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Pound sterling (British Antarctic Territory usage only)


Name: Pound sterling
Defn: 100p=1lb
Symbol: £
Code: GBP
Desc: Decimalised version of the pound
Units of money:
penny (pl: pence) p 1
pounds lb 100

Users of this currency: British Antarctic Territory (850 stamps, 1971-2023), British Indian Ocean Territory (578 stamps, 1990-2021), Great Britain (4406 stamps, 1970-2024), Northern Ireland (144 stamps, 1971-2019), Scotland (122 stamps, 1971-2018), Wales (107 stamps, 1971-2018), Guernsey (1928 stamps, 1971-2023), Alderney (670 stamps, 1983-2020), Jersey (2319 stamps, 1970-2020), Isle of Man (2461 stamps, 1971-2020), South Georgia (664 stamps, 1971-2020), Tristan da Cunha (1182 stamps, 1971-2020) Show with all usages

Denominations used by British Antarctic Territory in this currency:
Denom Usages Selected stamps
airmail postcard 42   12/8/2006 dt=penguins (2006 British Antarctic Territory) ... 1/25/2023 d=Emperor Penguin chick
AirmailLetterº 11   11/19/2014 issue=Penguins 2014 d=Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri ... 11/13/2016 issue=Gentoo Penguin 2016 d=gentoo penguin Pygoscelis papua
AirmailPostcardº 5   11/19/2014 issue=Penguins 2014 d=Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
1/2p 2   2/15/1971 dkbl issue=decimal d=MV Kista Dan & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=bars value oc=blk on=1963-1/2d, 2/14/1973 issue=explorers dt=explorers & transport d=Captain Cook & Resolution
1p 12   2/15/1971 brn issue=decimal d=Skiers Hauling Load & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=bars value oc=blk on=1963-1p ... 11/1/2018 issue=2018 dt=Penguin Chicks d=Pygoscelis adeliae
1 1/2p 3   2/15/1971 issue=decimal d=tractor & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=bars value oc=blk on=1963-1 1/2p ... 2/14/1973 issue=explorers dt=explorers & transport d=James Weddell, "Jane"
2p 10   2/15/1971 dlpur issue=decimal d=skiers & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=bars value oc=blk on=1963-2p ... 11/27/2013 issue=50th Anniv. of British Antarctic Territory Stamps d=Man Hauling stamp
2 1/2p 2   2/15/1971 dlgrn issue=decimal d=Beaver Seaplane & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=bars value oc=blk on=1963-2 1/2d, 2/14/1973 issue=explorers dt=explorers & transport d=J. S. C. Dumont d'Urville, "Astrolabe"
3p 8   2/15/1971 bl issue=decimal d=RRS John Biscoe & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=bars value oc=blk on=1963-3d ... 12/13/1993 issue=1993 dt=Research Vessels d=SS Eagle
4p 7   2/15/1971 dkbrn issue=decimal d=Camp Scene & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=bars value oc=blk on=1963-4d ... 12/13/1993 issue=1993 dt=Research Vessels d=MV Trepassey
5p 18   2/15/1971 viobl&brnol issue=decimal d=HMS Protector (A146) & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=bars value oc=blk on=1963-6p ... 11/1/2018 issue=2018 dt=Penguin Chicks d=Eudyptes chrysolophus
6p 6   2/15/1971 brnol issue=decimal d=dog sled & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=bars value oc=blk on=1963-9p ... 4/2/1990 issue=1990 dt=Fossils (1990 British Antarctic Territory) d=Gonatosorus
7p 7   12/1/1980 issue=Royal Geographical Society 150th d=Clement Markham ... 10/20/1992 issue=Global Conservation dt=seals and penguins d=Leptonychotes weddelli
7 1/2p 2   2/15/1971 sl issue=decimal d=Otter Ski Plane & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=bars value oc=blk on=1963-1sh, 1980 issue=explorers dt=explorers & transport
8p 4   1/4/1977 dt=whales (1977 British Antarctic Territory) d=fin whale (1977) ... 4/2/1990 issue=1990 dt=Fossils (1990 British Antarctic Territory) d=Sanmartinoceras
9p 2   3/15/1984 issue=1984 d=Bovallia Gigantea, 4/2/1990 issue=1990 dt=Fossils (1990 British Antarctic Territory) d=Pinna
10p 21   2/15/1971 grayvio&yelorg issue=decimal d=aurora australis over huskies & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=bars value oc=blk on=1963-2sh ... 11/1/2018 issue=2018 dt=Penguin Chicks d=chinstrap penguin chick
11p 4   1/4/1977 dt=whales (1977 British Antarctic Territory) d=humpback whale (1977) ... 12/1/1980 issue=Royal Geographical Society 150th d=Lord Curzon
12p 5   3/27/1991 issue=Nature in the Mesozoic d=Nothofagus ... 12/24/1991 issue=200th Anniversary of the Birth of Michael Faraday d=HMS Erebus and HMS Terror in the Antarctic
13p 4   12/1/1981 issue=Antarctic Treaty 20th ... 12/17/1983 issue=manned flight 200th d=De Havilland Single Otter
14p 1   12/22/1992 issue=Atmospheric Phenomena in the Antarctic d=sun pillar at Faraday Research Station
15p 10   2/15/1971 bl issue=decimal d=helicopter & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=bars value oc=blk on=1963-2sh6p ... 12/18/1999 issue=Research by the British Antarctic Survey
16p 1   3/19/1998 issue=History of Cartography
17p 8   7/1/1982 issue=Princess Diana 21st d=Princess Diana (1982) ... 12/22/1997 issue=Christmas 1997
17+3p 1   11/23/1994 issue=History of Antarctic Research d=James Cook & Sailing Ship HMS
20p 9   3/15/1984 issue=1984 d=Todarodes Sagittatus ... 11/1/2018 issue=2018 dt=Penguin Chicks d=gentoo penguin
22p 5   12/1/1980 issue=Royal Geographical Society 150th d=James Wordie ... 12/8/2003 issue=2003 dt=Research Stations (2003)
24p 9   12/6/1986 issue=50th Anniversary of the International Glaciological Society dt=snow crystals ... 12/9/2004 issue=Climatic Changes
25p 18   2/15/1971 issue=decimal d=Snocat Truck & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=bars value oc=blk on=1963-5sh ... 11/26/2007 dt=Marine Invertebrates (2007)
26p 8   12/1/1981 issue=Antarctic Treaty 20th ... 12/24/1991 issue=200th Anniversary of the Birth of Michael Faraday
27p 36   3/23/1985 issue=Graham Land Expedition 50th d=D H Fox Moth at southern base Barry Island ... 11/17/2011 issue=Frozen Planet - Seals & Whales
29p 7   12/6/1986 issue=50th Anniversary of the International Glaciological Society dt=snow crystals ... 12/22/1992 issue=Atmospheric Phenomena in the Antarctic d=Halo with iceberg
30p 8   12/1/1980 issue=Royal Geographical Society 150th d=Raymond Priestley ... 11/27/2013 issue=50th Anniv. of British Antarctic Territory Stamps d=de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver stamp
31p 8   3/27/1991 issue=Nature in the Mesozoic d=Chlamydoselachus ... 3/21/1994 issue=Old and New Transport
33p 4   2/7/1977 issue=Queen 25th d=Queen before taking oath ... 12/5/2001 issue=History of Antarctic Research 2001 dt=British Antarctic Expedition 1901-1904
34p 3   11/1982 issue=seal convention 10th d=Lobodon carcinophagus (1982) ... 12/22/1992 issue=Atmospheric Phenomena in the Antarctic d=Lee wave cloud
35p 20   11/29/1994 issue=Antarctic Food Chain d=Euphausia superba (1994) ... 2/10/2000 issue=Shackleton d=Wreck of the Endurance
35+15p 1   11/23/1994 issue=History of Antarctic Research d=James Ross & Sailing Ship HMS
36p 3   2/18/1994 issue=HONG KONG '94 ... 3/21/1994 issue=Old and New Transport
37p 18   7/1/1982 issue=Princess Diana 21st d=Wedding with Prince Charles ... 11/20/2002 issue=20th Anniversary of the Agreement about the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Livi d=Euphausia superba (2002)
40p 34   11/28/1995 dt=Geological Formations ... 11/27/2013 issue=Penguins 2013 d=gentoo penguin Pygoscelis papua
40+10p 1   11/23/1994 issue=History of Antarctic Research d=Robert Scott
42p 3   12/9/2004 issue=Climatic Changes ... 1/23/2005 issue=Birdlife International d=Pagodroma nivea (2005)
43p 7   11/20/2000 dt=survey ships d=RRS Ernest Shackleton ... 2/6/2002 issue=50th Anniversary of the Accession of Queen Elizabeth II
45p 14   8/5/2002 issue=Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother memorial ... 4/21/2006 issue=80th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II
50p 33   2/15/1971 grn&vio issue=decimal d=RRS Shackleton & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=bars value oc=blk on=1963-10sh ... 11/1/2018 issue=2018 dt=Penguin Chicks d=Aptenodytes patagonicus
53p 1   4/21/2021 issue=95th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth II
54p 3   3/23/1985 issue=Graham Land Expedition 50th d=dog team near Ablation Point George VI Sound ... 1/6/1986 issue=Halley's Comet d=Giotto spacecraft (1986)
55p 10   12/19/2005 issue=50th Anniversary of the FIDASE Expedition ... 11/6/2009 issue=50th Anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty d=Macronectes giganteus (2009)
58p 5   12/6/1986 issue=50th Anniversary of the International Glaciological Society dt=snow crystals ... 3/25/1989 dt=lichens (1989) d=Umbilicaria antarctica
60p 19   12/16/2006 dt=seals (2006) ... 11/17/2011 issue=Frozen Planet - Penguins
62p 7   3/27/1991 issue=Nature in the Mesozoic d=Mosasaurus, Plesiosaurus ... 3/21/1994 issue=Old and New Transport
65p 41   3/19/1998 issue=History of Cartography ... 11/19/2014 issue=Antarctic Marine Food Web b
66p 56   9/9/2015 issue=Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's Longuest Reigning Monarch d=Coronation publications 1953 ... 11/1/2018 issue=Construction of RRS Sir David Attenborough
68p 14   10/20/1992 issue=Global Conservation dt=seals and penguins d=chinstrap penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus (1992) ... 1/5/2022 issue=100th Anniversary of the Death of Sir Ernest Shackleton
70p 12   12/18/1999 issue=Research by the British Antarctic Survey ... 12/1/2022 issue=Maiden Voyage of the RRS Sir David Attenborough
72p 3   2/18/1994 issue=HONG KONG '94 ... 3/21/1994 issue=Old and New Transport
74p 1   8/21/2023 issue=Coronation of King Charles III
75p 18   1/23/2005 issue=Birdlife International d=Wilson's storm petrel Oceanites oceanicus ... 11/19/2014 issue=Antarctic Marine Food Web d=krill & squid
76p 30   11/28/1995 dt=Geological Formations ... 11/4/2018 issue=100th Anniversary of the End of World War I dt=Shackleton's Men d=Alexander Macklin
76+4p 1   11/23/1994 issue=History of Antarctic Research d=Ernest Shackleton
78p 16   11/18/2019 issue=Icebergs 2019 ... 1/5/2022 issue=100th Anniversary of the Death of Sir Ernest Shackleton
80p 9   11/14/1999 issue=Fish of the Antarctic Waters d=Trematomus bernacchii ... 8/21/2023 issue=Coronation of King Charles III
85p 3   11/27/2013 issue=50th Anniv. of British Antarctic Territory Stamps d=de Havilland DHC-3 Otter stamp
90p 3   2/6/2002 issue=50th Anniversary of the Accession of Queen Elizabeth II d=Perf: 13¾ ... 1/1/2009 issue=Naval Aviation Week 2009
95p 7   8/5/2002 issue=Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother memorial ... 11/27/2013 issue=Halley VI Research Station d=Halley VI Research Station
14   12/13/1993 issue=1993 dt=Research Vessels d=MV Tottan ... 11/1/2018 issue=2018 dt=Penguins d=Eudyptes chrysolophus
= 1lb 7   2/14/1973 issue=explorers dt=explorers & transport d=John Rymill & Penola ... 11/19/2014 issue=Antarctic Marine Food Web d=Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri Arctic Tern Sterna
1.01£ 15   9/9/2015 issue=Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's Longuest Reigning Monarch d=RRS James Clark Ross launched 1990 & Queen Elizabeth II ... 11/1/2018 issue=Construction of RRS Sir David Attenborough
1.04£ 6   11/18/2019 issue=Icebergs 2019 ... 1/5/2022 issue=100th Anniversary of the Death of Sir Ernest Shackleton
1.05£ 3   12/16/2006 dt=seals (2006) ... 11/26/2007 dt=Marine Invertebrates (2007)
1.07£ 2   12/1/2022 issue=Maiden Voyage of the RRS Sir David Attenborough, 3/13/2023 issue=Frozen Planet II
1.09£ 1   8/21/2023 issue=Coronation of King Charles III
1.10£ 8   2008 issue=Explorers and Ships ... 11/6/2009 issue=Effects of Climate Change
1.15£ 11   12/3/2010 issue=International Year of Marine Biodiversity ... 11/17/2011 issue=Antarctic Science
1.20£ 3   12/21/2012 issue=75th Anniversary of the British Graham Land Expedition of 1934-1937 ... 11/1/2018 issue=2018 dt=Penguins d=chinstrap penguin (2018)
= 1.20lb 6   11/27/2013 issue=50th Anniv. of British Antarctic Territory Stamps d=Snocat stamp ... 11/19/2014 issue=Antarctic Marine Food Web d=leopard seal Hydrurga leptonyx
1.22£ 10   11/17/2015 issue=British Historic Huts ... 11/4/2018 issue=100th Anniversary of the End of World War I dt=Shackleton's Men d=Joseph Stenhouse
= 1.22lb 4   9/9/2015 issue=Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's Longuest Reigning Monarch d=Diamond Jubilee 2012 Queen Elizabeth Land ... 11/13/2016 issue=Marine life 2016 d=Cirrate Octopus Cirrothauma murrayi
1.26£ 12   11/18/2019 issue=Icebergs 2019 ... 1/5/2022 issue=100th Anniversary of the Death of Sir Ernest Shackleton
1.30£ 1   12/1/2022 issue=Maiden Voyage of the RRS Sir David Attenborough
1.35£ 3   4/21/2021 issue=95th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth II ... 11/23/2021 issue=Blue Belt Programme
1.40£ 2   11/23/2021 issue=30th Anniversary of Environmental Protection, 8/21/2023 issue=Coronation of King Charles III
1.45£ 1   3/13/2023 issue=Frozen Planet II
1.50£ 2   11/6/2009 issue=WWF 2009 dt=seals (2009), 11/1/2018 issue=Migratory Species
1.60£ 1   3/13/2023 issue=Frozen Planet II
1.75£ 2   11/18/2019 issue=100th Anniversary of Scott Polar Research Institute
1.90£ 1   3/27/2023 issue=Discovery of Ernest Shackleton's Endurance
6   6/2/2003 issue=50th Anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II ... 3/24/2022 issue=70th Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II Accession to the Throne
2.50£ 2   2008 issue=Explorers and Ships, 3/27/2023 issue=Discovery of Ernest Shackleton's Endurance
8   12/13/1993 issue=1993 dt=Research Vessels d=MV Perla Dan ... 8/21/2023 issue=Coronation of King Charles III d=King Charles III (2023 British Antarctic Territory)
= 3lb 3   3/15/1984 issue=1984 d=Antarctic Food Chain ... 4/21/2016 issue=90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II
3.50£ 5   12/21/2012 d=HMS Protector (A173) ... 3/13/2023 issue=Frozen Planet II
3.60£ 1   3/27/2023 issue=Discovery of Ernest Shackleton's Endurance
6   12/13/1993 issue=1993 dt=Research Vessels d=HMS Endurance (I) ... 11/1/2018 issue=2018 dt=Penguins d=Emperor Penguin

Used by 850 stamps of British Antarctic Territory: (See all uses as list)
2/15/1971 1p brn issue=decimal d=Skiers Hauling Load & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=bars value oc=blk on=1963-1p wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/15/1971 1/2p dkbl issue=decimal d=MV Kista Dan & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=bars value oc=blk on=1963-1/2d wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/15/1971 50p grn&vio issue=decimal d=RRS Shackleton & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=bars value oc=blk on=1963-10sh wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/15/1971 25p issue=decimal d=Snocat Truck & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=bars value oc=blk on=1963-5sh wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/15/1971 15p bl issue=decimal d=helicopter & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=bars value oc=blk on=1963-2sh6p wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/15/1971 10p grayvio&yelorg issue=decimal d=aurora australis over huskies & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=bars value oc=blk on=1963-2sh wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/15/1971 7 1/2p sl issue=decimal d=Otter Ski Plane & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=bars value oc=blk on=1963-1sh wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/15/1971 6p brnol issue=decimal d=dog sled & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=bars value oc=blk on=1963-9p wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/15/1971 4p dkbrn issue=decimal d=Camp Scene & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=bars value oc=blk on=1963-4d wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/15/1971 3p bl issue=decimal d=RRS John Biscoe & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=bars value oc=blk on=1963-3d wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/15/1971 2 1/2p dlgrn issue=decimal d=Beaver Seaplane & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=bars value oc=blk on=1963-2 1/2d wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/15/1971 2p dlpur issue=decimal d=skiers & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=bars value oc=blk on=1963-2p wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/15/1971 1 1/2p issue=decimal d=tractor & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=bars value oc=blk on=1963-1 1/2p wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/15/1971 5p viobl&brnol issue=decimal d=HMS Protector (A146) & Queen Elizabeth II ovpt=bars value oc=blk on=1963-6p wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
6/23/1971 10p issue=Antarctic Treaty 10th d=map of Antarctica & penguins wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
6/23/1971 5p issue=Antarctic Treaty 10th d=map of Antarctica & seals wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
6/23/1971 1 1/2p issue=Antarctic Treaty 10th d=map & explorers wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
6/23/1971 4p issue=Antarctic Treaty 10th d=map of Antarctica & seagulls wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
12/13/1972 5p issue=Silver Wedding 1972 d=Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
12/13/1972 10p issue=Silver Wedding 1972 d=Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/14/1973 5p issue=explorers dt=explorers & transport d=Adrien de Gerlache, Belgica (ship) wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/14/1973 2p issue=explorers dt=explorers & transport d=John Biscoe & brig Tula wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/14/1973 10p issue=explorers dt=explorers & transport d=Jean B. Charcot, "Pourquoi Pas?" wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/14/1973 50p issue=explorers dt=explorers & transport d=Lincoln Ellsworth & Polar Star wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
2/14/1973 1lb issue=explorers dt=explorers & transport d=John Rymill & Penola wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
... skipping 800 ...
1/5/2022 1.04£ issue=100th Anniversary of the Death of Sir Ernest Shackleton
1/5/2022 1.26£ issue=100th Anniversary of the Death of Sir Ernest Shackleton
3/24/2022 2£ issue=70th Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II Accession to the Throne
3/24/2022 2£ issue=70th Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II Accession to the Throne
3/24/2022 3.50£ issue=70th Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II Accession to the Throne
12/1/2022 70p issue=Maiden Voyage of the RRS Sir David Attenborough
12/1/2022 80p issue=Maiden Voyage of the RRS Sir David Attenborough
12/1/2022 1.07£ issue=Maiden Voyage of the RRS Sir David Attenborough
12/1/2022 1.30£ issue=Maiden Voyage of the RRS Sir David Attenborough
1/25/2023 airmail postcard d=Emperor Penguin chick
2/15/2023 3£ issue=Queen Elizabeth II memorial
2/15/2023 3£ issue=Queen Elizabeth II memorial
3/13/2023 80p issue=Frozen Planet II
3/13/2023 1.07£ issue=Frozen Planet II
3/13/2023 1.45£ issue=Frozen Planet II
3/13/2023 1.60£ issue=Frozen Planet II
3/13/2023 3.50£ issue=Frozen Planet II
3/27/2023 1.90£ issue=Discovery of Ernest Shackleton's Endurance
3/27/2023 2.50£ issue=Discovery of Ernest Shackleton's Endurance
3/27/2023 3.60£ issue=Discovery of Ernest Shackleton's Endurance
8/21/2023 74p issue=Coronation of King Charles III
8/21/2023 80p issue=Coronation of King Charles III
8/21/2023 1.09£ issue=Coronation of King Charles III
8/21/2023 1.40£ issue=Coronation of King Charles III
8/21/2023 3£ issue=Coronation of King Charles III d=King Charles III (2023 British Antarctic Territory)

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