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South African pound (Orange River Colony 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 Orange River Colony in this currency:
Denom Usages Selected stamps
1/2p 16   8/1882 grn d=orange tree (1868) oc=blk on=1878-5sh-grn ... 1907 yelgrn d=King Edward VII & springbok & gnu
1p 17   1/1/1868 brn issue=1868 d=orange tree (1868) ... 1907 car d=King Edward VII & springbok & gnu
2d 1   1888 ultra d=orange tree (1868) oc=blk on=issue=1868-3p
= 2p 4   1883 vio issue=1868 d=orange tree (1868) ... 1903 choc issue=1903 d=King Edward VII & springbok & gnu
2 1/2p 6   10/1892 ultra d=orange tree (1868) oc=blk on=1883-3p-ultra ... 1903 ultra issue=1903 d=King Edward VII & springbok & gnu
3p 9   1882 ultra d=orange tree (1868) oc=blk on=1878-4p-ultra ... 1903 vio issue=1903 d=King Edward VII & springbok & gnu
4p 10   1877 rose d=orange tree (1868) oc=blk on=1868-6p-rose ... 1907 olgrn&car d=King Edward VII & springbok & gnu
6d 3   1878 gray issue=1878 fiscal ... 1900 ultra issue=1900a d=orange tree (1868) oc=blk on=1900-6p-ultra
= 6p 7   1/1/1868 rose issue=1868 d=orange tree (1868) ... 1903 vio&car issue=1903 d=King Edward VII & springbok & gnu
1sh 8   1/1/1868 org issue=1868 d=orange tree (1868) ... 1907 bis&car d=King Edward VII & springbok & gnu
18d 1   1878 bl issue=1878 fiscal
3sh 1   1878 orgbrn issue=1878 fiscal
5sh 5   1878 red issue=1878 fiscal ... 1904 brnred&bl issue=1903 d=King Edward VII & springbok & gnu
10sh 1   1878 org issue=1878 fiscal
1lb 1   1878 pur issue=1878 fiscal
2lb 1   1878 redbrn issue=1878 fiscal
4lb 1   1878 car issue=1878 fiscal
5lb 1   1878 grn issue=1878 fiscal

Used by 93 stamps of Orange River Colony: (See all uses as list)
1/1/1868 1p brn issue=1868 d=orange tree (1868)
1/1/1868 6p rose issue=1868 d=orange tree (1868)
1/1/1868 1sh org issue=1868 d=orange tree (1868)
1877 4p rose d=orange tree (1868) oc=blk on=1868-6p-rose
1877 4p rose d=orange tree (1868) oc=blk on=1868-6p-rose
1877 4p rose d=orange tree (1868) oc=blk on=1868-6p-rose
1877 4p rose d=orange tree (1868) oc=blk on=1868-6p-rose
fiscal 1878 5sh red issue=1878 fiscal
fiscal 1878 1sh lilbrn issue=1878 fiscal
fiscal 1878 3sh orgbrn issue=1878 fiscal
fiscal 1878 5lb grn issue=1878 fiscal
fiscal 1878 4lb car issue=1878 fiscal
fiscal 1878 2lb redbrn issue=1878 fiscal
fiscal 1878 1lb pur issue=1878 fiscal
fiscal 1878 10sh org issue=1878 fiscal
fiscal 1878 18d bl issue=1878 fiscal
fiscal 1878 6d brnvio issue=1878 fiscal
fiscal 1878 6d gray issue=1878 fiscal
7/1878 4p ultra issue=1868 d=orange tree (1868)
7/1878 5sh grn issue=1868 d=orange tree (1868)
6/1881 1p grn d=orange tree (1868) oc=blk on=1878-5sh-grn
6/1881 1p grn d=orange tree (1868) oc=blk on=1878-5sh-grn
6/1881 1p grn d=orange tree (1868) oc=blk on=1878-5sh-grn
6/1881 1p grn d=orange tree (1868) oc=blk on=1878-5sh-grn
6/1881 1p grn d=orange tree (1868) oc=blk on=1878-5sh-grn
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1900 5sh grn issue=1900a d=orange tree (1868) ovpt=V.R.I. oc=blk on=1878-5sh-grn
1900 1/2p org issue=1900b d=orange tree (1868) ovpt=V.R.I. raised periods oc=blk on=1/2p-org
1900 1p vio issue=1900b d=orange tree (1868) ovpt=V.R.I. raised periods oc=blk on=issue=1868-1p-vio
1900 2p vio issue=1900b d=orange tree (1868) ovpt=V.R.I. raised periods oc=blk on=2p-vio
1900 4p ultra issue=1900b d=orange tree (1868) ovpt=V.R.I. raised periods oc=blk on=4p-ultra
1900 2 1/2p ultra issue=1900b d=orange tree (1868) ovpt=V.R.I. raised periods oc=blk on=1883-3p-ultra
8/1900 1/2p grn issue=1900c d=Hope standing ovpt=ORANGE//RIVER//COLONY oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1898-1/2p-grn wmk=anchor (1884) perf=14
8/1900 2 1/2p ultra issue=1900c d=Hope seated ovpt=ORANGE//RIVER//COLONY oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-2 1/2p-ultra wmk=anchor perf=14
2/1902 4p ultra d=orange tree (1868) oc=blk on=6p
5/1902 1p rose issue=1900c d=Hope standing ovpt=ORANGE//RIVER//COLONY oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1893-1p-rose wmk=anchor (1884) perf=14
8/1902 6p ultra d=orange tree (1868) ovpt=E.R.I//6d oc=blk on=6p-ultra
10/1902 1sh grn d=orange tree (1868) oc=org on=5sh-ovpt=V.R.I.
1903 2p choc issue=1903 d=King Edward VII & springbok & gnu wmk=crown & CA
1903 1/2p yelgrn issue=1903 d=King Edward VII & springbok & gnu wmk=crown & CA
1903 1p car issue=1903 d=King Edward VII & springbok & gnu wmk=crown & CA
1903 4p olgrn&car issue=1903 d=King Edward VII & springbok & gnu wmk=crown & CA
1903 2 1/2p ultra issue=1903 d=King Edward VII & springbok & gnu wmk=crown & CA
1903 3p vio issue=1903 d=King Edward VII & springbok & gnu wmk=crown & CA
1903 1sh bis&car issue=1903 d=King Edward VII & springbok & gnu wmk=crown & CA
1903 6p vio&car issue=1903 d=King Edward VII & springbok & gnu wmk=crown & CA
1904 5sh brnred&bl issue=1903 d=King Edward VII & springbok & gnu wmk=crown & CA
1907 1sh bis&car d=King Edward VII & springbok & gnu wmk=mult crown & CA
1907 4p olgrn&car d=King Edward VII & springbok & gnu wmk=mult crown & CA
1907 1p car d=King Edward VII & springbok & gnu wmk=mult crown & CA
1907 1/2p yelgrn d=King Edward VII & springbok & gnu wmk=mult crown & CA

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