South African pound

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South African pound

Name: South African pound
Defn: 240d=240p=20sh=20s=1lb
Symbol: £
Code:
Desc:
Units of money:
penny (pl: pence) p 1
shilling sh, s 12
pound lb 240

Users of this currency: Basutoland (65 stamps, 1933-1959), Bechuanaland (40 stamps, 1886-1897), Bechuanaland Protectorate (119 stamps, 1888-1961), Cape of Good Hope (68 stamps, 1853-1904), Mafeking (20 stamps, 1900), Vryburg (8 stamps, 1899-1900), Griqualand West (90 stamps, 1874-1879), New Republic (96 stamps, 1886-1887), Orange River Colony (93 stamps, 1868-1907), South Africa (399 stamps, 1910-1960), South West Africa (174 stamps, 1923-1960), Stellaland (6 stamps, 1884-1885), Swaziland (65 stamps, 1889-1956), Transvaal (217 stamps, 1869-1910)

Denominations used in this currency:

Denom	Usages	Selected stamps
0.5d	1	South Africa 1948 issue=1948 due d=numeral (1948 South Africa)
= 1/2d	0
= 1/2p	157	Cape of Good Hope 1875 grayblk issue=1871 d=Hope seated var=no frame line ... South Africa 10/1959 issue=1959 dt=wildlife (1954 South Africa) d=warthog (1954)
1/2p+1/2p	6	South Africa 1933 grn&blk issue=Voortrekkers 1933 d=Church of the Vow ... South Africa 7/17/1939 blgrn&dkbrn issue=100th Anniversary of the Arrival of the Huguenots
1d	2	Mafeking 1900 orgred issue=1900b d=No. 51, South Africa 1948 issue=1948 due d=numeral (1948 South Africa)
= 1p	249	Cape of Good Hope 9/1/1853 red d=Hope reclining paper=blued ... Bechuanaland Protectorate 1/21/1961 d=QV & QEII & water hole
1p+1/2p	2	South Africa 1933 rose&blk issue=Voortrekkers 1933, South Africa 5/3/1933 issue=Voortrekkers 1933
1p+1p	4	South Africa 12/14/1938 rose&blgray issue=Voortrekkers 100th ... South Africa 7/17/1939 dkredvio&dkgrn issue=100th Anniversary of the Arrival of the Huguenots
1 1/2p	42	Bechuanaland Protectorate 1914 redbrn issue=1914 d=King George V (1912 a) ovpt=BECHUANALAND//PROTECTORATE oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1912-1 1/2p ... South Africa 10/14/1954 dkbrn dt=wildlife (1954 South Africa) d=leopard (1954)
1 1/2p+1 1/2P	4	South Africa 12/14/1938 blgrn&redbrn issue=Voortrekkers 100th d=Perf: 15 x 14 ... South Africa 7/17/1939 brnvio&dkgrn issue=100th Anniversary of the Arrival of the Huguenots d=Perf: 15 x 14
2d	2	Orange River Colony 1888 ultra d=orange tree (1868) oc=blk on=issue=1868-3p, South Africa 1948 issue=1948 due d=numeral (1948 South Africa)
= 2p	155	Cape of Good Hope 7/1882 bis issue=1882 d=Hope seated var=no frame line ... South West Africa 1960 dkbrn issue=1960 d=Cave Drawings
2p+1p	2	South Africa 1933 dlvio&gray issue=Voortrekkers 1933, South Africa 5/3/1933 pur&grayblk issue=Voortrekkers 1933
2 1/2p	24	Cape of Good Hope 3/1891 mag d=Hope seated oc=blk on=3p-mag-Hope seated-unissued ... Bechuanaland Protectorate 1914 ultra issue=1914 d=King George V (1912 b) ovpt=BECHUANALAND//PROTECTORATE oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1912-2 1/2d
3d	2	Mafeking 1900 pur issue=1900b d=++on=1p-No. 52, South Africa 1948 issue=1948 due d=numeral (1948 South Africa)
= 3p	147	Transvaal 7/1/1871 redpur issue=1871 ... Bechuanaland Protectorate 1/21/1961 d=QV & QEII & water hole
3p+1 1/2p	2	South Africa 1933 bl&gray issue=Voortrekkers 1933, South Africa 5/3/1933 graybl&grayblk issue=Voortrekkers 1933
3+3p	2	South Africa 12/14/1938 viobl issue=Voortrekkers 100th d=Perf: 15 x 14
4p	110	Cape of Good Hope 9/1/1853 bl d=Hope reclining paper=blued ... South Africa 5/2/1960 issue=union 50th
4 1/2p	9	South Africa 3/14/1952 dkbl issue=Riebeeck landing 300th d=van Riebeeck ... Swaziland 7/2/1956 ultra&blk issue=Elizabeth II pictorials d=warrior
5p	2	Transvaal 1907 vio&blk d=numeral (1907), South Africa 1914 brn&blk issue=1914 due d=numeral (1914 South Africa)
6d	7	Orange River Colony 1878 gray issue=1878 fiscal ... Bechuanaland Protectorate 5/4/1935 issue=Silver Jubilee d=Windsor Castle & King George V
= 6p	150	Cape of Good Hope 2/18/1858 lil issue=1855 d=Hope reclining ... Bechuanaland Protectorate 1/21/1961 d=QV & QEII & water hole
9p	4	New Republic 1/9/1886 vio pc=yel issue=1886a ... South Africa 2/26/1925 d=mail plane
1s	3	Mafeking 1900 brn&grn issue=1900b d=++on=4p-No. 47
= 1sh	119	Cape of Good Hope 2/18/1858 yelgrn issue=1855 d=Hope reclining ... South Africa 5/2/1960 issue=union 50th d=pushing wheel
1sh3p	17	South Africa 1920 vio issue=1913 d=King George V (1913 South Africa) ... South Africa 5/2/1960 dkbl d=map&locomotives
18d	1	Orange River Colony 1878 bl issue=1878 fiscal
= 1sh6p	9	New Republic 1/9/1886 vio pc=yel issue=1886a ... South Africa 5/2/1960 issue=union 50th
2s	1	Mafeking 1900 grn issue=1900b d=++on=1sh-No. 49
= 2sh	10	Transvaal 8/26/1878 bl issue=1878 d=Queen Victoria (1878 Transvaal) ... Bechuanaland Protectorate 12/12/1932 d=King George V & cattle & baobab tree
2sh6p	52	Transvaal 1885 yel issue=1885 d=arms of Transvaal (1885) ... South Africa 10/1959 issue=1959 dt=wildlife (1954 South Africa) d=nyala (1954)
3sh	3	Orange River Colony 1878 orgbrn issue=1878 fiscal ... Bechuanaland Protectorate 12/12/1932 d=King George V & cattle & baobab tree
4sh	2	New Republic 1/9/1886 vio pc=yel issue=1886a
5sh	70	Cape of Good Hope 1871 org issue=1871 d=Hope seated var=no frame line ... South Africa 10/1959 org&brn issue=1959 dt=wildlife (1954 South Africa) d=giraffe (1954)
5sh6p	3	New Republic 1/9/1886 vio pc=yel issue=1886a ... New Republic 3/1887 vio pc=yel issue=1887b d=nodate
7sh6p	3	New Republic 1/9/1886 vio pc=yel issue=1886a ... New Republic 3/1887 vio pc=yel issue=1887b d=nodate
10sh	49	Orange River Colony 1878 org issue=1878 fiscal ... Swaziland 7/2/1956 dlvio&blk issue=Elizabeth II pictorials d=Swazi married woman
10sh6p	3	New Republic 1/9/1886 vio pc=yel issue=1886a ... New Republic 3/1887 vio pc=yel issue=1887b d=nodate
12sh	1	New Republic 1/13/1886 vio pc=bl issue=1886b d=date 13 JAN 86
13sh	2	New Republic 1/9/1886 vio pc=yel issue=1886a, New Republic 1/17/1887 vio pc=bl issue=1886b d=date 17 JAN 87
1lb	15	Orange River Colony 1878 pur issue=1878 fiscal ... Swaziland 7/2/1956 turq&blk issue=Elizabeth II pictorials d=kudu (1956)
= 20sh	2	South West Africa 1931 blgrn&mar issue=1931 d=Okuwahakan Falls var=English, South West Africa 3/5/1931 grn&redbrn issue=1931 d=Okuwahakan Falls var=Afrikaans
30sh	4	New Republic 1/13/1886 vio pc=yel issue=1886a d=date 13 JAN 86 ... New Republic 3/1887 vio pc=yel issue=1887b d=nodate
2lb	1	Orange River Colony 1878 redbrn issue=1878 fiscal
4lb	1	Orange River Colony 1878 car issue=1878 fiscal
5lb	4	Orange River Colony 1878 grn issue=1878 fiscal ... Transvaal 1903 vio&org issue=1902 d=King Edward VII (1902 Transvaal)

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