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5sh denom (#10640) (Gold Coast usage only)

  • Colnect-1648-239-Queen-Victoria.jpg
  • Colnect-5522-777-Queen-Victoria.jpg
  • Colnect-1116-948-King-Edward-VII.jpg
  • Colnect-4979-811-King-Edward-VII.jpg
  • Colnect-1648-933-King-George-V.jpg
  • Colnect-1648-955-Christiansborg-Castle.jpg
  • Colnect-1116-467-King-George-VI-and-Christiansborg-Castle.jpg
  • Colnect-1116-403-Surfboats.jpg
  • Colnect-1116-807-Surfboats.jpg
Desc: 5sh

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

Numerical sorting value: 3600


Users of this denom: Cameroun (2 stamps, 1915-1961), Gold Coast (10 stamps, 1889-1954), British occupation of Togo (4 stamps, 1915-1916) Show with all usages

Used by 10 stamps of Gold Coast: (See all uses as list)

9/1889 5sh lil&ultra d=Queen Victoria (1889 keyplate) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1900 5sh grn&lil issue=1898 d=Queen Victoria (1889 keyplate) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1902 5sh grn&vio issue=1902 d=King Edward VII (1902 keyplate) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1907 5sh grn&red issue=1907 d=King Edward VII (1902 keyplate) wmk=mult crown & CA perf=14
1913 5sh grn&red pc=yel d=King George V (1912 keyplate) wmk=mult crown & CA perf=14
1921 5sh grn&red pc=yel issue=1921 d=King George V (1912 keyplate) wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
8/1/1928 5sh olgrn&car d=King George V & Christiansborg Castle wmk=mult crown & script CA
4/1/1938 5sh dkredvio&olgrn issue=1938 d=King George VI & Christiansborg Castle wmk=mult crown & script CA
7/1/1948 5sh blk&pur issue=George VI pictorial d=surfboats & King George VI wmk=mult crown & script CA
3/1/1954 5sh blk&pur issue=Elizabeth II pictorials d=surfboats & Queen Elizabeth II wmk=mult crown & script CA