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2 1/2d denom (#12136) (Montserrat usage only)

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Desc: 2 1/2d

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

Numerical sorting value: 150


Equivalent denoms: 2 1/2P (7)

Users of this denom: Antigua (13 stamps, 1879-1949), New South Wales (8 stamps, 1890-1907), Queensland (4 stamps, 1890-1897), South Australia (6 stamps, 1891-1911), Tasmania (2 stamps, 1892-1899), Victoria (5 stamps, 1890-1905), Western Australia (2 stamps, 1890-1901), Barbuda (1 stamp, 1922), British Antarctic Territory (1 stamp, 1963), British Columbia & Vancouver Island (2 stamps, 1860), Cayman Islands (19 stamps, 1901-1969), Cyprus (1 stamp, 1880), Dominica (13 stamps, 1879-1938), Gilbert & Ellice Islands (6 stamps, 1911-1960), Great Britain (42 stamps, 1875-1964), British forces in Africa (2 stamps, 1942-1943), British forces in Somalia (1 stamp, 1943), British offices in Morocco, British currency (9 stamps, 1925-1956), British offices in Tangier (10 stamps, 1946-1957), British offices in the Turkish Empire (1 stamp, 1905), Guernsey (1 stamp, 1958), German occupation of Guernsey (1 stamp, 1941), Jersey (1 stamp, 1964), German occupation of Jersey (1 stamp, 1943), Isle of Man (1 stamp, 1964), Grenada (16 stamps, 1881-1938), Lagos (4 stamps, 1890-1905), Leeward Islands (14 stamps, 1890-1949), Montserrat (16 stamps, 1880-1949), Natal (3 stamps, 1890-1902), Nauru (5 stamps, 1916-1937), Nevis (3 stamps, 1879-1884), New Britain (4 stamps, 1914), New Hebrides (Br) (4 stamps, 1908-1925), Niger Coast Protectorate (4 stamps, 1892-1897), Northern Nigeria (4 stamps, 1900-1910), St. Christopher (3 stamps, 1879-1884), St. KittsNevis (13 stamps, 1903-1950), St. Lucia (13 stamps, 1881-1938), St. Vincent (15 stamps, 1883-1947), Sierra Leone (25 stamps, 1891-1921), Southern Nigeria (4 stamps, 1904-1912), South Georgia (1 stamp, 1963), Tobago (3 stamps, 1883-1886), Trinidad (7 stamps, 1883-1909), Trinidad & Tobago (2 stamps, 1913-1921), Tristan da Cunha (2 stamps, 1954-1960), Turks Islands (6 stamps, 1881-1893), Turks & Caicos Islands (11 stamps, 1900-1957), Virgin Islands (12 stamps, 1880-1949), Zululand (2 stamps, 1891-1894) Show with all usages

Used by 16 stamps of Montserrat: (See all uses as list)

1880 2 1/2d redbrn d=Queen Victoria (1879 keyplate) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
1884 2 1/2d redbrn issue=1884 d=Queen Victoria (1879 keyplate) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1885 2 1/2d bl issue=1884 d=Queen Victoria (1879 keyplate) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1903 2 1/2d ultra&blk d=symbol of the colony wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1906 2 1/2d ultra&blk issue=1904 d=symbol of the colony wmk=mult crown & CA perf=14
1908 2 1/2d ultra issue=1908 d=symbol of the colony wmk=mult crown & CA perf=14
1916 2 1/2d ultra issue=1916 d=King George V & seal of Montserrat wmk=mult crown & CA perf=14
1922 2 1/2d ultra issue=1922 d=King George V & seal of Montserrat wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
1923 2 1/2d org issue=1922 d=King George V & seal of Montserrat wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
4/18/1932 2 1/2d ultra issue=colony 300th d=New Plymouth (Montserrat) wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
5/6/1935 2 1/2d ultra&brn issue=Silver Jubilee d=Windsor Castle & King George V wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=11x12
5/12/1937 2 1/2d brtultra issue=Coronation d=Queen Elizabeth & regalia & King George VI wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
8/2/1938 2 1/2d brtultra issue=George VI pictorials d=sea island cotton wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=13
1942 2 1/2d brtultra issue=George VI pictorials 1942 d=sea island cotton wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
1/3/1949 2 1/2d brtultra issue=Silver Wedding d=Queen Elizabeth & King George VI wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
10/10/1949 2 1/2d ultra issue=UPU 75th wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14