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2p denom (#12224) (Mauritius usage only)

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Desc: 2p

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

Numerical sorting value: 120


Equivalent denoms: 2d (43)

Users of this denom: Antigua (5 stamps, 1903-1938), New South Wales (31 stamps, 1850-1907), Queensland (25 stamps, 1860-1907), South Australia (25 stamps, 1855-1906), Tasmania (16 stamps, 1855-1911), Victoria (29 stamps, 1850-1906), Western Australia (14 stamps, 1857-1905), Barbuda (1 stamp, 1922), British Antarctic Territory (1 stamp, 1963), Cayman Islands (11 stamps, 1912-1969), Ceylon (5 stamps, 1857-1867), Dominica (6 stamps, 1903-1938), Gilbert & Ellice Islands (12 stamps, 1911-1965), Great Britain (3 stamps, 1902-1903), British forces in Africa (3 stamps, 1942-1943), British forces in Somalia (1 stamp, 1943), British offices in Morocco, British currency (7 stamps, 1907-1952), British offices in Tangier (6 stamps, 1927-1957), British offices in the Turkish Empire (2 stamps, 1905-1921), Guernsey (2 stamps, 1969), Jersey (2 stamps, 1969), German occupation of Jersey (1 stamp, 1943), Grenada (12 stamps, 1892-1938), Ionian Islands (1 stamp, 1859), Lagos (7 stamps, 1874-1905), Leeward Islands (7 stamps, 1902-1949), British consulate in Madagascar (5 stamps, 1884-1886), Mauritius (8 stamps, 1847-1863), Montserrat (8 stamps, 1903-1942), Natal (5 stamps, 1886-1904), Nauru (5 stamps, 1916-1965), New Britain (6 stamps, 1914), New Hebrides (Br) (8 stamps, 1908-1925), Niger Coast Protectorate (4 stamps, 1892-1897), Northern Nigeria (5 stamps, 1900-1912), St. KittsNevis (6 stamps, 1903-1938), St. Lucia (9 stamps, 1898-1938), St. Vincent (6 stamps, 1902-1938), Sierra Leone (19 stamps, 1872-1963), Southern Nigeria (5 stamps, 1901-1912), South Georgia (1 stamp, 1963), Trinidad (3 stamps, 1885-1905), Trinidad & Tobago (4 stamps, 1922-1923), Tristan da Cunha (6 stamps, 1952-1965), Turks & Caicos Islands (17 stamps, 1900-1968), Virgin Islands (4 stamps, 1904-1938), Zululand (1 stamp, 1888) Show with all usages

Used by 8 stamps of Mauritius: (See all uses as list)

1847 2p dkbl d=Queen Victoria 'Post Office' imperf
1848 2p dkbl d=Queen Victoria (1848) imperf paper=thick yellowish
1849 2p bl d=Britannia (1849) imperf
3/1859 2p bl d=Queen Victoria b imperf
10/1859 2p bl d=Queen Victoria (1859) imperf
12/1859 2p bl d=Queen Victoria (1859 Mauritius) imperf paper=laid
1860 2p bl issue=1860 d=Queen Victoria (1860 Mauritius) perf=14
1863 2p issue=1863 d=Queen Victoria (1860 Mauritius) wmk=crown & CC perf=14