International Postage Meter Stamp Catalog/Ghana
Ghana
[edit | edit source]The first meter stamps appear in 1951. Before 1957 the country was a British colony known as “GOLD COAST”. All stamps issued after independence in 1957 are inscribed “GHANA”. The stamps are grouped by inscription in the frank:
- A - Inscribed “GOLD COAST”
- B - Provisional issues without country name in frank
- C - Inscribed “GHANA”
- PO - Stamps generated by franking systems in Post Offices
GROUP A: Issues during British colonial period, with “GOLD COAST” in the frank
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- Frank with crown at center.
- Value figure in tablet at bottom center flanked by “N” at left and M# at right.
- TM: BIC
- Values seen:
½, 2, 3, 6, 9, 1/-

A2. Universal “MultiValue” (MV), 1951. [$25]
- Country name in panel at top, crown at bottom center.
- M# with “U” prefix in small boxes in lower corners.
- TM: DC
- V/F:
0/0(½)
=/0(½)

A3. Neopost “305” (MV). [$100]
- Country name in ribbon across top.
- Petal shapes form oval around value figures in center.
- M#s N25 and N26 seen.
- TM: DC
- V/F:
=0/==
- a. Date only at left, without town mark
GROUP B: Provisional issue without country name in the frank. “GHANA” appears in the town mark
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B1. Neopost (LV-6).
- As Type A1 but with “GOLD COAST” and crown removed.
- New country name "GHANA" in bottom of town mark.
- M# with “N” prefix (N2, N5, N15 and N22 known).
- TM: BIC
- Values:
½, 2, 3, 6, 9, 1/-
[$50]
GROUP C: Issues since independence, with “GHANA” in the frank
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C1. Neopost (LV-6).
- As Type B1 but with country name added at top.
- TM: DC
- Values seen:
½, 1, 2, 3, 6, 1/-
[$10]
- Value seen:
1½
[$25]

C2. Universal “MultiValue” (MV).

C3. Universal “Automax” (MV). [$5]
- Very similar to Type C2 but the value figures are of uniform thickness.
- M# with “U” prefix.
- TM: DC
- V/F:
=0/0=
=0/==

C4. Neopost “305” (MV).
NOTE: Meter N70 (shown) has narrower spacing between the town mark and frank than others of this type.



C6. Neopost “205" and "2205” (MV).
- Similar to Type C5 but smaller and with single- rather than double-line outer border.
- Country name in ribbon at top.
- Petal design form oval at sides.
- M# with “NE” prefix.
- A. From the "205 model, date figures tall without stops
- B. From the "2205" model, date figures short with stops
- TM: BIC
- V/F:
0•00


C7. Neopost “Electronic” (MV).
- Similar to Type C6 but frank is wider than tall.
- M# at bottom below “POSTAGE PAID”.
- A. M# with “AE” prefix
- B. M# without prefix
- TM: DC
- V/F:
≋000
- a. Town mark negative letters in solid ring

C8. Pitney Bowes-GB “5000” series (MV).
- Horizontal frank with country name in large ribbon across the top.
- M# low between TM and frank.
- a. Town mark negative letters in solid ring

C9. Pitney Bowes-GB “6300” (MV).
- Horizontal frank with country name straight across top.
- M# breaks bottom frame line.

C10. Pitney Bowes-GB “A900” (MV).
- Similar to Type C9 but wider design with larger value figures.
- M# with “PB” prefix.
- TM: DC
- V/F:
≋0000
GROUP PO: Stamps generated by franking systems in Post Offices
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PO1. Unidentified (digital).
- Tall paper printout divided into four sections:
- - The top section has the GhanaPost logo above a registration barcode.
- - The next section names the origin post office, the date, and value figures.
- - The third section contains destination information.
- - The bottom section contains customs information.
- We have seen only two of these stamps, both for registered mail sent overseas. Stamps from this system for non-registered or non-insured domestic mail may not include a barcode or customs information.
- One of the two stamps was generated with a laser printer (shown) and the other was printed with a dot-matrix printer. Apparently the stamp generating system is a software package that does not include its own printing mechanism, and the stamps are printed by whatever printer is available to the postal clerk.
- V/F:
0.00 GHC