Postal History of GOLD COAST

Post Offices ABOSSEY to ACHIMOTA

ABOSSEY OKAI
19.09.1953 to 05.03.1957
Postal Agency under Accra

1   2C "GOLD COAST"     19.09.1953
(Proud)
15.10.1953
(Proud)
 
2   2C "GOLD COAST"   14.01.1954
(Proud)
21.02.1955
(Proud)
 
3   1C "GOLD COAST"   01.04.1955
(Proud)
05.03.1957
(Proud)
 

ABREM AGONA
06.05.1949 to 05.03.1957
Postal Agency under Elmina

1   2C "GOLD COAST"     06.05.1949
(Proud)
05.12.1950
(Proud)
 
2   1C "GOLD COAST"     23.01.1952
(Proud)
05.03.1957
(Proud)
 

ABURA DUNKWA
06.02.1915 to 04.09.1923
26.10.1923 to 04.11.1930
15.04.1931 to 05.08.1931
09.01.1932 to 08.03.1936
10.03.1941 to
05.03.1957
Postal Agency under Cape Coast

1   2C "Blank"     19.01.1916
(Proud)
01.02.1919
(Proud)
 
2   BOW "GOLD COAST"     28.01.1919
(Proud)
17.12.1919
(Proud)
 
10.10.1925
(Proud)
08.05.1929
(Proud)
 
3   2C "GOLD COAST"     14.11.1941
(Proud)
29.04.1946
(Proud)
 
4   BOW "GOLD COAST"   22.07.1946
(Proud)
05.03.1957
(Proud)
 
       

ABURI
03.12.1889 to 05.03.1957
Post office by 1908

1   1C "GOLD COAST"   03.12.1889
(Proud)
19.01.1901
(Proud)
 
21.11.1902
(Proud)
16.08.1904
(Proud)
 
       
2   1C "GOLD COAST"   Only BU and I
show
17.01.1902
(Proud)
07.04.1902
(Proud)
 
3   2C "GOLD COAST"     21.09.1905
(Proud)
12.02.1912
(Proud)
 
       
4   2C-Crown "GOLD COAST"   01.02.1913
(Proud)
05.10.1926
(Proud)
 
       
5   2C "GOLD COAST"   No time code before 1919 16.01.1917
(Proud)
06.09.1931
(Proud)
 
       
6   BOW "GOLD COAST"   Date 4 digits 12.07.1927
(Proud)
05.03.1957
(Proud)
 
       
7   1C "GOLD COAST COLONY"   06.08.1938
(Proud)
16.03.1940
(Proud)
 
8   BOW "GOLD COAST" Date 2 digits
Time code
Last seen 15.11.1957
30.06.1942
(Proud)
05.03.1957
(Proud)
 
9 "REGISTERED" Oval "ABURI GOLD COAST"   04.04.1934
(Proud)
05.03.1957
(Proud)
 

ACCRA AIRPORT
16.11.1956 to 05.03.1957

1   2C "G  C"     16.11.1956
(Proud)
05.03.1957
(Proud)
 

ACCRA BEACH
25.09.1934 to 27.03.1950

1 "OFFICE" 2C "GOLD COAST"   Office after Beach 25.09.1934
(Proud)
06.09.1937
(Proud)
 
2   2C "GOLD COAST"   21.04.1938
(Proud)
09.01.1941
(Proud)
 
3   BOW "GOLD COAST"   05.06.1942
(Proud)
27.03.1950
(Proud)
 

ACHIANKROM
05.10.1936 to 05.04.1937
28.06.1937 to 04.02.1940
Postal Agency under Ejisu
Renamed to Achinakrom

1   2C "GOLD COAST"     20.09.1938
(Proud)
04.10.1938
(Proud)
 

ACHIASI
03.02.1927 to 05.03.1957
Postal Agency under Oda
Renamed from Akyease

1   BOW "GOLD COAST"   03.02.1927
(Proud)
05.03.1957
(Proud)
 
       
2   2C "Blank"     05.10.1937
(Proud)
   

ACHIASI ASHANTI
03.04.1951 to 05.03.1957
Postal Agency under Konongo

1   2C "GOLD COAST"   03.04.1951
(Proud)
04.10.1952
(Proud)
 
2   1C "GOLD COAST"   11.06.1953
(Proud)
05.03.1957
(Proud)
 

ACHIMOTA
25.09.1929 to 05.03.1957
Postal Agency at the college, upgraded to post office 1933

1   BOW "GOLD COAST" No time code
Earliest date
06.09.1931
(Proud)
31.03.1942
(Proud)
 
29.08.1947
(Proud)
05.03.1957
(Proud)
 
       
2   2C "GOLD COAST"     18.07.1942
(Proud)
31.03.1950
(Proud)
 
       
3   BOW "GOLD COAST" Time code 06.04.1940
(Proud)
01.10.1956
(Proud)
 
4   1C "GOLD COAST"   13.05.1950
(Proud)
05.03.1957
(Proud)