Lot
1631 
Gold Coast, Covers, 1872-1958, interesting assortment of 10 covers with 1872 incoming to Christiansborg from Stuttgart on Württemberg postal stationery, 1896 1d postal card from Kumasi, 1910 cover from France to Togo redirected to Dahomey and Gold coast with an amazing group of backstamp on reverse (4 towns in Gold Coast, 5 in Dahomey!), QV 2d regular. envelope from Salt Pond, 1906 stampless with ANAMABOE/Crown/APR 28 1906 (inverted) with US postage due affixed, 1937 FF from Liberia, 1958 incoming metered cover from London with numerous instructional markings (UNCLAIMED, RETOUR, UNKNOWN TO BOX_____, etc.), KEVII plate proof on card with Tarawa/Crown date stamp, 1953 meter with proof strike.Estimate $400 - 600.
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Gold Coast, Cancellation Collection, mainly QV - KGV. A marvelous starter or intermediate collection of postmarks on and off cover in 4 volumes creatively presented using maps and photocopies from the Proud handbook. Nearly all towns appear to be represented including many scarce and rare, meticulously laid out and profusely illustrated. Mostly low values but also includes QV values to 5, 10/ (2) and 20/ on red paper. An excellent collection. Condition a bit mixed but generally F-VF.Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $375
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Gold Coast, Group, 1889-1905, of 12 items with 5 postal cards ½d, 1d (3, one to Dahomey, a Plymouth Paquebot and uprated with QV ½d and KEVII 1d to Germany), 1½d to San Francisco, 2d regular. letter envelopes to London (2), plate proof on card of RMS Sokoto to London written from Sierra Leone, franked with Gold Coast ½d "X"ed in blue and Plymouth 620 duplex applied, a 1d to England with VF Plymouth squared circle, QV 2½d canceled B27 with Kwitta cds, 1905 regular. to England with pairs of the ½d Key type and 2d first design canceled Victoriabourgh Accra and a Gold Coast Parcel Post label with a second West of Africa/Foreign and Colonial/Parcel label affixed on top, first design ½d, 2½d, 6d applied and canceled barred numeral 556. The latter a bit tatty, others mostly F-VF.Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot
1634
Gold Coast, QV//KGV Cover Group, interesting group of 19 covers. The QV includes Book Post to Phila. with GC PAQUEBOT (tatty), 2½d pair used from Quittah to Hamburg, Myerscough cover with ½d (14), envelope torn, 1d reply card written from Amedzowe, 1d Key type on delightful bicolored advertising cover, regular. cover to Hamburg with 1d Key type (7); 2 regular. KEVII covers, one with 2d block of 6 to Kent, the other Book Post ½d (5), 1d to Bremen; KGV 1d Castle (3) canceled s/l S.S. MAASKERK from/to Woermann Company, 5/ Castle, late usage (1941) canceled scarce Kumasi slogan "Buy Gold Coast Bananas" and censor 7 handstamp, stampless OHMS to Berne with Swiss due affixed, etc. Also 6 incoming from Stuttgart, Austria (3, one a regular. plate proof on card the others Missionary mail), NY "Advertized". corner card and a tatty cover from Italy to Obuassi.Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
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Gold Coast, QV//KEVII Maritime Collection, of approximately 115 stamps mounted on album pages, a few pairs, strips of 3 and 4, several on piece, a block of 4, also a 2½d pair canceled full Deutsche Seepost line/Hamburg West Afrika on photocopy of Postal Notice regarding communication between GC and Germany via Woerman Line. One or 2 KGV and KGVI. Many excellent strikes.Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot
1636
Gold Coast, KGVI Collection, of 43 covers including 7 regular. envelopes most used from smaller towns, others include FF Gold Coast to Nigeria, short paid covers (4 all with dues affixed), sealing tape (found open or damaged), label added and redirected with MISSENT TO/NEW YORK, KGVI 2d envelope O.A.S., numerous registered including 5/ and 10/ (partial imprint) to Offa, Nigeria, large commercial, heavily franked cover (tatty, opened out) regular. from Bomfa to Chicago, Air Letter from Asuboni, 1948 telegraph and lots of commercial usages from smaller towns with interesting frankings and a tiny cover short paid cover to England.Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot
1637
Gold Coast, Maritime Cover Group, 1900-30, of 5 Maritime covers all of which are canceled DEUTSCHE SEEPOST WESTAFRICA HAMBURG: QV ½d postal card uprated with ½d Key type to Hamburg, ½d (3) on cover to Bern, 1911 plate proof on card Main Street Accra with pair of German 5pf and sent to Jena and KEVII 1d postal card to Hechingen (toned). The last a marvelous 1d Castle postal card uprated with ½d Castle message datelined Kribi, Kamerun, the indicium canceled Eloby Spanish Guinea and with Maisach arrival all on face.Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot 1638
Gold Coast, QV Forgery Group, of crude forgeries all "used" with forged cancellations. Includes complete sheets of the 1d blue, 4d mauve and 6d orange plus same in blocks of 4, a block of 4 of the 1d grey, approximately. 44 singles and an interesting 4d vertical bisect.Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $210
Lot
1639
Gold Coast, KGV Era Covers, 1914-38, 42 covers, nearly all commercial, 15 regular. 6 regular. postal stationery envelopes (3 size H, one internal Missionary mail), a 1d postal stationery envelope and a tatty regular. wrapper to the US franked with 6d. Many interesting and unusual including incoming from Belgium to Koforidua and redirected, unfranked to Paris with French dues affixed, Paquebot to Copenhagen, short paid to Holland with Dutch postage due, incoming regular. from Canada marked "Unknown" and returned with Dead Letter Office Ottawa, cover to London and redirected to Sumatra, 1937 Aeromaritime FF. Many scarce towns, Borada, Sunyani, etc.Estimate $500 - 750.
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Gold Coast, QEII Collection, of over 440 stamps on black pages in loose-leaf binder, each selected for cancellation interest, many on piece, some with instructional markings (Missent). Also 10 commercial covers with OHMS (3), regular. (3, Apam, Anumi, Keta), one to the Prime Minister with contents and an IRC from WA.Estimate $100 - 150.