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5sh denom (#10636)

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Desc: 5sh

Currency: South African pound (240d=240p=20sh=20s=1lb)

Numerical sorting value: 3600


Users of this denom: Basutoland (3 stamps, 1933-1954), Bechuanaland (1 stamp, 1887), Bechuanaland Protectorate (6 stamps, 1888-1955), Cape of Good Hope (5 stamps, 1871-1903), Griqualand West (8 stamps, 1877-1879), New Republic (3 stamps, 1886-1887), Orange River Colony (5 stamps, 1878-1904), South Africa (19 stamps, 1913-1959), South West Africa (11 stamps, 1923-1954), Swaziland (4 stamps, 1889-1956), Transvaal (5 stamps, 1885-1906)

Used by 70 stamps: (See all uses as list)

Cape of Good Hope 1871 5sh org issue=1871 d=Hope seated var=no frame line wmk=crown & CC perf=14
Griqualand West 4/1877 5sh org d=Hope seated var=no frame line ovpt=G(7) oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-5sh-org wmk=crown & CC perf=14
Griqualand West 4/1877 5sh org d=Hope seated var=no frame line ovpt=G(6) oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-5sh-org wmk=crown & CC perf=14
Griqualand West 4/1877 5sh org d=Hope seated var=no frame line ovpt=G(5) oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-5sh-org wmk=crown & CC perf=14
Griqualand West 4/1877 5sh org d=Hope seated var=no frame line ovpt=G(4) oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-5sh-org wmk=crown & CC perf=14
Griqualand West 4/1877 5sh org d=Hope seated var=no frame line ovpt=G(3) oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-5sh-org wmk=crown & CC perf=14
Griqualand West 4/1877 5sh org d=Hope seated var=no frame line ovpt=G(2) oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-5sh-org wmk=crown & CC perf=14
Griqualand West 4/1877 5sh org d=Hope seated var=no frame line ovpt=G(1) oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-5sh-org wmk=crown & CC perf=14
Orange River Colony fiscal 1878 5sh red issue=1878 fiscal
Orange River Colony 7/1878 5sh grn issue=1868 d=orange tree (1868)
Griqualand West 1879 5sh org d=Hope seated var=no frame line ovpt=G(17) oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-5sh-org wmk=crown & CC perf=14
Cape of Good Hope 8/1883 5sh org issue=1882 d=Hope seated var=no frame line wmk=crown & CA perf=14
Transvaal 1885 5sh slbl issue=1885 d=arms of Transvaal (1885)
New Republic 1/9/1886 5sh vio pc=yel issue=1886a
New Republic 1/9/1886 5sh vio pc=bl issue=1886b
New Republic 3/1887 5sh vio pc=yel issue=1887b d=nodate
Cape of Good Hope 7/1887 5sh org issue=1884 d=Hope seated var=no frame line wmk=anchor (1884) perf=14
Bechuanaland 11/1/1887 5sh grn issue=1887 d=Queen Victoria (1887) wmk=VR italics
Bechuanaland Protectorate 8/7/1888 5sh grn issue=1888 d=Queen Victoria (1887) ovpt=Protectorate oc=blk on=issuer=Bechuanaland-1887-5sh wmk=VR italics
Swaziland 1889 5sh slbl d=arms of Transvaal (1885) ovpt=Swazieland oc=blk on=issuer=Transvaal-5sh
Transvaal 1896 5sh slbl issue=1895a d=arms wagon one pole
Cape of Good Hope 6/1896 5sh brnorg issue=1884 d=Hope seated var=no frame line wmk=anchor (1884) perf=14
Orange River Colony 1900 5sh grn issue=1900a d=orange tree (1868) ovpt=V.R.I. oc=blk on=1878-5sh-grn
Orange River Colony 1900 5sh grn issue=1900b d=orange tree (1868) ovpt=V.R.I. raised periods oc=blk on=1878-5sh-grn
Transvaal 1900 5sh slbl d=arms wagon one pole ovpt=V.R.I. oc=blk on=1896-5sh
Transvaal 4/1/1902 5sh vio&blk issue=1902 d=King Edward VII (1902 Transvaal) wmk=crown & CA perf=11.5
Cape of Good Hope 1903 5sh brnorg issue=1902 d=King Edward VII (1902 Cape of Good Hope 5sh) wmk=anchor (1884) perf=14
Orange River Colony 1904 5sh brnred&bl issue=1903 d=King Edward VII & springbok & gnu wmk=crown & CA
Transvaal 1906 5sh redpur&blk issue=1904 d=King Edward VII (1902 Transvaal) wmk=mult crown & CA perf=11.5
South Africa 1913 5sh bl&cl issue=1913 d=King George V (1913 South Africa) wmk=springboks head perf=14
Bechuanaland Protectorate 1914 5sh car issue=1914 d=Britannia Rules the Waves ovpt=BECHUANALAND//PROTECTORATE oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1913-5sh wmk=large crown & GvR perf=11x12
Bechuanaland Protectorate 1920 5sh car d=Britannia Rules the Waves (retouched) ovpt=BECHUANALAND//PROTECTORATE oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1919-5sh wmk=large crown & GvR perf=11x12
South West Africa 1/2/1923 5sh bl&cl issue=setting1 d=King George V (1913 South Africa) ovpt=South West//Africa. a oc=blk on=issuer=South Africa-issue=1913-5sh wmk=springboks head perf=14
South West Africa 4/1923 5sh bl&cl issue=setting2 d=King George V (1913 South Africa) ovpt=South West//Africa. b oc=blk on=issuer=South Africa-issue=1913-5sh wmk=springboks head perf=14
South West Africa 12/1923 5sh bl&cl issue=setting3 d=King George V (1913 South Africa) ovpt=South West//Africa. c oc=blk on=issuer=South Africa-issue=1913-5sh wmk=springboks head perf=14
South West Africa 12/1924 5sh bl&cl d=King George V (1913 South Africa) ovpt=South West//Africa. e oc=blk on=issuer=South Africa-issue=1913-5sh wmk=springboks head perf=14
South Africa 1927 5sh dkgrn&blk issue=1927 wmk=mult springboks head
South West Africa 1927 5sh grn&blk issue=1927d d=ox wagon ovpt=S.W.A. top oc=blk on=issuer=South Africa-1927-5sh wmk=mult springboks head
South West Africa 1927 5sh grn&blk issue=1927a d=ox wagon ovpt=South West//Africa. e oc=blk on=issuer=South Africa-1927-5sh wmk=mult springboks head
South Africa 1927 5sh grn&blk issue=1927 d=ox wagon wmk=mult springboks head
South West Africa 4/1/1927 5sh dkgrn&blk issue=1927a wmk=mult springboks head
South West Africa 8/1/1927 5sh dkgrn&blk issue=1927d wmk=mult springboks head
South West Africa 1931 5sh issue=1931 d=Herero House var=English
South West Africa 3/5/1931 5sh redbrn&dkgrn issue=1931 d=Herero House var=Afrikaans
Bechuanaland Protectorate 12/12/1932 5sh d=King George V & cattle & baobab tree
South Africa 1933 5sh dkblgrn&blk issue=1933 wmk=mult springboks head
South Africa 1933 5sh issue=1933 d=ox wagon var=SUID-AFRIKA wmk=mult springboks head
South Africa 1933 5sh dkblgrn&blk issue=1933 wmk=mult springboks head
South Africa 1933 5sh dkgrn&blk issue=1933 wmk=mult springboks head
Swaziland 1/2/1933 5sh gray d=King George V & native shields wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
(plus 20 more) (See all uses as list)