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1/2a denom (#132) (Hyderabad usage only)

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  • Colnect-4549-363-Seal-of-the-Nizam.jpg
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Desc: 1/2a

Currency: Indian rupee (par) (192p=16a=1r)

Numerical sorting value: 360


Equivalent denoms: 6p (1)

Users of this denom: Aden (3 stamps, 1937-1948), Kathiri State of Seiyun (1 stamp, 1942), Quaiti State in Hadhramaut (2 stamps, 1942-1946), Bahrain (8 stamps, 1933-1956), British East Africa (13 stamps, 1890-1897), China offices in Tibet (1 stamp, 1911), East Africa & Uganda Protectorates (3 stamps, 1903-1904), French offices in Zanzibar (7 stamps, 1893-1904), India (38 stamps, 1852-1943), Bamra (3 stamps, 1888-1891), Barwani (9 stamps, 1921-1935), Bhopal (11 stamps, 1876-1932), Bhor (2 stamps, 1879-1901), Bundi (6 stamps, 1894-1947), Bussahir (4 stamps, 1895-1900), Chamba (17 stamps, 1886-1943), Charkhari (8 stamps, 1897-1943), Dhar (2 stamps, 1897-1898), Duttia (6 stamps, 1893-1916), Faridkot (2 stamps, 1886-1887), Gwalior (24 stamps, 1885-1949), Hyderabad (9 stamps, 1871-1947), Idar (3 stamps, 1939-1944), Indore (6 stamps, 1886-1941), Jaipur (10 stamps, 1904-1947), Jammu & Kashmir (8 stamps, 1878-1886), Jammu (14 stamps, 1866-1877), Kashmir (4 stamps, 1866-1867), Jind (28 stamps, 1874-1943), Kishangarh (8 stamps, 1899-1928), Las Bela (9 stamps, 1897-1904), Morvi (1 stamp, 1931), Nabha (19 stamps, 1885-1943), Nandgaon (3 stamps, 1892-1893), Orchha (3 stamps, 1913-1939), Patiala (24 stamps, 1884-1943), Poonch (5 stamps, 1877-1884), Rajasthan (6 stamps, 1949), Soruth (1 stamp, 1929), TravancoreCochin (1 stamp, 1949), Iraq (5 stamps, 1923-1931), Kuwait (9 stamps, 1923-1956), Mesopotamia (9 stamps, 1917-1921), Oman (4 stamps, 1944-1953), Bahawalpur (6 stamps, 1945-1949), Somaliland Protectorate (11 stamps, 1903-1942), Uganda (1 stamp, 1902), Zanzibar (7 stamps, 1895-1904) Show with all usages

Used by 9 stamps of Hyderabad: (See all uses as list)

1871 1/2a brn issue=1871a
1871 1/2a orgbrn issue=1871b
1871 1/2a ver issue=1871b
1905 1/2a org d=seal 1905 wmk=Urdu characters (1905)
1905 1/2a red d=seal 1905 wmk=Urdu characters (1905)
official 1912 1/2a dpgrn issue=1912 official
1915 1/2a d=seal POST&RECEIPT wmk=Urdu characters (1905)
official 1917 1/2a issue=1917 official
1947 1/2a roselake d=seal of Nizam (1947) wmk=Urdu characters (1927)