Gold Coast, West Coast Of Africa - Queen Victoria Postage Stamps and Postal History

Gold Coast, West Coast Of Africa
Queen Victoria Postage Stamps and Postal History

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Introduction to the exhibit

Gold Coast Maps

Figure 1 Gold Coast showing main postal towns served bt the overland mail up to about 1900

Figure 2 is a diagrammatic map of the main Victoria period Postal Routes within the colony.

Gold Coast - References and Acknowledgements

GOLD COAST Philatelic Publications:

References to classic works on Gold Coast philately are in the Bibliography of Sacher et al. (2003), cited below. This book also lists major Gold Coast auctions up to about 1993.

Useful Gold Coast references over many years are publications in CAMEO, the Journal of the West Africa Study Circle. Visit WASC website for an Index.

All my articles published in The Canadian Philatelist are available online through The Royal Philatelic Society of Canada.

Newroth publications on Gold Coast and area, 1983-2015:

1983. P. Newroth. Gold Coast – Notes on Provisionals and Cancellations. CAMEO 2 (18), pp. 171-172.
1984. P. Newroth. Gold Coast: More on the 1889 Provisional. CAMEO 2 (20), p. 208.
1988. P. Newroth and J. J. Martin. Gold Coast Colony: Plate Varieties on Queen Victoria Issues. CAMEO 3 (28), pp. 196-203.
1989. P. Newroth. Notes on Gold Coast Cancellations. CAMEO 3(30), p. 251.
1989. P. Newroth. Queen Victoria Gold Coast: Book Post Wrapper. CAMEO 3 (30), p. 252.
1989. P. Newroth. Gold Coast War Savings Stamps. CAMEO 3 (30), p. 254.
1990. P. Newroth and M. Ensor. Gold Coast Manuscript and Straight Line Cancellations. CAMEO 4 (31), pp. 5-6.
1999. P. Newroth. Queen Victoria Gold Coast Forgeries. CAMEO 6 (49), pp. 130-131.
1999. P. Newroth. “Official Paid” and Unofficial “Paid” Markings: Queen Victoria Gold Coast. CAMEO 6(49), pp. 132-135.
1999. P. Newroth. Togo London Overprint Quantities. CAMEO 6(49), p. 137.
1999. P. Newroth. Togo 1d. De La Rue Printings. CAMEO 6 (50), p. 200.
1999. P. Newroth. Gold Coast Overland Mail Routes: 1875 – 1901. The London Philatelist (108), pp. 267-280.
(Above article reprinted 2000, in CAMEO 6 (53), pp.306-318.)
2000. Origins of Cape Coast “Combination” Cancellations on Queen Victoria Gold Coast. CAMEO 6 (51), pp. 224-226.
2001. P. Newroth. Gold Coast Combination Cancels (Letter to Editor, CAMEO 7 (54), p.4).
2001. P. Newroth. Gold Coast Combination Cancels again (Letter to Editor, CAMEO 7 (55), p.52.
2002. P. Newroth. A Different Victorian Gold Coast Book Post Wrapper. CAMEO 7 (57), p. 201.
2002. P. Newroth. Used Example of Registered Envelope H&G 5 (1894). CAMEO 7 (57), p. 202.
2002. P. Newroth. Gold Coast Travelling Post Office – 1914. CAMEO 7 (57), p. 203.
2003. P. Newroth. Philatelic Treasures - Early Gold Coast Mail. The Canadian Philatelist, September-October 2003, pp. 278, 279-281.
2003. P. Newroth. Philatelic Treasures: Part 2 - Gold Coast's First Stamps. The Canadian Philatelist, December-November 2003, pp. 356-357.
2003. P. Beale, M. Ensor, J. Martin, P. Newroth and J. Sacher (Ed.). The Postal Services of the Gold Coast to 1901. Royal Philatelic Society London. 254 pp.
2004. P. Newroth. Philatelic Treasures: Part III - Gold Coast Victorian Keyplates. The Canadian Philatelist, March-April 2004, pp. 87-89.
2004. P. Newroth. Philatelic Treasures: Part IV - Gold Coast Keyplate Early Postal Markings, Forgeries and Bisects. The Canadian Philatelist, May-June 2004, pp. 170-171.
2004. P. Newroth. Insured Mail from the Gold Coast. CAMEO 8 (61), p.82-83.
2004. P. Newroth and J. Kempers. Dutch Trade with Gold Coast, West Africa 1841-42. CAMEO 8 (62), pp. 128-131.
2005. P. Newroth. Philatelic Treasures: Part V - Gold Coast Universal Unified Keyplates. The Canadian Philatelist, January-February 2005, pp. 18-20.
2005. P. Newroth. Philatelic Treasures: Part VI – Queen Victoria Gold Coast Postal History. The Canadian Philatelist, July-August 2005, pp. 239-241.
2006. P. Newroth. Philatelic Treasures: Part VII – Overland Mail in Victorian Gold Coast. The Canadian Philatelist, January-February 2006, pp. 34-37.
2008. P. Newroth. Gold Coast: Victorian Postal Stationery Postcards. Part 1. Penny Halfpenny Cards. CAMEO 10 (75), pp. 340-343.
2015. P. Newroth. Gold Coast Postcard from G. A. Krause in Ouagadougou in 1886. The London Philatelist, January-February 2015, pp. 30-33.
2015. P. Newroth. Gold Coast: Victorian Postal Stationery Postcards. Part 2. Halfpenny and Penny Cards. CAMEO 16 (95), pp. 93-100.
2015. P. Newroth and M. Tanner. Queen Victoria Gold Coast Duty Plate Flaws. CAMEO 16 (96), pp. 150-152.

In 2015, I contributed early Gold Coast Postal Information to the website International Postal Museum, established by Edward Proud.

Acknowledgements

My personal collecting and research on Gold Coast philately has been greatly encouraged by many institutions, philatelic organizations and individuals. Membership in the West Africa Study Circle and Royal Philatelic Society London probably have been of the greatest benefit, and access to the British Library and Royal Mail collections was invaluable.

Special mention of friendly philatelists over the years must be made. While there are many others, I acknowledge the assistance of J. Ince, J. Martin, M. Ensor, P. Beale, J. Sacker, I. Anderson, F. Walton and N. Donen.

I am also indebted to H. Armstrong for his support and skills in preparing this web contribution as part of local Victoria, British Columbia philatelic societies.