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5sh denom (#148) (Zanzibar usage only)

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Desc: 5sh

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

Numerical sorting value: 30000


Users of this denom: Aden (3 stamps, 1951-1956), Kathiri State of Seiyun (2 stamps, 1951-1954), Quaiti State in Hadhramaut (3 stamps, 1951-1963), British forces in Eritrea (3 stamps, 1948-1951), British forces in Somalia (2 stamps, 1948-1950), Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania (10 stamps, 1922-1972), Somaliland Protectorate (2 stamps, 1951-1954), Tanganyika (6 stamps, 1922-1961), Zanzibar (7 stamps, 1936-1966) Show with all usages

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

1936 5sh red issue=1936 d=dhow vert 1936 perf=14
8/26/1952 5sh car&blk issue=1952 d=schools
8/26/1957 5sh ultra issue=1957 dt=Sultan Khalifa d=Kibweni Palace
10/17/1961 5sh ultra issue=1961 dt=Sultan Seyyid Abdulla d=Kibweni Palace
2/28/1964 5sh ultra issue=1964a dt=Sultan Seyyid Abdulla d=Kibweni Palace ovpt=JAMHURI 1964 oc=blk on=issue=1961-5sh
6/21/1964 5sh issue=1964c dt=symbolic&flags d=Map of Zanzibar & Peba & flag perf=13x13.5
6/5/1966 5sh issue=1966 perf=13x12.5

All are wmk=mult crown & script CA