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2p denom (#12224) (British offices in Tangier usage only)

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Desc: 2p

Currency: Pound sterling (pre-decimal) (240d=240p=20sh=20s=1lb)

Numerical sorting value: 120


Equivalent denoms: 2d (43)

Users of this denom: Antigua (5 stamps, 1903-1938), New South Wales (31 stamps, 1850-1907), Queensland (25 stamps, 1860-1907), South Australia (25 stamps, 1855-1906), Tasmania (16 stamps, 1855-1911), Victoria (29 stamps, 1850-1906), Western Australia (14 stamps, 1857-1905), Barbuda (1 stamp, 1922), British Antarctic Territory (1 stamp, 1963), Cayman Islands (11 stamps, 1912-1969), Ceylon (5 stamps, 1857-1867), Dominica (6 stamps, 1903-1938), Gilbert & Ellice Islands (12 stamps, 1911-1965), Great Britain (3 stamps, 1902-1903), British forces in Africa (3 stamps, 1942-1943), British forces in Somalia (1 stamp, 1943), British offices in Morocco, British currency (7 stamps, 1907-1952), British offices in Tangier (6 stamps, 1927-1957), British offices in the Turkish Empire (2 stamps, 1905-1921), Guernsey (2 stamps, 1969), Jersey (2 stamps, 1969), German occupation of Jersey (1 stamp, 1943), Grenada (12 stamps, 1892-1938), Ionian Islands (1 stamp, 1859), Lagos (7 stamps, 1874-1905), Leeward Islands (7 stamps, 1902-1949), British consulate in Madagascar (5 stamps, 1884-1886), Mauritius (8 stamps, 1847-1863), Montserrat (8 stamps, 1903-1942), Natal (5 stamps, 1886-1904), Nauru (5 stamps, 1916-1965), New Britain (6 stamps, 1914), New Hebrides (Br) (8 stamps, 1908-1925), Niger Coast Protectorate (4 stamps, 1892-1897), Northern Nigeria (5 stamps, 1900-1912), St. KittsNevis (6 stamps, 1903-1938), St. Lucia (9 stamps, 1898-1938), St. Vincent (6 stamps, 1902-1938), Sierra Leone (19 stamps, 1872-1963), Southern Nigeria (5 stamps, 1901-1912), South Georgia (1 stamp, 1963), Trinidad (3 stamps, 1885-1905), Trinidad & Tobago (4 stamps, 1922-1923), Tristan da Cunha (6 stamps, 1952-1965), Turks & Caicos Islands (17 stamps, 1900-1968), Virgin Islands (4 stamps, 1904-1938), Zululand (1 stamp, 1888) Show with all usages

Used by 6 stamps of British offices in Tangier: (See all uses as list)

1927 2p dporg d=King George V (1912 c) ovpt=TANGIER oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1924-2p-dporg-King George V wmk=crown & block GvR perf=15x14
1/1/1949 2p ltorg issue=1949 d=King George VI (1937 a) ovpt=TANGIER oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-2p-ltorg-King George VI wmk=crown & GVIR perf=15x14
1950 2p ltredbrn issue=1950 d=King George VI (1937 a) ovpt=TANGIER oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1950-2p wmk=crown & GVIR
8/31/1953 2p redbrn issue=1952 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Wilding a) ovpt=TANGIER oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-issue=Wilding-2p-redbrn wmk=Tudor crown & E2R
7/25/1956 2p redbrn issue=1956 d=Queen Elizabeth II (Wilding a) ovpt=TANGIER oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-issue=1955-2p-redbrn wmk=St Edwards crown & E2R
4/1/1957 2p redbrn issue=PO 100th d=Queen Elizabeth II (Wilding a) ovpt=1857-1957//TANGIER oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-issue=1955-2p-redbrn wmk=St Edwards crown & E2R