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General Philatelic/Gen. Discussion : Here is a question that i probably should know the answer to, but don't

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auldstampguy

Tim
Collector, Webmaster
15 Apr 2022
12:06:43pm

In the early days, stamps from Great Britain and the British Commonwealth used the letter "d" to indicate "pence" e.g. "3d". Why did they use a "d" rather than a "p"?

Regards ... Tim.

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Jansimon

collector, seller, MT member
15 Apr 2022
12:12:01pm
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re: Here is a question that i probably should know the answer to, but don't

Pound - shilling - pence in Latin is Libra - solidus - denarius. Therefore L / s / d

In the Middle Ages this system was used all over Europe, but in the end it was used the longest in Great Britain.

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auldstampguy

Tim
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15 Apr 2022
01:12:25pm

re: Here is a question that i probably should know the answer to, but don't

Thanks Jan-Simon. I knew there would be a good reason.

Regards ... Tim.

"Isaac Asimov once said if his doctor told him he was dying, he wouldn’t lament, he would just type a little faster. "

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musicman

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15 Apr 2022
10:18:12pm

re: Here is a question that i probably should know the answer to, but don't

Thanks Jan-Simon for your precise answer!

And thanks Tim for asking the question that I had wondered about in the past but never took the time to look up the answer!

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auldstampguy

Tim
Collector, Webmaster
15 Apr 2022
12:06:43pm

In the early days, stamps from Great Britain and the British Commonwealth used the letter "d" to indicate "pence" e.g. "3d". Why did they use a "d" rather than a "p"?

Regards ... Tim.

"Isaac Asimov once said if his doctor told him he was dying, he wouldn’t lament, he would just type a little faster. "

mncancels.org

Jansimon

collector, seller, MT member
15 Apr 2022
12:12:01pm

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re: Here is a question that i probably should know the answer to, but don't

Pound - shilling - pence in Latin is Libra - solidus - denarius. Therefore L / s / d

In the Middle Ages this system was used all over Europe, but in the end it was used the longest in Great Britain.

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auldstampguy

Tim
Collector, Webmaster
15 Apr 2022
01:12:25pm

re: Here is a question that i probably should know the answer to, but don't

Thanks Jan-Simon. I knew there would be a good reason.

Regards ... Tim.

"Isaac Asimov once said if his doctor told him he was dying, he wouldn’t lament, he would just type a little faster. "

mncancels.org

musicman

APS #213005
15 Apr 2022
10:18:12pm

re: Here is a question that i probably should know the answer to, but don't

Thanks Jan-Simon for your precise answer!

And thanks Tim for asking the question that I had wondered about in the past but never took the time to look up the answer!