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20c denom (#144) (Somaliland Protectorate usage only)

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  • Colnect-5138-397-Dromedary-Camelus-dromedarius-with-Load.jpg
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Desc: 20c

Currency: East African shilling (2000c=20sh=20s=1lb)

Numerical sorting value: 1200


Users of this denom: Aden (2 stamps, 1951), Kathiri State of Seiyun (1 stamp, 1951), Quaiti State in Hadhramaut (1 stamp, 1951), British forces in Eritrea (5 stamps, 1948-1951), British forces in Somalia (2 stamps, 1948-1950), Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania (16 stamps, 1922-1960), Somaliland Protectorate (4 stamps, 1951-1960), Tanganyika (6 stamps, 1922-1961), Zanzibar (17 stamps, 1931-1966) Show with all usages

Used by 4 stamps of Somaliland Protectorate: (See all uses as list)

4/2/1951 20c dkbrn d=George VI full face & antelope ovpt=value oc=blk on=1942-4a
9/15/1954 20c rosered issue=Elizabeth II pictorials d=camel & gurgi & Queen Elizabeth II
5/21/1957 20c rosered d=camel & gurgi & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=OPENING//... oc=blk on=1954-20c
4/5/1960 20c rosered d=camel & gurgi & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=...MAJORITY... oc=blk on=1954-20c

All are wmk=mult crown & script CA