Postal History of GOLD COAST

Post Offices KPONG to KUMASI

KPONG
28.02.1890 to Independence
Postal agency under Akuse
1   1C "GOLD COAST"   19.10.1892
(Proud)		 09.05.1904
(Proud)		 60
         
2   2C "GOLD COAST"     01.10.1904
(Proud)		 18.11.1914
(Proud)		 30
3   2C "GOLD COAST" Crown above date 04.06.1915
(Proud)		 04.01.1950
(Proud)		 6
4   2C "GOLD COAST"   Oval O 29.05.1916
(Proud)		 05.12.1923
(Proud)		 30
5   2C "GOLD COAST"     22.05.1926
(Proud)		 01.12.1939
(Proud)		 20
6   1C "GOLD COAST"     22.04.1950
(Proud)		 21.12.1951
(Proud)		 30
7   BOW "GOLD COAST"     11.02.1943
(Proud)		 21.12.1951
(Proud)		 4
8 "REGISTERED" OVAL "KPONG GOLD COAST"     21.05.1926
(Proud)		 19.01.1930
(Proud)		 30

KRABO
22.12.1930 to 05.04.1934
Postal agency under Nsawam
1   2C "GOLD COAST"     07.11.1932
(Proud)		   400

KRABOA COALTAR
08.09.1932 to Independence
Postal agency under Nsawam
1   2C "GOLD COAST"     20.10.1934
(Proud)		 22.02.1941
(Proud)		 25
2   BOW "GOLD COAST"   29.05.1942
(Proud)		 05.03.1957 4
       

KRATCHI
27.12.1922 to 09.02.1938
Togoland
Renamed Kete Krachi
1   1C "GOLD COAST"     27.10.1923
(Proud)		 04.03.1929
(Proud)		 50
2   BOW "GOLD COAST"   06.01.1930
(Proud)		 09.12.1938
(Proud)		 30

KUKUOM
22.10.1948 to Independence
Postal agency under Kumasi
1   2C "GOLD COAST"     22.10.1948
(Proud)		 23.12.1951
(Proud)		 30
2   1C "GOLD COAST"     30.12.1952
(Proud)		 05.03.1957 8

KUKURANTUMI
 29.07.1940 to Independence
Postal Agency under Tafo
Name changed from Kokorantumi
1   2C "GOLD COAST"     29.07.1940
(Proud)		 11.02.1941
(Proud)		 50
2   BOW "GOLD COAST"   31.05.1942
(Proud)		 05.03.1957 4
3   2C "GOLD COAST"     01.07.1952
(Proud)		   200

KUMASI
 11.08.1896 to Independene
Kumasi from 1896 to 1920 and 1926 to 1957
Also see Coomassie
1   2C "GOLD COAST"     11.08.1896
(Proud)		 01.01.1900
(Proud)		 5
2   1C "GOLD COAST"   11.08.1897
(Proud)		 28.01.1903
(Proud)		 5
       
3   1C "GOLD COAST"     16.04.1903
(Proud)		 18.01.1909
(Proud)		 5
       
4   2C "GOLD COAST COLONY"     25.10.1904
(Proud)		 24.07.1913
(Proud)		 5
24.09.1920
(Proud)		 14.11.1920
(Proud)		 30
       
5   2C "GOLD COAST"     07.05.1926
(Proud)		 11.02.1927
(Proud)		 40
6   BOW GOLD COAST"   Lines extend to rim 13.04.1927
(Proud)		 16.02.1950
(Proud)		 2
       
7   BOW "GOLD COAST"   Lines do not extend to rim 14.11.1932
(Proud)		 20.01.1950
(Proud)		 2
       
8   BOW "GOLD COAST"   4 digit year 03.10.1931
(Proud)		 05.03.1957 1
9   2C "G       C"     03.11.1937
(Proud)		 12.12.1937
(Proud)		 80
10   2C "GOLD COAST"     15.11.1949
(Proud)		   120
11   2C "GOLD COAST"   14.04.1950
(Proud)		 05.03.1957 1
       
12 "A" 2C "GOLD COAST" Kumasi A 20.05.1950
(Proud)		 22.11.1955
(Proud)		 8
13   1C "GOLD COAST"   23.05.1954
(Proud)		 11.10.1955
(Proud)		 12
14   1C "GOLD COAST"   Smaller Gold Coast 10.05.1950
(Proud)		   80
15 "KUMASI GOLD COAST" 1C "3"     29.11.1951
(Proud)		   80
16   2C "GOLD COAST"     25.10.1955
(Proud)		 05.03.1957 2
17 "A" 2C "GOLD COAST"     19.03.1956
(Proud)		   80
17x   2C "GOLD COAST" NEW DISCOVERY 03.04.1956
(Aab)		   80
18 "REGISTERED" OVAL "KUMASI GOLD COAST"     08.10.1926
(Proud)		 23.07.1949
(Proud)		 5
19 "REGISTERED" OVAL "KUMASI GOLD COAST"     23.09.1937
(Proud)		 05.03.1957 1
       
20 "REGISTERED" OVAL "KUMASI GOLD COAST"     08.02.1939
(Proud)		 11.01.1952
(Proud)		 4
21 "REGISTERED" OVAL "KUMASI GOLD COAST"   25.07.1949
(Proud)		 29.03.1953
(Aab)		 15
22 "KUMASI REGISTERED" OVAL "GOLD COAST"   Index 5 above Gold Coast 05.02.1951
(Proud)		 25.10.1951
(Proud)		 20
23 "KUMASI REGISTERED" OVAL "GOLD COAST"   Index 6 above Gold Coast 08.08.1950
(Proud)		 15.10.1951
(Proud)		 12
24 "KUMASI PARCEL POST" 2C "GOLD COAST"     23.01.1931
(Proud)		 12.04.1945
(Proud)		 30
25 "KUMASI FORWARD PARCEL" 2C "GOLD COAST"     13.06.1931
(Proud)		 31.05.1950
(Proud)		 50