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8d denom (#10438)

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Desc: 8d

Currency: Pound sterling (pre-decimal) (240d=240p=20sh=20s=1lb)

Numerical sorting value: 480


Equivalent denoms: 8p (2)

Users of this denom: New South Wales (13 stamps, 1853-1907), South Australia (5 stamps, 1876-1909), Tasmania (2 stamps, 1878-1906), Victoria (4 stamps, 1865-1884), Western Australia (2 stamps, 1902-1912), Cayman Islands (2 stamps, 1968-1969), Ceylon (4 stamps, 1859-1867), Great Britain (11 stamps, 1876-1969), British offices in Morocco, British currency (2 stamps, 1949-1952), British offices in Tangier (3 stamps, 1949-1957), Grenada (2 stamps, 1883-1895), British consulate in Madagascar (4 stamps, 1886), Nauru (1 stamp, 1963), New Britain (3 stamps, 1914), St. Lucia (1 stamp, 1938), Trinidad (2 stamps, 1885-1905), Trinidad & Tobago (2 stamps, 1923), Tristan da Cunha (1 stamp, 1952), Turks & Caicos Islands (14 stamps, 1955-1968)

Used by 78 stamps: (See all uses as list)

New South Wales 5/1853 8d org d=Queen Victoria (1851 New South Wales)
New South Wales 1854 8d yel issue=1854 d=Queen Victoria (New South Wales 8d) wmk=double-lined numeral imperf
New South Wales 1854 8d org issue=1854 d=Queen Victoria (New South Wales 8d) wmk=double-lined numeral imperf
Ceylon 4/23/1859 8d brn issue=1857 d=Queen Victoria (1857) wmk=large star imperf
New South Wales 1860 8d issue=1860 d=Queen Victoria (New South Wales 8d) wmk=double-lined numeral perf=13
Ceylon 1861 8d yelbrn d=Queen Victoria (1857) wmk=large star perf=14-15.5
Ceylon 1863 8d redbrn d=Queen Victoria (1857) wmk=crown & CC perf=12.5
Victoria 2/22/1865 8d org issue=1863 d=Queen Victoria (1863 Victoria) wmk=single-lined 8 perf=12
Ceylon 1867 8d redbrn issue=1867 d=Queen Victoria (1857) wmk=crown & CC short perf=12.5 paper=handmade
Great Britain 1876 8d org d=Queen Victoria (1876 8d) wmk=large garter perf=14
Great Britain 1876 8d brnlil d=Queen Victoria (1876 8d) wmk=large garter
Victoria 1876 8d brn pc=rose d=Queen Victoria (Victoria 9d) ovpt=8d 8d//EIGHTPENCE oc=blk on=1875-9p wmk=V & crown perf=12
South Australia 1876 8d bisbrn issue=1876 oc=blk on=9p-bisbrn-unissued
New South Wales 1877 8d yel issue=1871 d=Queen Victoria (New South Wales 8d) wmk=small crown & NSW
Victoria 2/1877 8d issue=1867 d=Queen Victoria (1863 Victoria) wmk=V & crown perf=12
Tasmania 10/28/1878 8d viobrn d=Queen Victoria (1870 Tasmania) wmk=TAS perf=14
New South Wales official 12/1/1879 8d yel issue=1879 official d=Queen Victoria (New South Wales 8d) ovpt=O S on=issue=1871-8d wmk=small crown & NSW
New South Wales official 1882 8d yel issue=1881 official d=Queen Victoria on=8d wmk=large crown & NSW
New South Wales 1882 8d yel issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (New South Wales 8d) wmk=small crown & NSW
Grenada 2/1883 8d bis issue=1883 d=Queen Victoria (1883 keyplate) var=Postage wmk=crown & CA perf=15clean
Victoria 1884 8d rose pc=rose issue=1884 dt=Queen Victoria (1884) d=Queen Victoria wmk=V & crown perf=12.5
Trinidad postage due 1/1/1885 8d blk d=numeral (1885 due) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
British consulate in Madagascar 1886 8d rose issue=1886d d=British Consular Mail black seal
British consulate in Madagascar 1886 8d rose issue=1886c d=British Consular Mail violet seal
British consulate in Madagascar 1886 8d rose issue=1886b d=British Vice-Consulate black seal
British consulate in Madagascar 1886 8d rose issue=1886a d=British Vice-Consulate violet seal
New South Wales official 3/15/1889 8d issue=1888 official on=issue=1888-8d
New South Wales postage due 1/1/1891 8d ltgrn issue=1891 due a d=numeral (1891 due)
Grenada 9/5/1895 8d lil&blk issue=1895 d=Queen Victoria (1889 keyplate) wmk=crown & CA perf=15clean
New South Wales 10/1899 8d mag issue=1899 d=superb lyrebird (1899) wmk=large crown & NSW perf=13
Western Australia 1902 8d yelgrn issue=1902 d=black swan (1885) wmk=V & crown perf=12.5
South Australia 1902 8d ultra issue=1902 d=Queen Victoria (1902) var=value 19mm wmk=crown & SA close
South Australia 1904 8d ultra issue=1902 d=Queen Victoria (1902) var=value 16.5mm wmk=crown & SA close
South Australia 1905 8d ultra issue=1904 d=Queen Victoria (1904) wmk=crown & SA close
Trinidad postage due 1905 8d blk d=numeral (1885 due) wmk=mult crown & CA perf=14
New South Wales 1905 8d issue=1905 d=superb lyrebird (1899) wmk=crown & single-lined A perf=13
Tasmania 1906 8d issue=1906 d=Queen Victoria (1870 Tasmania) wmk=crown & double-lined A perf=14
New South Wales 7/1907 8d redvio issue=1906 d=superb lyrebird (1899) wmk=crown & double-lined A perf=13
South Australia 1909 8d ultra issue=1906 d=Queen Victoria (1904) wmk=crown & single-lined A (WA)
Western Australia 1912 8d yelgrn issue=1905 d=black swan (1885) wmk=crown & double-lined A perf=12.5
Great Britain 8/1912 8d blk pc=yel issue=1912e d=King George V (1912 d) wmk=crown & GvR perf=15x14
New Britain 10/17/1914 8d lake&blk pc=rose issue=1914a d=yacht ovpt=G.R.I.//value(6mm) oc=blk on=issuer=German New Guinea-80pf
New Britain 12/16/1914 8d lake&blk pc=rose issue=1914b d=yacht ovpt=G.R.I.//8d.(5mm) oc=blk on=issuer=German New Guinea-80pf
New Britain 12/16/1914 8d lake&blk pc=rose issue=1914c d=yacht ovpt=G.R.I.//8d.(5mm) oc=blk on=issuer=Marshall Islands-80pf perf=14x14.5
Trinidad & Tobago postage due 1923 8d blk d=numeral (1885 due) wmk=mult crown & script CA
Trinidad & Tobago postage due 1923 8d blk issue=1923 due d=numeral (1885 due) wmk=mult crown & script CA
St. Lucia 9/22/1938 8d choc issue=1938 d=King George VI (1938 St. Lucia) wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14.5x14
Great Britain 1939 8d brtrose issue=1937 d=King George VI (1939 a) wmk=crown & GVIR perf=15x14
British offices in Tangier 1/1/1949 8d brtrose issue=1949 d=King George VI (1939 a) ovpt=TANGIER oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-8d-King George VI wmk=crown & GVIR perf=15x14
British offices in Morocco, British currency 8/16/1949 8d car issue=1949 wmk=crown & E8R
(plus 28 more) (See all uses as list)