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2p denom (#12230) (Bechuanaland usage only)

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Desc: 2p

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

Numerical sorting value: 120


Equivalent denoms: 2d (2)

Users of this denom: Basutoland (11 stamps, 1933-1956), Bechuanaland (7 stamps, 1886-1895), Bechuanaland Protectorate (15 stamps, 1888-1955), Cape of Good Hope (4 stamps, 1882-1904), Vryburg (2 stamps, 1899-1900), New Republic (10 stamps, 1886-1887), Orange River Colony (4 stamps, 1883-1903), South Africa (53 stamps, 1913-1958), South West Africa (19 stamps, 1923-1960), Stellaland (1 stamp, 1885), Swaziland (10 stamps, 1889-1956), Transvaal (19 stamps, 1885-1910) Show with all usages

Used by 7 stamps of Bechuanaland: (See all uses as list)

1886 2p bis issue=1886 d=Hope seated var=no frame line ovpt=British//Bechuanaland oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1884-2p wmk=anchor (1884) perf=14
11/1/1887 2p lil issue=1887 d=Queen Victoria (1887) wmk=orb
8/7/1888 2p lil issue=1888 d=Queen Victoria (1887) ovpt=(value) oc=grn on=1887-2p wmk=orb
8/7/1888 2p lil issue=1888 d=Queen Victoria (1887) ovpt=(value) oc=red on=1887-2p wmk=orb
11/1889 2p issue=1891 reading up ovpt=British//Bechuanaland. oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-2p
1891 2p grn&carrose issue=1891 d=Queen Victoria (Jubilee 2d) ovpt=BRITISH//BECHUANALAND oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1887-2p wmk=imperial crown perf=14
3/15/1895 2p bis issue=1893 reading down d=Hope seated var=no frame line ovpt=BRITISH//BECHUANALAND oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1884-2p-bis wmk=anchor (1884) perf=14