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50c denom (#12708) (Somaliland Protectorate usage only)

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Desc: 50c

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

Numerical sorting value: 3000


Users of this denom: Aden (5 stamps, 1951-1964), Kathiri State of Seiyun (2 stamps, 1951-1954), Quaiti State in Hadhramaut (3 stamps, 1951-1963), British forces in Eritrea (2 stamps, 1948-1950), British forces in Somalia (2 stamps, 1948-1950), Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania (28 stamps, 1922-1976), Somaliland Protectorate (3 stamps, 1951-1954), Tanganyika (7 stamps, 1922-1962), Zanzibar (17 stamps, 1931-1967) Show with all usages

Used by 3 stamps of Somaliland Protectorate: (See all uses as list)

50c rosevio unissued
4/2/1951 50c gray d=George VI full face & antelope ovpt=value oc=blk on=1942-8a wmk=mult crown & script CA
9/15/1954 50c lilrose&brn issue=Elizabeth II pictorials d=martial eagle & Queen Elizabeth II wmk=mult crown & script CA