Do we all keep clippings 54 years for who knows what reason ??? This one was in a stockbook of Ghana stamps I purchased when I did not know any better ! Ghana..the new country..the Lincoln set is going to be on sale for 3 weeks only ! Get on them !! They sold for 70 cents in 1957 bucks..probably 7 dollars in todays money..i will sell you a set for 25 cents !!
Rod, I had a look at Gibbons' latest thoughts on used early Ghana. They warn about CTO copies of the first set, indistinguishable from genuine used, and price the set mint at £11 and used at £9.75. The only really good one used seems to be the 5/- Inauguration of Black Star Shipping Line, at £3 against 45p mint. The Lincoln set are 30p mint and 45p used, with the MS at 55p and £2.25 used.
Thanks Tony, it's all coming back now, I remember a discussion on rcsd from the late Mette Heindorf regarding the first indep issue with the palmnut vulture. Cheers for the update. Browsing through Ghana, that is one hell of a collecting task
i have two of the lincoln souvineer sheets one for Bfranton and one for Rod...i have a full sheet of the stamp honoring Prince Philip..never had the heart to break it up !!
There was a bit of a scandal at the time concerning the CTO remainders. They were sold at a fraction of face value to two large American wholesalers and used for making up packets.
The postal authorities at the time justified the release of the remainders as follows:
Quote: these issues, being significant for Ghana's history and cultural development, were considered important for wide distribution among young collectors and young folk in general.
The post-independence issues of Ghana have never recovered in the eyes of collectors.
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