International Postage Meter Stamp Catalog/Ghana

Ghana

The first meter stamps appear in 1953. Before 1957 the country was a British colony known as “GOLD COAST”. All stamps issued after independence in 1957 are inscribed “GHANA”. The stamps are grouped by inscription in the frank:

A - Inscribed “GOLD COAST”

B - Provisional issues without country name in frank

C- Inscribed “GHANA”

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GROUP A: Issues during British colonial period, with “GOLD COAST” in the frank

A1. Neopost (LV-6). [$25]

Frank with crown at center.

Value figure in tablet at bottom center flanked by “N” at left and M# at right.

TM: BIC

Values seen: ½, 2, 3, 6, 9, 1/-

A2. Universal “MultiValue” (MV). [$25]

Country name in panel at top, crown at bottom center.

M# with “U” prefix in small boxes in lower corners.

TM: DC

V/F: 0/0(½) =/0(½)

A3. Neopost “305” (MV). [$100]

Country name in ribbon across top.

Petal shapes form oval around value figures in center.

M#s N25 and N26 seen.

TM: DC

V/F: =0/==

a. Date only at left, without town mark

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GROUP B: Provisional issue without country name in the frank. “GHANA” appears in the town mark

B1. Neopost (LV-6).

As Type A1 but with “GOLD COAST” and crown removed.

New country name "GHANA" in bottom of town mark.

M# with “N” prefix (N2, N5, N15 and N22 known).

TM: BIC

Values seen: ½, 2, 3, 6, 9, 1/- [$50]

4 [$100]

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GROUP C: Issues since independence, with “GHANA” in the frank

C1. Neopost (LV-6).

As Type B1 but with country name added at top.

TM: DC

Values seen: ½, 1, 2, 3, 6, 1/- [$10]

1½ [$25]

C2. Universal “MultiValue” (MV).

As Type A2 but with revised inscriptions.

M# with “U” prefix.

TM: DC

V/F: 0/0(½)

C3. Universal “Automax” (MV). [$5]

Very similar to Type C2 but the value figures are of uniform thickness.

M# with “U” prefix.

TM: DC

V/F: =0/0= =0/==

C4. Neopost “305” (MV).

As Type A3 but with revised inscriptions.

M# with “N” prefix.

TM: DC

V/F: =0/0= =0/== =0/0(½)\

NOTE: Meter N70 (shown) has narrower spacing between the town mark and frank than others of this type.

C5. Neopost “305” (MV). [$5]

As Type C4 but with straight-line outer border.

M# with “N” prefix.

TM: DC

V/F: 0•00

C6. Neopost “205/2205” (MV).

Similar to Type C5 but smaller and with single- rather than double-line outer border.

Country name in ribbon at top.

Petal design form oval at sides.

M# with “NE” prefix.

TM: BIC

V/F: 0•00

C7. Neopost “Electronic” (MV).

Similar to Type C6 but frank is wider than tall.

M# with “AE” prefix at bottom below “POSTAGE PAID”.

TM: DC

V/F: ≋000

C8. Pitney Bowes-GB “5000” series (MV).

Horizontal frank with country name in large ribbon across the top.

M# low between TM and frank.

TM: DC or nil

A. M# with “PB” or “P.B.” prefix

B. Post Office stamp, M# with “P&T” prefix

V/F: ≋0.00 ≋000.oo (".oo" breaks the ornaments at right)

a. Town mark negative letters in solid ring

C9. Pitney Bowes-GB “6300” (MV).

Horizontal frank with country name straight across top.

M# breaks bottom frame line.

TM: DC

A. M# with “PB” or “P.B.” prefix

B. Post Office stamp, M# with “P&T” prefix

V/F: ≋0.00 ≋000.oo

C10. Pitney Bowes-GB “A900” (MV).

Similar to Type C9 but wider design with larger value figures.

M# with “PB” prefix.

TM: DC

V/F: ≋0000