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Pound sterling (pre-decimal) (Lagos 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 Lagos in this currency:
Denom Usages Selected stamps
1/2d 4   2/1886 grn issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (Lagos) ... 10/30/1904 grn&blgrn issue=1904b d=King Edward VII (1904 Lagos)
1p 6   6/10/1874 lil issue=1874 d=Queen Victoria (Lagos) ... 10/22/1904 vio&blk pc=red issue=1904b d=King Edward VII (1904 Lagos)
2p 7   6/10/1874 bl issue=1874 d=Queen Victoria (Lagos) ... 2/1905 dlvio&ultra issue=1904b d=King Edward VII (1904 Lagos)
2 1/2d 4   12/1890 ultra issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (Lagos) var=larger value letters ... 10/13/1905 dlpur&bl pc=bl issue=1904b d=King Edward VII (1904 Lagos)
3d 6   3/1875 redbrn issue=1874 d=Queen Victoria (Lagos) ... 4/27/1905 vio&orgbrn issue=1904b d=King Edward VII (1904 Lagos)
4d 5   6/10/1874 rose issue=1874 d=Queen Victoria (Lagos) ... 3/1887 lil&blk issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (Lagos)
5d 1   2/1894 pur&blgrn issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (Lagos)
6p 7   6/10/1874 blgrn issue=1874 d=Queen Victoria (Lagos) ... 10/31/1905 vio&redvio issue=1904b d=King Edward VII (1904 Lagos)
7 1/2d 1   2/1894 issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (Lagos)
10d 1   2/1894 dlvio&yel issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (Lagos)
1sh 6   3/1875 org issue=1874 d=Queen Victoria (Lagos) ... 10/31/1905 grn&blk issue=1904b d=King Edward VII (1904 Lagos)
2sh6p 4   12/1884 issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (Lagos) ... 10/22/1904 grn&carrose issue=1904b d=King Edward VII (1904 Lagos)
5sh 4   12/1884 issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (Lagos) ... 12/3/1905 issue=1904b d=King Edward VII (1904 Lagos)
10sh 4   12/1884 issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (Lagos) ... 12/3/1905 issue=1904b d=King Edward VII (1904 Lagos)

Used by 60 stamps of Lagos: (See all uses as list)
6/10/1874 2p bl issue=1874 d=Queen Victoria (Lagos) wmk=crown & CC perf=12.5
6/10/1874 4d rose issue=1874 d=Queen Victoria (Lagos) wmk=crown & CC perf=12.5
6/10/1874 6p blgrn issue=1874 d=Queen Victoria (Lagos) wmk=crown & CC perf=12.5
6/10/1874 1p lil issue=1874 d=Queen Victoria (Lagos) wmk=crown & CC perf=12.5
3/1875 3d redbrn issue=1874 d=Queen Victoria (Lagos) wmk=crown & CC perf=12.5
3/1875 1sh org issue=1874 d=Queen Victoria (Lagos) wmk=crown & CC perf=12.5
1876 1p lil d=Queen Victoria (Lagos) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
1876 2p bl d=Queen Victoria (Lagos) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
1876 3d redbrn d=Queen Victoria (Lagos) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
1876 4d rose d=Queen Victoria (Lagos) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
1876 6p grn d=Queen Victoria (Lagos) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
1876 1sh org d=Queen Victoria (Lagos) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
6/1882 2p bl issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (Lagos) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
6/1882 4d car issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (Lagos) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
6/1882 3d chnt issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (Lagos) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
6/1882 1p lil issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (Lagos) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
12/1884 1p carrose issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (Lagos) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
12/1884 2p gray issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (Lagos) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
12/1884 5sh issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (Lagos) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
12/1884 10sh issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (Lagos) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
12/1884 1sh org issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (Lagos) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
12/1884 2sh6p issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (Lagos) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
12/1884 4d ltvio issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (Lagos) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
12/1884 6p olgrn issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (Lagos) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
2/1886 1/2d grn issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (Lagos) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
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8/1893 1/2d lil&blk d=Queen Victoria (Lagos) oc=blk on=4d-lil&blk wmk=crown & CC perf=14
2/1894 10d dlvio&yel issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (Lagos) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
2/1894 5d pur&blgrn issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (Lagos) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
2/1894 7 1/2d issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (Lagos) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
10/1902 6p pur&red issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (Lagos) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
1/22/1904 5sh grn&ultra issue=1904a d=King Edward VII (1904 Lagos) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
1/22/1904 2sh6p grn&carrose issue=1904a d=King Edward VII (1904 Lagos) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
1/22/1904 1sh grn&blk issue=1904a d=King Edward VII (1904 Lagos) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
1/22/1904 6p vio&redvio issue=1904a d=King Edward VII (1904 Lagos) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
1/22/1904 3d vio&orgbrn issue=1904a d=King Edward VII (1904 Lagos) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
1/22/1904 2 1/2d dlpur&bl pc=bl issue=1904a d=King Edward VII (1904 Lagos) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
1/22/1904 2p vio&ultra issue=1904a d=King Edward VII (1904 Lagos) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
1/22/1904 1p vio&blk pc=red issue=1904a d=King Edward VII (1904 Lagos) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
1/22/1904 1/2d grn&blgrn issue=1904a d=King Edward VII (1904 Lagos) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
10/22/1904 1p vio&blk pc=red issue=1904b d=King Edward VII (1904 Lagos) wmk=mult crown & CA perf=14
10/22/1904 2sh6p grn&carrose issue=1904b d=King Edward VII (1904 Lagos) wmk=mult crown & CA perf=14
10/30/1904 1/2d grn&blgrn issue=1904b d=King Edward VII (1904 Lagos) wmk=mult crown & CA perf=14
11/1904 10sh grn&brn issue=1904a d=King Edward VII (1904 Lagos) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
2/1905 2p dlvio&ultra issue=1904b d=King Edward VII (1904 Lagos) wmk=mult crown & CA perf=14
4/27/1905 3d vio&orgbrn issue=1904b d=King Edward VII (1904 Lagos) wmk=mult crown & CA perf=14
10/13/1905 2 1/2d dlpur&bl pc=bl issue=1904b d=King Edward VII (1904 Lagos) wmk=mult crown & CA perf=14
10/31/1905 6p vio&redvio issue=1904b d=King Edward VII (1904 Lagos) wmk=mult crown & CA perf=14
10/31/1905 1sh grn&blk issue=1904b d=King Edward VII (1904 Lagos) wmk=mult crown & CA perf=14
12/3/1905 5sh issue=1904b d=King Edward VII (1904 Lagos) wmk=mult crown & CA perf=14
12/3/1905 10sh issue=1904b d=King Edward VII (1904 Lagos) wmk=mult crown & CA perf=14

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