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2 1/2d denom (#12136) (Virgin Islands 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 12 stamps of Virgin Islands: (See all uses as list)

1880 2 1/2d redbrn d=Queen Victoria (1879 keyplate) wmk=crown & CC
1884 2 1/2d ultra d=Queen Victoria (1879 keyplate) wmk=crown & CA
1899 2 1/2d ultra d=St Ursula with lilies wmk=crown & CA
1904 2 1/2d pur&ultra issue=1904 d=King Edward VII (1902 keyplate) wmk=mult crown & CA
1913 2 1/2d ultra issue=1913 d=King George V (1912 keyplate) wmk=mult crown & CA
1922 2 1/2d ultra issue=1922 d=King George V & seal of Virgin Islands wmk=mult crown & script CA
1923 2 1/2d org issue=1922 d=King George V & seal of Virgin Islands wmk=mult crown & script CA
5/6/1935 2 1/2d issue=Silver Jubilee d=Windsor Castle & King George V wmk=mult crown & script CA
5/12/1937 2 1/2d dpultra issue=Coronation d=Queen Elizabeth & regalia & King George VI wmk=mult crown & script CA
8/1/1938 2 1/2d ultra issue=1938 d=King George VI & seal wmk=mult crown & script CA
1/3/1949 2 1/2d brtultra issue=Silver Wedding d=Queen Elizabeth & King George VI wmk=mult crown & script CA
10/10/1949 2 1/2d issue=UPU 75th d=Mercury & globe & vehicles wmk=mult crown & script CA

All are perf=15