Gold Coast postal stationery
Note: the numbering system used below is copyright © GBOS, and may not be used without permission.
This is a simplified listing.
Telegraph forms
GT1 King Edward VII telegraph form with an imprinted/embossed 6d stamp and a "Gold Coast" overprint. At least 4 copies have been identifed, all of which appear to have come from booklets of forms.
Registered envelopes
The Queen Victoria envelopes overprinted for the Gold Coast had all the normal compensation / insurance information omitted from the back, as the Colony had not yet signed up to the international scheme. A standard narrative was introduced for the King Edward VII envelopes.
GR1-3 Queen Victoria. 2d blue envelope, overprinted "GOLD COAST COLONY" in an arc over the stamp. 1888. Sizes F, G, J. Note: size J does not exist without the Gold Coast overprint.
GR4-7 Queen Victoria, 2d blue envelope with "GOLD COAST COLONY" in a straight line along the flap fold. 1891. sizes F, G
GR8 as above but the "florets" at the bottom of the stamp have been replaced by a weave design. 1893. Size J. Note: size J does not exist without the Gold Coast overprint.
GR9-13 Queen Victoria. 2d blue envelope overprinted "GOLD COAST COLONY" along the flap fold, but the stamp is now at the top of the flap (F, G round flap, F,G,H square flap). 1894. Sizes F, G, H
GR14-16 King Edward VII. 3d brown envelope. 1902, with insurance information on the reverses. sizes G, H, H2
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