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.
Under the listing "Besondere Frankaturen Mi9" of the small shield issue in the Michel catalogue it describes a single franked cover "in den eigenen Landzustellbezirkin Baden vor dem 1.5.73" What is the acttual meaning of this phrase as I have two covers from Baden, one from Carslruhe to Mosbach and the other from Achern to Lichtenau via Buhl, the latter unfortunately not displaying a year date.
Best regards Norman