8/2/1972 issue=Shackleton death 50th dt=Shackleton d=Shackleton Statue, 3/5/1990 dt=Ascension Frigatebirds d=Fregata aquila
12p 46   8/28/1973 dt=turtles (1973) d=hawksbill turtle (1973) ... 9/3/1997 issue=Gamefish 1997 d=Makaira indica
12 1/2p 2   2/15/1971 issue=decimal dt=space (1971 Ascension) d=Sputnil 2 Dog Laika, 8/18/1975 issue=Apollo-Soyuz dt=space (1971 Ascension) d=Sputnil 2 Dog Laika on=issue=decimal-12 1/2p
13p 1   5/28/1973 dt=ship's badges (1973) d=Rochester
15p 118   11/15/1971 dt=ship's badges (1971) d=badge of HMS Oberon ... 4/21/2021 issue=95th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth II
16p 1   11/20/1972 issue=Silver Wedding 1972 d=Queen Elizabeth II & Prince Philip
17 1/2p 1   5/22/1972 issue=Royal Naval Crests 1972 dt=ship's badges (1972) d=badge of HMS Bermuda
18p 31   11/14/1973 issue=Princess Anne's Wedding d=Princess Anne & Mark Phillips (1973) ... 1/12/1993 issue=Yellow Canary d=Serinus flaviventris - Couple
20p 72   10/31/1973 dt=Marine uniforms d=Color Sergeant Artillery ... 6/22/2022 issue=40th Aniversary of the Liberation of the Falkland Islands
24p 2   6/19/1975 issue=Wideawake Airfield 1975 dt=aircraft at Wideawake d=C-5A Galaxy, 2/18/1980 dt=plants (1980 Ascension) d=Marattia purpurascens
25p 135   2/15/1971 issue=decimal dt=space (1971 Ascension) d=Walking in Space ... 12/22/2020 issue=2020 dt=views of Ascension (2020)
30p 46   2/15/1981 dt=views of Ascension (1981) d=Green Mountain Farm ... 12/22/2020 issue=2020 dt=views of Ascension (2020)
35p 92   4/21/1986 issue=60th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II d=New Zealand 1981 ... 6/22/2022 issue=40th Aniversary of the Liberation of the Falkland Islands
40p 88   9/15/1980 dt=fishes (1980 Ascension) d=Marmalade Razorfish ... 12/22/2020 issue=2020 dt=views of Ascension (2020)
45p 15   2/6/2002 issue=50th Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II accession ... 11/18/2013 issue=Christmas 2013 d=Grotto of Our Lady Catholic church
50p 129   2/15/1971 issue=decimal dt=space (1971 Ascension) d=Lunar Module on Moon ... 12/19/2022 issue=100th Anniversary of the Civilian Rule on Ascension d=HMS Zanobia
55p 22   4/28/2014 issue=Bicentenary of British Settlement (2) d=Emperor of the French 1804 ... 12/19/2022 issue=100th Anniversary of the Civilian Rule on Ascension
60p 22   11/17/1980 issue=Royal Geographical Society 150th d=South Atlantic Ridge ... 12/22/2020 issue=2020 dt=views of Ascension (2020)
65p 57   3/8/1985 dt=trees (1985 Ascension) d=Pittosporum undulatum ... 12/19/2022 issue=100th Anniversary of the Civilian Rule on Ascension
70p 26   4/10/1984 issue=Visit of Prince Andrew d=Prince Andrew in Naval Uniform ... 2/6/2013 issue=60th Anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
75p 6   6/7/1985 issue=Life and Times of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother ... 6/21/2003 issue=21st Anniversary of the Birth of Prince William of Wales d=Prince William
90p 19   10/16/2000 issue=Christmas 2000 ... 1/15/2013 dt=aircraft (2013) d=McDonnell Douglas Phantom F-4
49   5/11/1981 issue=1981 dt=flowers (1981 Ascension) d=Datura suaveolens ... 11/9/2021 issue=Blue Belt Program d=green turtle
= 1lb 15   2/15/1971 issue=decimal dt=space (1971 Ascension) d=future space research station ... 12/5/2018 issue=Migratory Species d=green turtle (2018)
1.10£ 1   2/6/2013 issue=60th Anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
= 1.10lb 1   8/16/2013 issue=Reintroduction of the Frigatebird d=Ascension Frigatebird Fregata aquila
1.25£ 26   10/28/2004 issue=Lunar Eclipse 2004 ... 2/6/2013 issue=60th Anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
1.30£ 2   4/21/2006 issue=80th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II, 12/22/2020 issue=2020 dt=views of Ascension (2020)
1.45lb 5   5/21/2013 issue=200th Anniversary of the British Settlements d=Napoleon first consul 1799 ... 8/29/2013 issue=Shallow Marine Surveys Group d=Atlantic Blue Tang Acanthurus coeruleus
1.50£ 12   7/10/1997 issue=50th Anniversary of the Wedding of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip ... 3/14/2008 issue=Sharks 2008 d=Alopias superciliosus
1.60£ 5   12/6/2019 issue=50th Anniversary of Apollo 11 ... 12/19/2022 issue=100th Anniversary of the Civilian Rule on Ascension
= 1.60lb 18   4/28/2014 issue=Bicentenary of British Settlement (2) d=Battle of Wagram 1809 ... 10/8/2018 issue=Decommissioning of RMS St Helena II d=RMS St Helena I
17   4/26/1976 issue=1976 dt=birds (1976 Ascension) d=Bird Sanctuary ... 4/14/2022 issue=70th Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II Accession
= 2lb 5   2/22/2016 issue=WWF 2016 d=red-footed booby Sula sula (2016) ... 6/6/2019 issue=75th Anniversary of D-Day d=HMS Warspite bombarding defensive positions
2.50£ 4   12/10/1991 issue=1991 dt=fishes (1991 Ascension) d=Tursiops truncatus (1991 Ascension) ... 12/22/2020 issue=2020 dt=views of Ascension (2020)
= 2.50lb 1   1/15/2013 dt=aircraft (2013) d=Lockheed C-121
7   8/12/1996 issue=1996 dt=birds and their Young d=Fregata aquila ... 6/22/2022 issue=40th Aniversary of the Liberation of the Falkland Islands
= 3lb 1   4/21/2016 issue=90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II dt=90 Years Of Style
4   8/28/2002 issue=2002 dt=Ascension views d=Erythrina indica (2002) ... 12/22/2020 issue=2020 dt=views of Ascension (2020)
1234 1   11/21/1988 dt=Military Uniforms (1988) d=Strip of 5
65lb 2   12/5/2018 issue=Migratory Species d=hawksbill turtle (2018)

Used by 1280 stamps of Ascension: (See all uses as list)
2/15/1971 1p issue=decimal dt=space (1971 Ascension) d=Medieval Astronomers wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/15/1971 1/2p issue=decimal dt=space (1971 Ascension) d=early Chinese rocket AD 1232 wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/15/1971 1lb issue=decimal dt=space (1971 Ascension) d=future space research station wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/15/1971 50p issue=decimal dt=space (1971 Ascension) d=Lunar Module on Moon wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/15/1971 25p issue=decimal dt=space (1971 Ascension) d=Walking in Space wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/15/1971 12 1/2p issue=decimal dt=space (1971 Ascension) d=Sputnil 2 Dog Laika wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/15/1971 10p issue=decimal dt=space (1971 Ascension) d=Mariner 7 & Mars seen through a telescope wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/15/1971 7 1/2p issue=decimal dt=space (1971 Ascension) d=Jodrell Bank Telescope wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/15/1971 4 1/2p issue=decimal dt=space (1971 Ascension) d=First American manned orbital flight wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/15/1971 5p issue=decimal dt=space (1971 Ascension) d=Palomar Telescope wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/15/1971 1 1/2p issue=decimal dt=space (1971 Ascension) d=Tycho Brahes Observatory wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/15/1971 2p issue=decimal dt=space (1971 Ascension) d=Galileo, Moon and telescope wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/15/1971 3 1/2p issue=decimal dt=space (1971 Ascension) d=Harrisons Chronometer wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/15/1971 2 1/2p issue=decimal dt=space (1971 Ascension) d=Isaac Newton, Instruments and apple wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
11/15/1971 2p dt=ship's badges (1971) d=badge of HMS Phoenix wmk=St Edwards crown & CA perf=13.5x13
11/15/1971 4p dt=ship's badges (1971) d=badge of HMS Milford wmk=St Edwards crown & CA perf=13.5x13
11/15/1971 9p dt=ship's badges (1971) d=badge of HMS Pelican (1971) wmk=St Edwards crown & CA perf=13.5x13
11/15/1971 15p dt=ship's badges (1971) d=badge of HMS Oberon wmk=St Edwards crown & CA perf=13.5x13
5/22/1972 3p issue=Royal Naval Crests 1972 dt=ship's badges (1972) d=badge of HMS Auckland wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
5/22/1972 17 1/2p issue=Royal Naval Crests 1972 dt=ship's badges (1972) d=badge of HMS Bermuda wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
5/22/1972 1 1/2p issue=Royal Naval Crests 1972 dt=ship's badges (1972) d=badge of HMS Lowestoft wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
5/22/1972 6p issue=Royal Naval Crests 1972 dt=ship's badges (1972) d=badge of HMS Nigeria wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
8/2/1972 4p issue=Shackleton death 50th dt=Shackleton d=Shackleton & Quest wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
8/2/1972 11p issue=Shackleton death 50th dt=Shackleton d=Shackleton Statue wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
8/2/1972 7 1/2p issue=Shackleton death 50th dt=Shackleton d=Quest in Pack Ice wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
... skipping 1230 ...
4/21/2021 1.60£ issue=95th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth II
11/9/2021 1£ issue=Blue Belt Program d=yellowfin tuna (2021)
11/9/2021 1£ issue=Blue Belt Program d=Sula dactylatra
11/9/2021 1£ issue=Blue Belt Program d=green turtle
11/9/2021 1£ issue=Blue Belt Program d=white-striped cleaner shrimp
11/9/2021 1£ issue=Blue Belt Program
11/9/2021 1£ issue=Blue Belt Program
11/9/2021 1£ issue=Blue Belt Program
11/9/2021 1£ issue=Blue Belt Program
1/31/2022 50p issue=Galapagos Shark d=Galapagos shark
1/31/2022 55p issue=Galapagos Shark
1/31/2022 65p issue=Galapagos Shark
1/31/2022 1.60£ issue=Galapagos Shark
1/31/2022 3£ issue=Galapagos Shark
4/14/2022 1.60£ issue=70th Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II Accession
4/14/2022 2£ issue=70th Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II Accession
4/14/2022 3£ issue=70th Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II Accession
6/22/2022 20p issue=40th Aniversary of the Liberation of the Falkland Islands
6/22/2022 35p issue=40th Aniversary of the Liberation of the Falkland Islands
6/22/2022 50p issue=40th Aniversary of the Liberation of the Falkland Islands
6/22/2022 3£ issue=40th Aniversary of the Liberation of the Falkland Islands
12/19/2022 50p issue=100th Anniversary of the Civilian Rule on Ascension d=HMS Zanobia
12/19/2022 55p issue=100th Anniversary of the Civilian Rule on Ascension
12/19/2022 65p issue=100th Anniversary of the Civilian Rule on Ascension
12/19/2022 1.60£ issue=100th Anniversary of the Civilian Rule on Ascension

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