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2sh denom (#147) (Zanzibar usage only)

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Desc: 2sh

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

Numerical sorting value: 12000


Users of this denom: Aden (4 stamps, 1951-1965), Kathiri State of Seiyun (2 stamps, 1951-1954), Quaiti State in Hadhramaut (3 stamps, 1951-1963), Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania (11 stamps, 1922-1976), Somaliland Protectorate (2 stamps, 1951-1954), Tanganyika (4 stamps, 1922-1961), Zanzibar (7 stamps, 1936-1966) Show with all usages

Used by 7 stamps of Zanzibar: (See all uses as list)

1936 2sh dkvio issue=1936 d=dhow vert 1936 perf=14
8/26/1952 2sh pur&ultra issue=1952 d=schools
8/26/1957 2sh grn&org issue=1957 dt=Sultan Khalifa d=Dimbani Mosque
10/17/1961 2sh grn&org issue=1961 dt=Sultan Seyyid Abdulla d=Dimbani Mosque
2/28/1964 2sh grn&org issue=1964a dt=Sultan Seyyid Abdulla d=Dimbani Mosque ovpt=JAMHURI 1964 oc=blk on=issue=1961-2sh
6/21/1964 2sh issue=1964c dt=symbolic&flags d=hand holding flag of Zanzibar perf=13x13.5
6/5/1966 2sh issue=1966 perf=13x12.5

All are wmk=mult crown & script CA