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South African pound (Mafeking usage only)


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) Show with all usages

Denominations used by Mafeking in this currency:
Denom Usages Selected stamps
1d 1   1900 orgred issue=1900b d=No. 51
= 1p 4   3/24/1900 grn issue=1900a d=Hope standing ovpt=MAFEKING,//value//BESIEGED. oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1898-1/2p-grn ... 4/9/1900 bl pc=bl issue=1900c d=Goodyear
3d 1   1900 pur issue=1900b d=++on=1p-No. 52
= 3p 5   3/24/1900 rose issue=1900a d=Hope standing ovpt=MAFEKING,//value//BESIEGED. oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1893-1p-rose ... 4/9/1900 ltbl pc=bl issue=1900c d=General Baden-Powell var=18mm
6d 3   1900 grn&car issue=1900b d=++on=2p-No. 53
= 6p 1   3/24/1900 redvio issue=1900a d=Hope seated var=no frame line ovpt=MAFEKING,//value//BESIEGED. oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1898-3p-redvio
1s 3   1900 brn&grn issue=1900b d=++on=4p-No. 47
= 1sh 1   3/24/1900 olgrn issue=1900a d=Hope seated var=no frame line ovpt=MAFEKING,//value//BESIEGED. oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1897-4p
2s 1   1900 grn issue=1900b d=++on=1sh-No. 49

Used by 20 stamps of Mafeking: (See all uses as list)
1900 2s grn issue=1900b d=++on=1sh-No. 49 wmk=anchor
1900 1s dkpur issue=1900b d=++on=6p-No. 48 wmk=anchor
1900 1s vio issue=1900b d=++on=6p-No. 56 wmk=anchor
1900 1s brn&grn issue=1900b d=++on=4p-No. 47 wmk=anchor
1900 6d pur&blk issue=1900b d=++on=3p-No. 24 wmk=anchor
1900 6d vio issue=1900b d=++on=3p-No. 54 wmk=anchor
1900 6d grn&car issue=1900b d=++on=2p-No. 53 wmk=anchor
1900 3d pur issue=1900b d=++on=1p-No. 52 wmk=anchor
1900 1d orgred issue=1900b d=No. 51 wmk=anchor
3/24/1900 1p grn issue=1900a d=Hope standing ovpt=MAFEKING,//value//BESIEGED. oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1898-1/2p-grn wmk=anchor (1884) perf=14
3/24/1900 1sh olgrn issue=1900a d=Hope seated var=no frame line ovpt=MAFEKING,//value//BESIEGED. oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1897-4p wmk=anchor (1884) perf=14
3/24/1900 6p redvio issue=1900a d=Hope seated var=no frame line ovpt=MAFEKING,//value//BESIEGED. oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1898-3p-redvio wmk=anchor (1884) perf=14
3/24/1900 3p rose issue=1900a d=Hope standing ovpt=MAFEKING,//value//BESIEGED. oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1893-1p-rose wmk=anchor (1884) perf=14
3/24/1900 1p grn issue=1900a d=Hope seated var=no frame line ovpt=MAFEKING,//value//BESIEGED. oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1896-1/2p-grn wmk=anchor (1884) perf=14
4/9/1900 3p ltbl pc=bl issue=1900c d=General Baden-Powell var=21mm
4/9/1900 3p dpbl pc=bl issue=1900c d=General Baden-Powell var=21mm
4/9/1900 3p ltbl pc=bl issue=1900c d=General Baden-Powell var=18mm
4/9/1900 3p dpbl pc=bl issue=1900c d=General Baden-Powell var=18mm
4/9/1900 1p dpbl pc=bl issue=1900c d=Goodyear
4/9/1900 1p bl pc=bl issue=1900c d=Goodyear

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