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Pound sterling (pre-decimal) (British forces in Africa usage only)


Name: Pound sterling (pre-decimal)
Defn: 240d=240p=20sh=20s=1lb
Symbol: £
Code:
Desc: The British pound
First year: 1840
Units of money:
penny (pl: pence) d, p 1
shilling sh, s 12
pound lb 240

Users of this currency: Antigua (103 stamps, 1862-1949), New South Wales (197 stamps, 3000-1907), Queensland (157 stamps, 1860-1909), South Australia (209 stamps, 1855-1912), Tasmania (114 stamps, 3000-1912), Victoria (238 stamps, 1850-1912), Western Australia (97 stamps, 1854-1912), Barbuda (11 stamps, 1922), British Antarctic Territory (24 stamps, 1963-1969), British Honduras (17 stamps, 1866-1887), British Columbia & Vancouver Island (2 stamps, 1860), British Columbia (2 stamps, 1865), Cayman Islands (230 stamps, 1900-1969), Ceylon (64 stamps, 1857-1868), Cyprus (9 stamps, 1880-1881), Dominica (115 stamps, 1874-1948), Gilbert & Ellice Islands (111 stamps, 1911-1966), Great Britain (877 stamps, 1840-1971), Northern Ireland (12 stamps, 1958-1969), Scotland (13 stamps, 1958-1970), Wales (12 stamps, 1958-1969), British forces in Africa (20 stamps, 1942-1947), British forces in Somalia (9 stamps, 1943-1946), British offices in Morocco, British currency (80 stamps, 1907-1956), British offices in Tangier (111 stamps, 1927-1957), British offices in the Turkish Empire (23 stamps, 1905-1921), Guernsey (47 stamps, 1958-1970), German occupation of Guernsey (5 stamps, 1941-1942), Jersey (39 stamps, 1958-1970), German occupation of Jersey (8 stamps, 1941-1943), Isle of Man (7 stamps, 1958-1969), Grenada (156 stamps, 1861-1948), Ionian Islands (3 stamps, 1859), Lagos (60 stamps, 1874-1905), Leeward Islands (115 stamps, 1890-1949), British consulate in Madagascar (59 stamps, 1884-1886), Mauritius (45 stamps, 1847-1876), Montserrat (125 stamps, 1876-1949), Natal (128 stamps, 1857-1908), Nauru (58 stamps, 1916-1965), Nevis (33 stamps, 1861-1890), New Britain (53 stamps, 1914-1915), New Hebrides (Br) (51 stamps, 1908-1925), Niger Coast Protectorate (62 stamps, 1892-1898), Northern Nigeria (51 stamps, 1900-1912), St. Christopher (23 stamps, 1870-1890), St. KittsNevis (98 stamps, 1903-1950), St. Lucia (137 stamps, 1860-1948), St. Vincent (160 stamps, 1861-1948), Sierra Leone (305 stamps, 1859-1964), Southern Nigeria (57 stamps, 1901-1912), South Georgia (16 stamps, 1963-1969), Tobago (31 stamps, 1879-1896), Trinidad (116 stamps, 1851-1910), Trinidad & Tobago (54 stamps, 1913-1928), Tristan da Cunha (131 stamps, 1952-1970), Turks Islands (46 stamps, 1867-1895), Turks & Caicos Islands (180 stamps, 1900-1968), Virgin Islands (94 stamps, 1866-1949), Zululand (26 stamps, 1888-1896) Show with all usages

Denominations used by British forces in Africa in this currency:
Denom Usages Selected stamps
1/2d 1   1942 emer d=numeral (1914 Great Britain) ovpt=M.E.F. oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1936-1/2d-emer
1p 3   1942 carrose d=numeral (1936 Great Britain) ovpt=M.E.F. oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1936-1p-carrose ... 1/1/1943 ver d=King George VI (1937 a) ovpt=M.E.F. oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1p-ver-King George VI
2p 3   1942 d=numeral (1914 Great Britain) ovpt=M.E.F. oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1936-2p ... 1/1/1943 ltorg d=King George VI (1937 a) ovpt=M.E.F. oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-2p-ltorg-King George VI
2 1/2d 2   3/2/1942 brtultra issue=1942 d=King George VI (1937 a) ovpt=M.E.F. oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-2 1/2d-brtultra-King George VI, 1/1/1943 ultra d=King George VI (1937 a) ovpt=M.E.F. oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-2 1/2d-ultra-King George VI
3d 3   1942 d=numeral (1914 Great Britain) ovpt=M.E.F. oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1936-3d ... 1/1/1943 vio d=King George VI (1937 a) ovpt=M.E.F. oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-3d-vio-King George VI
5d 1   1943 ltbrn issue=1942 d=King George VI (1938 a) ovpt=M.E.F. oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-5d-King George VI
6p 1   1943 roselil issue=1942 d=King George VI (1938 a) ovpt=M.E.F. oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-6p-King George VI
9p 1   1943 dkgrn issue=1942 d=King George VI (1939 a) ovpt=M.E.F. oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-9p-King George VI
1sh 2   1942 dpbl d=numeral (1936 Great Britain) ovpt=M.E.F. oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1936-1sh, 1943 brn issue=1942 d=King George VI (1939 a) ovpt=M.E.F. oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1sh-King George VI
2sh6p 1   1943 yelgrn issue=1942 d=King George VI & arms of Britain ovpt=M.E.F. oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1942-2sh6p-yelgrn
5sh 1   1947 dlred d=King George VI & arms of Britain ovpt=M.E.F. oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1939-5sh-dlred
10sh 1   1947 ultra d=King George VI (1939 b) ovpt=M.E.F. oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1942-10sh-ultra

Used by 20 stamps of British forces in Africa: (See all uses as list)
postage due 1942 1sh dpbl d=numeral (1936 Great Britain) ovpt=M.E.F. oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1936-1sh perf=14x15
postage due 1942 3d d=numeral (1914 Great Britain) ovpt=M.E.F. oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1936-3d perf=14x15
postage due 1942 2p d=numeral (1914 Great Britain) ovpt=M.E.F. oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1936-2p perf=14x15
postage due 1942 1p carrose d=numeral (1936 Great Britain) ovpt=M.E.F. oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1936-1p-carrose perf=14x15
postage due 1942 1/2d emer d=numeral (1914 Great Britain) ovpt=M.E.F. oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1936-1/2d-emer perf=14x15
3/2/1942 2p org issue=1942 d=King George VI (1937 a) ovpt=M.E.F. oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-2p-org-King George VI wmk=crown & GVIR perf=15x14
3/2/1942 3d dkpur issue=1942 d=King George VI (1937 a) ovpt=M.E.F. oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-3d-dkpur-King George VI wmk=crown & GVIR perf=15x14
3/2/1942 2 1/2d brtultra issue=1942 d=King George VI (1937 a) ovpt=M.E.F. oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-2 1/2d-brtultra-King George VI wmk=crown & GVIR perf=15x14
3/2/1942 1p scar issue=1942 d=King George VI (1937 a) ovpt=M.E.F. oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1p-scar-King George VI wmk=crown & GVIR perf=15x14
1943 9p dkgrn issue=1942 d=King George VI (1939 a) ovpt=M.E.F. oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-9p-King George VI wmk=crown & GVIR perf=15x14
1943 1sh brn issue=1942 d=King George VI (1939 a) ovpt=M.E.F. oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1sh-King George VI wmk=crown & GVIR perf=15x14
1943 2sh6p yelgrn issue=1942 d=King George VI & arms of Britain ovpt=M.E.F. oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1942-2sh6p-yelgrn wmk=crown & large GVIR
1943 6p roselil issue=1942 d=King George VI (1938 a) ovpt=M.E.F. oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-6p-King George VI wmk=crown & GVIR perf=15x14
1943 5d ltbrn issue=1942 d=King George VI (1938 a) ovpt=M.E.F. oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-5d-King George VI wmk=crown & GVIR perf=15x14
1/1/1943 1p ver d=King George VI (1937 a) ovpt=M.E.F. oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1p-ver-King George VI wmk=crown & GVIR perf=15x14
1/1/1943 2p ltorg d=King George VI (1937 a) ovpt=M.E.F. oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-2p-ltorg-King George VI wmk=crown & GVIR perf=15x14
1/1/1943 2 1/2d ultra d=King George VI (1937 a) ovpt=M.E.F. oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-2 1/2d-ultra-King George VI wmk=crown & GVIR perf=15x14
1/1/1943 3d vio d=King George VI (1937 a) ovpt=M.E.F. oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-3d-vio-King George VI wmk=crown & GVIR perf=15x14
1947 5sh dlred d=King George VI & arms of Britain ovpt=M.E.F. oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1939-5sh-dlred wmk=crown & large GVIR
1947 10sh ultra d=King George VI (1939 b) ovpt=M.E.F. oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1942-10sh-ultra wmk=crown & large GVIR

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