The year 2014 marked the 50th anniversary of the first year of operation of the Germany & Colonies Philatelic Society following the amalgamation of the Germany & Colonies Stamp Club (established 1947) and the Stockton German Study Group (1960).
The G&CPS celebrated its inaugural year in 1964 with the first Germania Posta philatelic exhibition held in Stockton.
The following are examples of material that has been or is being offered for sale. The cancel used was first registered for use in Frankfurt in December 1962, just before 4-figure postcodes were introduced in West Germany. Should you have any of these in your collections, remove them and start a fraudulent cancellation collection. This is not the only one that has been abused.