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2 1/2p denom (#12140) (Orange River Colony usage only)

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Desc: 2 1/2p

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

Numerical sorting value: 150


Users of this denom: Bechuanaland Protectorate (2 stamps, 1904-1914), Cape of Good Hope (4 stamps, 1891-1904), Vryburg (2 stamps, 1899-1900), Orange River Colony (6 stamps, 1892-1903), South Africa (2 stamps, 1910-1913), Transvaal (8 stamps, 1893-1910) Show with all usages

Used by 6 stamps of Orange River Colony: (See all uses as list)

10/1892 2 1/2p d=orange tree (1868) oc=blk on=1883-3p-ultra
1/1/1897 2 1/2p d=orange tree (1868) oc=blk on=1883-3p-ultra
1900 2 1/2p issue=1900a ovpt=V.R.I. oc=blk on=3p-ultra
1900 2 1/2p issue=1900b d=orange tree (1868) ovpt=V.R.I. raised periods oc=blk on=1883-3p-ultra
8/1900 2 1/2p issue=1900c d=Hope seated ovpt=ORANGE//RIVER//COLONY oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-2 1/2p-ultra wmk=anchor perf=14
1903 2 1/2p issue=1903 d=King Edward VII & springbok & gnu wmk=crown & CA

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