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1/2p denom (#12963) (Transvaal usage only)

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  • Stamp_Transvaal_1896_0.5p.jpg
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  • Colnect-1706-397-Wagon-with-Two-Shafts---surcharged.jpg
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Desc: 1/2p

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

Numerical sorting value: 30


Equivalent denoms: 0.5d (1)
Unused: 1/2d

Users of this denom: Basutoland (5 stamps, 1933-1959), Bechuanaland (6 stamps, 1886-1897), Bechuanaland Protectorate (16 stamps, 1888-1955), Cape of Good Hope (8 stamps, 1875-1902), Vryburg (2 stamps, 1899-1900), Griqualand West (12 stamps, 1877-1879), Orange River Colony (16 stamps, 1882-1907), South Africa (50 stamps, 1913-1959), South West Africa (12 stamps, 1923-1952), Swaziland (5 stamps, 1889-1956), Transvaal (25 stamps, 1880-1907) Show with all usages

Used by 25 stamps of Transvaal: (See all uses as list)

1880 1/2p red issue=1878 d=Queen Victoria (1878 Transvaal)
1885 1/2p gray issue=1885 d=arms of Transvaal (1885)
1885 1/2p grn issue=1885b
1885 1/2p issue=1885b
9/1/1885 1/2p dkbrn issue=1885c
9/28/1885 1/2p pur issue=1885d
1/2/1893 1/2p olbis issue=1893 d=arms of Transvaal (1885) ovpt=bar//Halve//Penny//bar oc=blk on=1887-2p-olbis
1/2/1893 1/2p olbis issue=1893 d=arms of Transvaal (1885) ovpt=bar//Halve//Penny//bar oc=red on=1887-2p-olbis
1894 1/2p gray d=arms wagon two poles
1895 1/2p grn issue=1895b d=arms wagon one pole oc=blk on=1895-1sh-grn
1895 1/2p gray issue=1895a d=arms wagon one pole
1896 1/2p grn d=Wagon with One Shaft
1900 1/2p grn d=Wagon with One Shaft ovpt=V.R.I. oc=blk on=1896-1/2p-grn
3/20/1901 1/2p grn issue=1901 d=Wagon with One Shaft ovpt=E.R.I. oc=blk on=1896-1/2p
3/20/1901 1/2p blk pc=grn issue=Pietersburg imperf d=large date&large P imperf
3/20/1901 1/2p blk pc=grn issue=Pietersburg imperf d=small date&large P imperf
3/20/1901 1/2p blk pc=grn issue=Pietersburg imperf d=small date&small P imperf
3/20/1901 1/2p blk pc=grn issue=Pietersburg perf d=large date&large P perf=11.5
3/20/1901 1/2p blk pc=grn issue=Pietersburg perf d=small date&large P perf=11.5
3/20/1901 1/2p blk pc=grn issue=Pietersburg perf d=small date&small P perf=11.5
3/20/1901 1/2p brn&grn issue=1901 d=Wagon with One Shaft ovpt=E.R.I. oc=blk on=1896-2p-brn&grn
4/1/1902 1/2p graygrn&blk issue=1902 d=King Edward VII (1902 Transvaal) wmk=crown & CA perf=11.5
1904 1/2p graygrn&blk issue=1904 d=King Edward VII (1902 Transvaal) wmk=mult crown & CA perf=11.5
1905 1/2p grn d=King Edward VII (1902 Transvaal) wmk=mult crown & CA perf=11.5
postage due 1907 1/2p blgrn&blk d=numeral (1907) wmk=mult crown & CA perf=11.5