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;) | GOLD COAST - 1902 1d rate postcard use to Switzerland used at VICTORIABORG. 1902 (MR.9.) use of picture postcard addressed to Switzerland depicting 'The Christiansborg Castle' and bearing QV 1d (SG 27) tied by VICTORIABORG s/r cds with ACCRA transit and BERNE arrival strikes. Scarce strike. £85.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1949 local cover with 2d 'UPU' tied by PAQUEBOT ACCRA cds. 1949 (OC.10.) local cover addressed to Accra marked 'First Day Of issue' bearing 2d 'UPU' adhesive tied by s/r PAQUEBOT ACCRA/GOLD COAST cds. £40.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1904 2d+1d brown RPSE (size F) unused. H&G 8. 1904 2d+1d brown on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size F) in unused condition (small gum fault under tip edge due to adherence) and with type 2 imprint under flap. H&G 8. £20.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1888 2d ultramarine RPSE (size G) unused. H&G 1b. 1888 2d ultramarine on cream registered postal stationery envelope of GB with curved GOLD COAST COLONY added (size G) in unused condition. A few very light tone spots. H&G 1b. £35.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1888 2d ultramarine RPSE (size F) unused. H&G 1. 1888 2d ultramarine on cream registered postal stationery envelope of GB with curved GOLD COAST COLONY added (size F) in unused condition. A few very light tone spots. H&G 1. £35.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1880 1 1/2d reddish brown PSC to Germany used at ACCRA. H&G 1. 1880 1 1/2d reddish brown on cream postal stationery postcard addressed to Germany cancelled by barred duplex with s/r ACCRA cds at lower left dated AP.1.81. Red PAID/LIVERPOOL/BR. PACKET transit cds. H&G 1. £85.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1892 2d RPSE (size G) unused. H&G 3a. 1892 2d blue on cream 'GB' registered postal stationery envelope (size G) in fine unused condition with black GOLD COAST COLONY applied in black vertically to flap. H&G 3a. £40.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1953 6c orange stationery 'cut out' on cover to UK used at AWASO. 1953 (MR.19.) commercial cover to UK bearing 6d orange postal stationery 'cut out' adhered and cancelled by AWASO/GOLD COAST s/r cds with black circular 'T' tax mark at left. Unusual usage. £35.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1896 2 1/2d rate cover to UK used at ACCRA. 1896 (MY.12.) cover addressed to UK bearing 2 1/2d adhesive (SG 14) tied by s/r ACCRA/GOLD COAST cds with red PAID/LIVERPOOL/BR.PACKET strike at lower left. £50.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1928 5/- 'Christiansborg Castle' unmounted mint. SG 112. 1928 5/- carmine and sage green 'Christiansborg Castle' adhesive in fine unmounted mint condition. SG 112. £45.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1900 cover to UK used at SECONDEE. 1900 (NO.7.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1/2d 'key plate' pair tied by 'thimble' type SECONDEE cds with a further strike at left. £80.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1903 1d PSC cancelled by DEUTSCHE SEEPOST/LINE/HAMBURG/WEST AFRIKA strike. 1903 1d carmine on buff postal stationery postcard addressed to Germany in pencil with short message on reverse tied by oval DEUTSCHE SEEPOST/LINE/HAMBURG/WESTAFRIKA cancel dated 2.2.07. H&G 5. £65.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1937 3d rate cover to Switzerland used at TAKORADI WHARF. 1937 (MAR.22) cover to Switzerland bearing 'GV' 1d adhesive strip of three (SG104) tied by TAKORADI WHARF cds's. (Proud type D3). £40.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1934 2d rate cover to UK used at KUMASI. 1934 (OCT.19) cover to UK bearing 2d (SG 106) tied by KUMASI/GOLD COAST (bridge type) cds with similar strike alongside. £30.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1934 1d rate cover to UK used at BEKWAI. 1934 (DEC.10) cover to UK bearing 1d (SG104) tied by fine BEKWAI/GOLD COAST cds. £30.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1941 censor cover to USA. 1941 (FEB.25.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1 1/2d adhesive tied by light ASAMANKESE/ GOLD COAST cds with black on cream GOLD COAST/OPENED BY CENSOR label at left tied on the front by sexagonal PASSED BY CENSOR/27/GOLD COAST strike applied in red ink. (WASC type 1c). £65.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1945 use of FORMULA air letter to UK used at KUMASI. 1945 use of dark blue on white FORMULA type AIR LETTER addressed to UK bearing 6d adhesive tied by light KUMASI/GOLD COAST cds. £30.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1942 use of FORMULA air letter to UK used at KUMASI. 1942 use of dark blue on greyish (white inlay) FORMULA type AIR LETTER addressed to UK bearing 6d adhesive tied by light KUMASI/GOLD COAST cds. £12.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1935 1d 'Silver Jubilee' single rate cover to UK used at KUMASI. 1935 (MAY.19.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1d 'Silver Jubilee' adhesive tied KUMASI/GOLD COAST. £30.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1925 PIGEON POST form unused on bluish paper. 1925 (REF 652) Gold Coast PIGEON POST form in fine unused condition. A very scarce piece of stationery on thin light blue paper used for the Gold Coast service for United Africa Corps market reports. Rarely seen or offered. £150.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1925 PIGEON POST form unused on white paper. 1925 (REF 652) Gold Coast PIGEON POST form in fine unused condition. A very scarce piece of stationery on thin white paper used for the Gold Coast service for United Africa Corps market reports. Rarely seen or offered. £150.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1923 6d rate registered cover to France used at SECCONDEE. 1923 (OCT.30.) registered cover addressed to France bearing 6d adhesive tied by SECCONDEE/ GOLD COAST cds with violet REGISTERED h/s at left and blue on white perforated R/SECCONDEE registered label. £45.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1925 1d rate postcard to UK used at BEKWAI. 1925 (AUG.1) use of picture p'card addressed to UK depicting 'Cross over' (river scene) bearing 1/2d pair (SG 86) tied by BEKWAI cds (Proud type D3). £36.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1946 inward TELEGRAM from KUMASI with envelope. 1946 telegram message from Kumasi on black on cream POST OFFICE/TELEGRAM cancelled by ST.ALBANS/HERTS arrival cds dated 14.MAY.46 in violet and with original POST OFFICE TELEGRAM envelope used for delivery. £25.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1944 inward TELEGRAM from TAKORADI with envelope. 1944 telegram message from Takoradi on black on cream POST OFFICE/TELEGRAM cancelled by ST.ALBANS/HERTS arrival cds dated 6.JUL.44 in violet and with original POST OFFICE TELEGRAM envelope used for delivery. £25.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1947 inward TELEGRAM from TAKORADI with envelope. 1947 telegram message from Takoradi on black on cream POST OFFICE/TELEGRAM cancelled by HEMEL HEMPSTEAD arrival cds dated 16.APR.47 in violet and with original POST OFFICE TELEGRAM envelope used for delivery. £25.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1899 1d rate cover to UK cancelled by scarce ACCRA 'block' cancel. 1899 (OC.28) cover to UK bearing 1d (SG 27) tied by the scarce black boxed ACCRA/GOLD COAST cancel (Proud type KD4). ACCRA s/r cds alongside of the same dating. £75.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1924 5/- green and red/yellow unmounted mint. SG 98. 1924 5/- green and red on pale yellow (Die II) issue in fine unmounted mint condition. SG 98. £22.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1924 2/6d black and red unmounted mint. SG 97. 1924 2/6d black and red on blue (Die 2) issue in fine unmounted mint condition. SG 97. £15.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1924 3d RPSE to Germany uprated and used at CAPE COAST. H&G 11c. 1924 3d brown on cream 'embossed' reg'd postal stationery envelope (size G) addressed to Germany & bearing additional 3d adhesive tied by CAPE COAST/GOLD COAST cds dated 27.OCT.27. H&G 11c. £55.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1904 2d+2d RPSE to UK used at SOMANYA. H&G 8. 1904 2d+1d brown on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size F) addressed to UK & cancelled by d/r SOMANYA/GOLD COAST cds dated FEB.7.1920. H&G 8. £75.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1942 censor cover to South Africa used at ACCRA. 1942 (AUG.16.) commercial cover addressed to Johannesburg bearing 3d adhesive tied by ACCRA cds with violet crowned boxed PASSED/ 002…. censor h/s at left. (Martin type 2). £28.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1942 censor cover to UK used at NSUTA WASSA. 1942 (AUG.31.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1d strip of three tied by NSUTA WASSAW/GOLD COAST cds (Proud type D8) with violet crowned boxed PASSED/ 00/3…. censor h/s applied . (Martin type 2). In use for just 6 months. £35.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1945 censored cover to USA with OBE/00/335 label used at ACCRA. 1945 (JAN.16.) cover addressed to USA bearing 2d pair tied to reverse flap by ACCRA wavy lined strike with black on greyish-white P.C.90/OPENED BY EXAMINER/ 00/335 censor label at top flap. (Martin type L4AB). A nice late censored use. £40.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1949 1/- 'UPU' on cover to UK used at ACHIMOTA. 1949 (NOV.4.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1/- UPU adhesive tied by scarcer ACHIMOTA/GOLD COAST cds. £50.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1891 1d PSC to Switzerland struck by scarce ACCRA squared cancel. 1891-92 1d Carmine on buff postal stationery postcard addressed to Switzerland (genuine use) cancelled by a light strike of the scarce ACCRA/GOLD COAST squared block h/s (RL type Q) dated FE.20.99 with ACCRA cds at left and red PAID/LIVERPOOL/BR.PACKET transits. H&G 3. £85.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1901 registered cover to UK used at CAPE COAST. 1901 (JA.16) registered cover to UK bearing 1d strip of 3 (SG 27) tied CAPE TOWN. £45.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1925 1d rate postcard to UK used at COOMASSIE. 1925 (APR.4) use of picture postcard to UK depicting 'Coomassie' (street scene) bearing 1d (SG87) tied by BEKWAI d/r cds (Proud type 3). £35.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1936 maritime cover to USA used aboard S/SOTHO with TAKORADI/WHARF cds. 1936 (AUG.20) cover to USA bearing 3d (SG 108) tied in combination with US 1 1/2c adhesive by TAKORADI WHARF/GOLD COAST cds's & with S/S OTHO maritime s/l ship h/s's at left. £75.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1957 'Ghost' weather balloon cover. 1957 (DE.11.) unaddressed cover bearing Ghana 4d adhesive pair tied BEREKUM/GHANA marked IN ORBIT and struck by AROUND THE WORLD/FLIGHT No.46/GHOST/BALLON/ J.F.KENNEDY. This ballon was launched at Neldu as part of the Ghost balloons that travelled around thwe world collecting weather data. £40.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1899 1d PSE to Saltpond used by DEUTSCH SEEPOST/HAMBURG/WEST AFRICA line. 1899 1d carmine-rose on cream postal stationery envelope addressed to Saltpond cancelled by oval DEUTSCH SEEPOST/HAMBURG/WEST AFRIKA cancel with SALTPOND arrival b/s dated FE.1.1901. Probably sent from Cameroons. H&G 1. £110.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1915 2d+1d RPSE to UK used at ACCRA. H&G 9a. 1915 2d & 1d Brown on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size G) to UK cancelled ACCRA & dated 26.FEB.20. H&G 9a. £35.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1919 underpaid 1d rate cover to USA used at MPRAESO. 1919 (My.12) cover to USA bearing 1d (SG72) tied MPRAESO with `T' in circle tax marking. £50.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1906 1d rate cover to UK used at ABURI.
1906 (JUL.23.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1d adhesive tied by ABURI/GOLD COAST cds (Proud type D4). £45.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1919 underpaid cover to USA with 'T' tax mark used at TAFO.
1919 (AU.5) commercial cover to USA bearing 1d pair (SG 72a) tied TAFO with 'T' in circle tax marking alongside. £45.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1935 cover to USA with ACCRA/USE GOLD COAST COCOA slogan strike.
1935 (MAR.30.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1/2d block of four and 1d pair tied by the GOLD COAST/USE GOLD COAST COCOA slogan wavy line strike. £35.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1906 3d rate registered cover to UK used at ACCRA. 1906 (NO.27.) registered cover addressed to UK bearing 1d strip of three tied ACCRA/GOLD COAST with 'R' h/s at left. £35.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1951 (circa) KGVI RAF TAORADI/POSTAL FRANK cover to UK. 1951 (circa) cover addressed to UK (fold in centre & roughly opened at left) written from SQDN 82 at RAF Takoradi. Bears 2 1/2d (SG 139) tied by light TAKORADI/GOLD COAST cds & with fine bluish-black boxed RAF TAKORADI/POSTAL FRANK h/s applied below. £20.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1945 underpaid cover to UK from TAFO with 'T' tax marking. 1945 cover to UK bearing 2d adhesive tied by TAPO/GOLD COAST cds with black rigned 'T' tax marking at left & '2d/F.B.' marking applied on arrival. £35.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1929 maritime cover to UK with 1/2d tied PAQUEBOT. 1929 (No.28) cover to UK bearing 1/2d (SG 103) tied by large boxed PAQUEBOT h/s with PLYMOUTH-DEVON maritime strike alongside. £30.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1936 underpaid cover to USA used at AGONA DUAKWA. 1936 (APR.5.) under paid cover to USA bearing 1d brown adhesive tied by AGONA DUAKWA cds (Proud type D4) with 3c and 5c US postage dues added on arrival. £45.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1950 OHMS cover to Canada rated 1/9d with 'T' tax mark and used by military. 1950 (Ju.6) O.H.M.S. envelopo addressed to Canada bearing 3d, 6d & 1/- (SG140, 42 + 43) tied ACCRA with 'T' tax mark and AIR MAIL rubber h/s on front with ACTING COLONIAL SEC/ GOLD COAST marking. £35.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1950 cover to USA used at ACHIASA with 'T' tax marking. 1950 (AUG.24.) underpaid cover addressed to USA bearing 1/2d and 2d adhesives tied by ACHIASI/ GOLD COAST cds (Proud type D4) with circular 'T' tax mark at left and additional NEW YORK/GPO- DUE/4-CENTS tax mark applied on arrival. £30.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1951 'S.S.CALGARY' maritime cover to USA with PAQUEBOT ACCRA/GOLD COAST cds's. 1951 (JY.13.) cover addressed to USA bearing "GB" KGVI 1d adhesive tied by s/r PAQUEBOT ACCRA/ GOLD COAST cds (Proud type SL5) with violet S.S.CALGARY maritime h/s at left. £40.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1952 'M.V.EBOE' maritime cover to USA with PAQUEBOT ACCRA/GOLD COAST cancels. 1952 (AP.21) cover to USA bearing 'GB' 1/2d & 2d adhesive tied by PAQUEBOT ACCRA/GOLD COAST cds's & with magenta M.V.EBOE/183423/LIVERPOOL maritime h/s at lower left. £40.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1952 cover to Switzerland with INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID/FOR AIR MAIL h/s. 1952 (DEC.5) cover to Switzerland (with original contents) bearing 'KGVI' 6d adhesive (SG142) tied by ACCRA/SAVE IN THE/POST OFFICE/SAVINGS BANK slogan strike with violet boxed INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID/FOR AIR MAIL instructional h/s. £70.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1951 S.S.AFRICAN SUN cacheted maritime cover to USA. 1951 (MR.2) cover to USA bearing 6d & 2/- adhesives (SG 142+44) tied TAKORADI/GOLD COAST with large violet MAILED ON BOARD/S.S.AFRICAN SUN/FARRELL LINES illustrated cachet applied to front & reverse. £35.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1956 registered cover to UK with AIR instructional handstamp. 1956 (NOV.28.) registered cover addressed to UK bearing QEII 3d,4d and 1/- adhesive tied by REGISTERED/ACCRA GOLD COAST cancel and handstamped by black AIR strike. Unusual. £35.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1957 S.S.TAIWAN maritime use cover to USA cancelled PAQUEBOT/TAKORADI. 1957 (JA.4.) cover addressed to USA bearing Norweigen 10 ore (x2) adhesives each tied by PAQUEBOT TAKORADI/GOLD COAST cancels with typed 'S.S.TAIWAN' annotation at left. £25.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1955 S.S.ELMINA maritime use cover to USA cancelled PAQUEBOT/TAKORADI. 1955 (JA.18) cover to USA bearing Netherland 2c (x2) & 7c (x3) adhesives tied by PAQUEBOT TAKORADI/GOLD COAST cds's with large d/r HOLLAND WEST AFRIKA LIJN/S.S. ELIMINA maritime cachet applied. £45.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1952 M.V.SALAGA maritime use cover to USA with PAQUEBOT/TAKORADI cancel. 1952 (AU.27) cover to USA bearing GB 4d 'Festival' adhesive tied by PAQUEBOT TAKORADI/ GOLD COAST cds & with violet M.V.SALAGA/182393/LIVERPOOL maritime h/s at lower left. £45.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1951 S.S.AFRICAN SUN maritime use cover to USA used at TAKORADI. 1951 (MR.14) cover to USA bearing 3d (SG140) tied TAKORADI/GOLD COAST with black MAILED ON BOARD/S.S.AFRICAN SUN/FARRELL LINES maritime cachet at left. £35.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1895 2d lilac mint TELEGRAPHS adhesives used during the Ashanti Wars. 1895 2d lilac 'un-appropriated die' in a fine mint bottom marginal example with ARMY/ TELEGRAPHS printed in blue in lower tablet. Used during the Ashanti Wars. R.Lowe T3. £45.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1904 2d+1d RPSE (size H) to Austria with 6d added used from VICTORIABORG. H&G 8b. 1904 2d + 1d brown on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size H) addressed to Austria (heavy central fold) bearing additional 6d adhesive tied by VICTORIABORG/GOLD COAST cds dated APR.13.1912. H&G 8b. £40.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1902 20/- (SG 48) FORGERY cancelled SHERIBO. 1902 20/- purple & black/red (SG 48) adhesive on single 'CA' watermarked paper of the 'Spiro' FORGERY cancelled by squared circle SHERIBO cancel. Unusual & scarce. £135.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1899 1d 'un-appropriated die' mint ARMY TELEGRAPHS stamp. 1899-1902 1d lilac 'un-appropriated die' issue in very fine mint condition with ARMY TELEGRAPHS in black in lower panel. These issues used during the West African Ashanti wars. Robson Lowe T2. £45.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1950 (circa) GREETINGS/PREVENTATION OF TUBERCULOSIS label. Circa 1950's 'Ghana Society' red & green on white GREETINGS/PREVENTION OF TUBERCULOSIS unused (no gum) perforated label. Scarce. £15.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1928 'Castle' series. Fine used. SG 103-112. 1928 'Christiansborg Castle' set of 10 all in fine used condition. SG 103-112. £45.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1898 series of 10 values. Fine used. SG 26-34. 1898-1902 series of ten values all fine used & including the rare 2d value which had an extremely short life. SG26-34. £225.00 |
;) ;) | GOLD COAST - 1923 'Postage Due' set. Fine mint. SG D1-D4. 1923 'Postage Due' set of 4 in very fine mint condition. SG D1-D4. £30.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1916 1d carmine PSE uprated with 1d red from COOMASSI. H&G 3. 1916 1d carmine on cream woved paper postal stationery envelope addressed to Ireland bearing additional 1d adhesive tied COOMASSI/GOLD COAST cds dated DE.11.1921. H&G 3. £65.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1915 2d+1d RPSE used at ACCRA. H&G 9. 1915 2d+1d brown on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size F) addressed to UK (opened on 1 1/2 sides) cancelled by light oval d/r ACCRA/REGISTERED GOLD COAST cancel dated 1921. H&G 9. £25.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1902 2d+1d RPSE SPECIMEN. H&G 7. 1902 2d+1d light brown on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size G) in fine unused condition h/s'd by small SPECIMEN h/s. H&G7. £35.00 |