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Pound sterling (pre-decimal) (Turks Islands 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 Turks Islands in this currency:
Denom Usages Selected stamps
1/2d 16   1/1/1881 vio issue=1881 provisional d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) oc=blk on=1873-1sh-vio ... 1894 dlgrn issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (1879 keyplate) var=B die
1p 8   4/4/1867 rose d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) ... 7/1889 carlake issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands)
2 1/2d 6   1/1/1881 slbl issue=1881 provisional d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) oc=blk on=1867-1sh ... 4/1893 ultra issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (1879 keyplate) var=B die
4d 8   1/1/1881 rosered issue=1881 provisional d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) ovpt=4(a) oc=blk on=1879-1p ... 5/1895 dlvio&ultra issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (1879 keyplate)
5d 1   6/1894 olgrn&car d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate)
6p 3   4/4/1867 grayblk d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) ... 7/1887 yelbrn issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands)
1sh 4   4/4/1867 slbl d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) ... 7/1887 dkbrn issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands)

Used by 46 stamps of Turks Islands: (See all uses as list)
4/4/1867 6p grayblk d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) perf=11.5-13
4/4/1867 1sh slbl d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) perf=11.5-13
4/4/1867 1p rose d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) perf=11.5-13
1873 1sh vio issue=1873 d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) wmk=small star
7/1873 1p red issue=1873 d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) wmk=small star
1/1879 1p rosered issue=1873 d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) wmk=small star
1/1/1881 4d rosered issue=1881 provisional d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) ovpt=4(a) oc=blk on=1879-1p wmk=small star
1/1/1881 4d rosered issue=1881 provisional d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) ovpt=4(c) oc=blk on=1879-1p-rosered wmk=small star
1/1/1881 4d grayblk issue=1881 provisional d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) ovpt=4(c) oc=blk on=1867-6p perf=11.5-13
1/1/1881 4d vio issue=1881 provisional d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) ovpt=4(a) oc=blk on=1873-1sh-vio wmk=small star
1/1/1881 4d grayblk issue=1881 provisional d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) ovpt=4(a) oc=blk on=1867-6p perf=11.5-13
1/1/1881 2 1/2d rosered issue=1881 provisional d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) oc=blk on=1879-1p wmk=small star
1/1/1881 2 1/2d rosered issue=1881 provisional d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) oc=blk on=1879-1p wmk=small star
1/1/1881 2 1/2d slbl issue=1881 provisional d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) oc=blk on=1867-1sh perf=11.5-13
1/1/1881 2 1/2d grayblk issue=1881 provisional d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) oc=blk on=1867-6p perf=11.5-13
1/1/1881 1/2d rosered issue=1881 provisional d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) oc=blk on=1879-1p-rosered wmk=small star
1/1/1881 1/2d vio issue=1881 provisional d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) oc=blk on=1873-1sh-vio wmk=small star
1/1/1881 1/2d rosered issue=1881 provisional d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) oc=blk on=1879-1p-rosered wmk=small star
1/1/1881 1/2d grayblk issue=1881 provisional d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) oc=blk on=1867-6p-grayblk perf=11.5-13
1/1/1881 1/2d rosered issue=1881 provisional d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) oc=blk on=1879-1p-rosered wmk=small star
1/1/1881 1/2d vio issue=1881 provisional d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) oc=blk on=1873-1sh-vio wmk=small star
1/1/1881 1/2d grayblk issue=1881 provisional d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) oc=blk on=1867-6p-grayblk perf=11.5-13
1/1/1881 1/2d rosered issue=1881 provisional d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) oc=blk on=1879-1p-rosered wmk=small star
1/1/1881 1/2d slbl issue=1881 provisional d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) oc=blk on=1867-1sh-slbl perf=11.5-13
1/1/1881 1/2d vio issue=1881 provisional d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) oc=blk on=1873-1sh-vio wmk=small star
1/1/1881 1/2d grayblk issue=1881 provisional d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) oc=blk on=1867-6p-grayblk perf=11.5-13
1/1/1881 1/2d rosered issue=1881 provisional d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) oc=blk on=1879-1p-rosered wmk=small star
1/1/1881 1/2d slbl issue=1881 provisional d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) oc=blk on=1867-1sh-slbl perf=11.5-13
1/1/1881 1/2d vio issue=1881 provisional d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) oc=blk on=1873-1sh-vio wmk=small star
1/1/1881 1/2d rosered issue=1881 provisional d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) oc=blk on=1879-1p-rosered wmk=small star
1/1/1881 1/2d slbl issue=1881 provisional d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) oc=blk on=1867-1sh-slbl perf=11.5-13
8/1881 1p brnred issue=1881 d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
8/1881 4d ultra issue=1881 d=Queen Victoria (1879 keyplate) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
8/1881 6p olbrn issue=1881 d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
8/1881 1sh slgrn issue=1881 d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
2/1882 1/2d blgrn issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (1879 keyplate) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
2/1882 2 1/2d redbrn issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (1879 keyplate) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
10/1883 1p orgbrn issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1884 1/2d dlgrn issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (1879 keyplate) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
10/1884 4d gray issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (1879 keyplate) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1887 1p carlake d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) wmk=crown & CA perf=12
7/1887 6p yelbrn issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
7/1887 1sh dkbrn issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1889 1p redbrn d=Queen Victoria (1879 keyplate) ovpt=One Penny oc=blk on=1882-2 1/2d-redbrn wmk=crown & CA perf=14
7/1889 1p carlake issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (1867 Turks Islands) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1893 1/2d gray d=Queen Victoria (1879 keyplate) ovpt=1 d.//bar//2//bar oc=blk on=1884-4d-gray wmk=crown & CA perf=14
4/1893 2 1/2d ultra issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (1879 keyplate) var=B die wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1894 1/2d dlgrn issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (1879 keyplate) var=B die wmk=crown & CA perf=14
6/1894 5d olgrn&car d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
5/1895 4d dlvio&ultra issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (1879 keyplate) wmk=crown & CA perf=14

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