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25c denom (#14733) (British forces in Somalia usage only)

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Desc: 25c

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

Numerical sorting value: 1500


Users of this denom: Aden (3 stamps, 1953-1964), Kathiri State of Seiyun (1 stamp, 1954), Quaiti State in Hadhramaut (2 stamps, 1955-1963), British forces in Eritrea (3 stamps, 1948-1951), British forces in Somalia (2 stamps, 1948-1950), Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania (2 stamps, 1952-1960), Somaliland Protectorate (1 stamp, 1953), Tanganyika (3 stamps, 1922-1927), Zanzibar (11 stamps, 1931-1966) Show with all usages

Used by 2 stamps of British forces in Somalia: (See all uses as list)

5/27/1948 25c issue=1948 ovpt=B.M.A.//SOMALIA//value oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-2 1/2d-ultra-King George VI
1/2/1950 25c issue=1950 ovpt=B. A.//SOMALIA//value oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-2 1/2d-ultra-King George VI

All are ultra d=King George VI (1937 a) wmk=crown & GVIR perf=15x14