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1/2a denom (#132) (British East Africa usage only)

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Desc: 1/2a

Currency: Indian rupee (par) (192p=16a=1r)

Numerical sorting value: 360


Equivalent denoms: 6p (36)

Users of this denom: Aden (3 stamps, 1937-1948), Kathiri State of Seiyun (1 stamp, 1942), Quaiti State in Hadhramaut (2 stamps, 1942-1946), Bahrain (8 stamps, 1933-1956), British East Africa (13 stamps, 1890-1897), China offices in Tibet (1 stamp, 1911), East Africa & Uganda Protectorates (3 stamps, 1903-1904), French offices in Zanzibar (7 stamps, 1893-1904), India (38 stamps, 1852-1943), Bamra (3 stamps, 1888-1891), Barwani (9 stamps, 1921-1935), Bhopal (11 stamps, 1876-1932), Bhor (2 stamps, 1879-1901), Bundi (6 stamps, 1894-1947), Bussahir (4 stamps, 1895-1900), Chamba (17 stamps, 1886-1943), Charkhari (8 stamps, 1897-1943), Dhar (2 stamps, 1897-1898), Duttia (6 stamps, 1893-1916), Faridkot (2 stamps, 1886-1887), Gwalior (24 stamps, 1885-1949), Hyderabad (9 stamps, 1871-1947), Idar (3 stamps, 1939-1944), Indore (6 stamps, 1886-1941), Jaipur (10 stamps, 1904-1947), Jammu & Kashmir (8 stamps, 1878-1886), Jammu (14 stamps, 1866-1877), Kashmir (4 stamps, 1866-1867), Jind (28 stamps, 1874-1943), Kishangarh (8 stamps, 1899-1928), Las Bela (9 stamps, 1897-1904), Morvi (1 stamp, 1931), Nabha (19 stamps, 1885-1943), Nandgaon (3 stamps, 1892-1893), Orchha (3 stamps, 1913-1939), Patiala (24 stamps, 1884-1943), Poonch (5 stamps, 1877-1884), Rajasthan (6 stamps, 1949), Soruth (1 stamp, 1929), TravancoreCochin (1 stamp, 1949), Iraq (5 stamps, 1923-1931), Kuwait (9 stamps, 1923-1956), Mesopotamia (9 stamps, 1917-1921), Oman (4 stamps, 1944-1953), Bahawalpur (6 stamps, 1945-1949), Somaliland Protectorate (11 stamps, 1903-1942), Uganda (1 stamp, 1902), Zanzibar (7 stamps, 1895-1904) Show with all usages

Used by 13 stamps of British East Africa: (See all uses as list)

1890 1/2a issue=1890c imperf d=crown over Sun wmk=imperial crown
5/1890 1/2a lil issue=1890a d=Queen Victoria (1881 1d) var=16 dots ovpt=BRITISH//EAST AFRICA//COMPANY//HALF ANNA oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-12/12/1881-1p-lil wmk=imperial crown perf=14
10/1890 1/2a ltbrn issue=1890b d=crown over Sun perf=14
1891 1/2a blk issue=1891 manuscript d=++on=3a-Initials: "T.E.C.R."
1891 1/2a blk issue=1891 manuscript d=++on=3a-Initials: "A.B."
1891 1/2a orgred issue=1891 manuscript d=++on=2a-Initials: "A.B."
1891 1/2a orgred issue=1891 manuscript d=++on=2a-Initials: "A.D."
1/1891 1/2a ver d=crown over Sun oc=blk on=2a-ver perf=14
2/19/1895 1/2a blk pc=red d=crown over Sun oc=blk on=1890-3a-blk perf=14
7/1/1895 1/2a ltbrn issue=1895 ovpt d=crown over Sun ovpt=BRITISH//EAST//AFRICA oc=blk on=1/2a-ltbrn perf=14
11/11/1895 1/2a grn issue=1895 ovpt b dt=Empress Victoria d=Queen Victoria (1882 India 1/2a) ovpt=British//East//Africa oc=blk on=issuer=India-1/2a-grn wmk=star
5/19/1896 1/2a yelgrn issue=1896 d=Queen Victoria & British lions perf=14
1/1897 1/2a yelgrn&red issue=1897a d=Sultan Hamad bin Thuwaini ovpt=British//East//Africa oc=blk on=issuer=Zanzibar-9/20/1896-1/2a-yelgrn&red wmk=rosette perf=14