3d Manganese Mine, Queen Elizabeth II
Updated August 7, 2026
| Lot number | 8115 |
| Auction | Coin, Stamp, Collectables and More 29 |
| Date | August 28, 2026 at 6:00 PM CDT |
| Auction house | Featherznest |
| Location | Grapevine, Arkansas |
Gold Coast / Ghana Independence – 3d Manganese Mine, Queen Elizabeth IIIdentificationOriginal issue: Gold Coast Queen Elizabeth II pictorial definitive (1952–1954 series).Design: Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in an oval at left, manganese mine scene in the background.Overprint (in black): “GHANA INDEPENDENCE / 6TH MARCH, 1957”.Value: 3d (three pence).Color: Carmine / rose-red.Catalog references:Stanley Gibbons SG 175 (Gold Coast / Ghana)Scott around Ghana #10 (or Gold Coast equivalent with independence overprint)Michel GH 10This stamp was issued on 6 March 1957 to mark Ghana’s independence from Britain. Gold Coast stamps were overprinted for the occasion as the country transitioned to the name Ghana
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