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Pound sterling (Northern Ireland 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 (750 stamps, 1971-2024), Tristan da Cunha (1182 stamps, 1971-2020) Show with all usages

Denominations used by Northern Ireland in this currency:
Denom Usages Selected stamps
1st 10   2/15/2000 issue=Regional – Northern Ireland d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland) ... 3/20/2018 issue=2018
1stClassº 3   9/29/2008 blvio issue=Regional - Northern Ireland 2008 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Northern Ireland - Wilding)
2nd 4   3/6/2001 issue=2001 d=Northern Ireland - Giants Causeway ... 3/20/2018 issue=2018 Northern Ireland d=Northern Ireland - Giants Causeway
E 2   3/6/2001 issue=2001 d=Northern Ireland - Linen Pattern, 10/14/2003 issue=Royal Mail Definitives d=Northern Ireland - Linen slip case
2 1/2p 1   7/7/1971 brtpnk issue=1971 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
3p 1   7/7/1971 ultra issue=1971 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
3 1/2p 1   1/23/1974 dkgrnol issue=1971 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
4 1/2p 1   11/6/1974 dkbl issue=1971 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
5p 1   7/7/1971 dkvio issue=1971 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
5 1/2p 1   1/23/1974 dkvio issue=1971 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
6 1/2p 1   1/14/1976 bl issue=1971 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
7p 1   1/18/1978 dklilbrn issue=1971 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
7 1/2p 1   7/7/1971 dkbrnorg issue=1971 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
8p 1   1/23/1974 red issue=1971 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
8 1/2p 1   1/14/1976 grn issue=1971 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
9p 1   1/18/1978 vio issue=1971 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
10p 1   10/20/1976 orgbrn issue=1971 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
10 1/2p 1   1/18/1978 blgray issue=1971 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
11p 1   10/20/1976 red issue=1971 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
11 1/2p 1   4/8/1981 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
12p 2   7/23/1980 grn issue=1971 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland), 1/7/1986 emer issue=1986 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
12 1/2p 1   2/24/1982 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
13p 1   10/23/1984 orgbrn issue=1984 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
13 1/2p 1   1980 issue=1971 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
14p 2   4/8/1981 graybl d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland), 11/8/1988 dkbl issue=Regional – Northern Ireland d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
15p 2   1980 ultra issue=1971 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland), 11/28/1989 ultra issue=1989 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
15 1/2p 1   2/24/1982 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
16p 2   4/27/1983 graybrn issue=1983 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
17p 2   10/23/1984 graybl issue=1984 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland), 12/4/1990 dkbl d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
18p 3   4/8/1981 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland) ... 12/3/1991 brtgrn issue=1991 Northern Ireland d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
19p 3   11/8/1988 redorg issue=Regional – Northern Ireland d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland) ... 6/8/1999 issue=Regional – Northern Ireland d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
19 1/2p 1   2/24/1982 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
20p 3   11/28/1989 blk issue=1989 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland) ... 7/1/1997 issue=Regional – Northern Ireland d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
20 1/2p 1   4/27/1983 ultra issue=1983 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
22p 3   4/8/1981 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland) ... 12/4/1990 redorg d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
23p 1   11/8/1988 yelgrn issue=Regional – Northern Ireland d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
24p 2   11/28/1989 orgbrn issue=1989 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland), 12/3/1991 redbrn issue=1991 Northern Ireland d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
25p 1   12/7/1993 red issue=1993 Regional – Northern Ireland d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
26p 4   2/24/1982 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland) ... 7/1/1997 issue=Regional – Northern Ireland d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
28p 3   4/27/1983 viobl issue=1983 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland) ... 12/3/1991 graybl issue=1991 Northern Ireland d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
30p 1   12/7/1993 blkol issue=1993 Regional – Northern Ireland d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
31p 1   10/23/1984 pur issue=1984 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
32p 1   11/8/1988 blgrn issue=Regional – Northern Ireland d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
34p 1   11/28/1989 graybl issue=1989 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
37p 3   12/4/1990 scar d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland) ... 7/1/1997 pur issue=Regional – Northern Ireland d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
38p 1   6/8/1999 issue=Regional – Northern Ireland d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
39p 1   12/3/1991 mve issue=1991 Northern Ireland d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
40p 3   4/25/2000 issue=Regional – Northern Ireland d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland) ... 5/11/2004 issue=Country Definitives - Change from E rate to 0.40p
41 1   12/7/1993 ltol issue=1993 Regional – Northern Ireland d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
42 1   4/5/2005 issue=Country definitives - New Values for the increase in posal rates
= 42p 1   4/5/2005
44p 2   3/28/2006 issue=Royal Mail Definitive d=Northern Ireland
48p 2   3/27/2007 issue=2007 Royal Mail d=Northern Ireland - Linen Pattern
50p 2   4/1/2008 issue=2008 d=Northern Ireland - Linen Pattern
56p 1   3/31/2009 issue=2009
60 1   3/30/2010 issue=2010 d=Northern Ireland - Linen Pattern
= 60p 1   3/30/2010 issue=2010
63p 2   7/23/1996 emer issue=Regional – Northern Ireland d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland), 7/1/1997 brtemer issue=Regional – Northern Ireland d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
64p 1   6/8/1999 brtblgrn issue=Regional – Northern Ireland d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
65p 2   4/25/2000 issue=Regional – Northern Ireland d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland), 3/6/2001 issue=2001 d=Northern Ireland - Vase Pattern
68 2   10/14/2003 issue=Royal Mail Definitives d=Northern Ireland - Vase Pattern, 3/29/2011 d=Northern Ireland - Linen Pattern
= 68p 3   7/4/2002 d=Northern Ireland - Vase Pattern ... 3/29/2011 issue=2011
72p 2   3/28/2006 issue=Royal Mail Definitive d=Northern Ireland - Vase Pattern
78p 4   3/27/2007 d=Northern Ireland - Vase Pattern ... 3/11/2008 issue=2008 a
81 1   4/1/2008 d=Northern Ireland
= 81p 1   4/1/2008 issue=2008 b
87 1   4/25/2012 d=Northern Ireland - Linen Pattern
= 87p 1   4/25/2012 issue=2012
88 1   3/27/2013 d=Northern Ireland - Linen Pattern
= 88p 1   3/27/2013 issue=2013
90p 1   3/31/2009 issue=2009
97 2   3/30/2010 issue=2010 d=Northern Ireland - Vase Pattern, 3/26/2014 d=Northern Ireland - Linen Pattern
= 97p 2   3/30/2010 issue=2010, 3/26/2014 issue=2014
1.00£ 1   3/24/2015 issue=2015
= 1.00lb 1   3/24/2015 d=Northern Ireland - Linen Pattern
1.05£ 1   3/22/2016
1.10£ 2   3/29/2011 d=Northern Ireland - Vase Pattern
1.17£ 1   3/21/2017 issue=2017
= 1.17lb 1   3/21/2017 issue=Regional - Northern Ireland 2017 d=Northern Ireland - Linen Slip Case Pattern
1.25£ 1   3/20/2018 issue=2018
= 1.25lb 1   3/20/2018 issue=2018 Northern Ireland d=Northern Ireland - Linen Slip Case Pattern
1.28£ 1   4/25/2012 issue=2012
= 1.28lb 1   4/25/2012 d=Northern Ireland - Parian china vase pattern from Belleek
1.33£ 2   3/24/2015 d=Northern Ireland - Parian china vase pattern from Belleek
1.35£ 1   3/19/2019 issue=2019
1.40£ 1   3/21/2017 issue=2017
= 1.40lb 1   3/21/2017 d=Northern Ireland - Parian china vase pattern from Belleek
1.45£ 1   3/20/2018 issue=2018
= 1.45lb 1   3/20/2018 issue=2018 Northern Ireland d=Northern Ireland - Parian china vase pattern from Belleek
1.55£ 1   3/19/2019 issue=2019

Used by 144 stamps of Northern Ireland: (See all uses as list)
7/7/1971 3p ultra issue=1971 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
7/7/1971 5p dkvio issue=1971 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
7/7/1971 7 1/2p dkbrnorg issue=1971 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
7/7/1971 2 1/2p brtpnk issue=1971 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
1/23/1974 3 1/2p dkgrnol issue=1971 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
1/23/1974 5 1/2p dkvio issue=1971 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
1/23/1974 8p red issue=1971 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
11/6/1974 4 1/2p dkbl issue=1971 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
1/14/1976 6 1/2p bl issue=1971 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
1/14/1976 8 1/2p grn issue=1971 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
10/20/1976 11p red issue=1971 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
10/20/1976 10p orgbrn issue=1971 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
1/18/1978 10 1/2p blgray issue=1971 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
1/18/1978 9p vio issue=1971 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
1/18/1978 7p dklilbrn issue=1971 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
1980 13 1/2p issue=1971 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
1980 15p ultra issue=1971 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
7/23/1980 12p grn issue=1971 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
4/8/1981 11 1/2p d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
4/8/1981 14p graybl d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
4/8/1981 18p d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
4/8/1981 22p d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
2/24/1982 12 1/2p d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
2/24/1982 15 1/2p d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
2/24/1982 19 1/2p d=Queen Elizabeth II (Machin Northern Ireland)
... skipping 94 ...
4/25/2012 87p issue=2012
4/25/2012 1.28£ issue=2012
3/27/2013 88 d=Northern Ireland - Linen Pattern perf=14
3/27/2013 88p issue=2013
3/26/2014 97 d=Northern Ireland - Linen Pattern
3/26/2014 97p issue=2014
3/24/2015 1.00lb d=Northern Ireland - Linen Pattern
3/24/2015 1.33£ d=Northern Ireland - Parian china vase pattern from Belleek
3/24/2015 1.00£ issue=2015
3/24/2015 1.33£ issue=2015
3/22/2016 1.05£
3/21/2017 1.17lb issue=Regional - Northern Ireland 2017 d=Northern Ireland - Linen Slip Case Pattern perf=15x14
3/21/2017 1.40lb d=Northern Ireland - Parian china vase pattern from Belleek perf=15x14
3/21/2017 1.17£ issue=2017
3/21/2017 1.40£ issue=2017
3/20/2018 1.25lb issue=2018 Northern Ireland d=Northern Ireland - Linen Slip Case Pattern
3/20/2018 1.45lb issue=2018 Northern Ireland d=Northern Ireland - Parian china vase pattern from Belleek
3/20/2018 2nd issue=2018 Northern Ireland d=Northern Ireland - Giants Causeway
3/20/2018 1st issue=2018 Northern Ireland d=Northern Ireland - Patchwork Fields
3/20/2018 2nd issue=2018
3/20/2018 1.25£ issue=2018
3/20/2018 1st issue=2018
3/20/2018 1.45£ issue=2018
3/19/2019 1.35£ issue=2019
3/19/2019 1.55£ issue=2019

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