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5sh denom (#10636) (South West Africa usage only)

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Desc: 5sh

Currency: South African pound (240d=240p=20sh=20s=1lb)

Numerical sorting value: 3600


Users of this denom: Basutoland (3 stamps, 1933-1954), Bechuanaland (1 stamp, 1887), Bechuanaland Protectorate (6 stamps, 1888-1955), Cape of Good Hope (5 stamps, 1871-1903), Griqualand West (8 stamps, 1877-1879), New Republic (3 stamps, 1886-1887), Orange River Colony (5 stamps, 1878-1904), South Africa (19 stamps, 1913-1959), South West Africa (11 stamps, 1923-1954), Swaziland (4 stamps, 1889-1956), Transvaal (5 stamps, 1885-1906) Show with all usages

Used by 11 stamps of South West Africa: (See all uses as list)

1/2/1923 5sh bl&cl issue=setting1 d=King George V (1913 South Africa) ovpt=South West//Africa. a oc=blk on=issuer=South Africa-issue=1913-5sh wmk=springboks head perf=14
4/1923 5sh bl&cl issue=setting2 d=King George V (1913 South Africa) ovpt=South West//Africa. b oc=blk on=issuer=South Africa-issue=1913-5sh wmk=springboks head perf=14
12/1923 5sh bl&cl issue=setting3 d=King George V (1913 South Africa) ovpt=South West//Africa. c oc=blk on=issuer=South Africa-issue=1913-5sh wmk=springboks head perf=14
12/1924 5sh bl&cl d=King George V (1913 South Africa) ovpt=South West//Africa. e oc=blk on=issuer=South Africa-issue=1913-5sh wmk=springboks head perf=14
1927 5sh grn&blk issue=1927a d=ox wagon ovpt=South West//Africa. e oc=blk on=issuer=South Africa-1927-5sh wmk=mult springboks head
1927 5sh grn&blk issue=1927d d=ox wagon ovpt=S.W.A. top oc=blk on=issuer=South Africa-1927-5sh wmk=mult springboks head
4/1/1927 5sh dkgrn&blk issue=1927a wmk=mult springboks head
8/1/1927 5sh dkgrn&blk issue=1927d wmk=mult springboks head
1931 5sh issue=1931 d=Herero House var=English
3/5/1931 5sh redbrn&dkgrn issue=1931 d=Herero House var=Afrikaans
11/15/1954 5sh issue=1954