The Postal History of Gold Coast

The Postal History of Gold Coast
by Edward Wilfrid Baxby Proud
Adopted by
Sylvia Yvonne Cyrus, National Postal Museum Advisory Council Member
on May 24, 2021
The Postal History of Gold Coast, cover

The postal history of Gold Coast

By Edward Wilfrid Baxby Proud. Heathfield: Postal History Publications, c1995.

This 500-page book is a collection of round postal markings (postmarks) stamped on envelopes, from the Gold Coast region of Africa (modern-day Ghana). The author places these items of philatelic history in the context of the overall history of the region, from the first visit by Portuguese explorers in 1471, through the Republic of Ghana's achievement of independence from British colonial rule in 1957.

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Adoption Type: Build and Access the Collection

Location: 
National Postal Museum Library