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.
I am starting a new collection and I was curious to understand how the funds raised through sale of charity stamps would have been distributed.
From May 1933 I assume that the post office would have passed the funds to the Nationalsozialistische Volckswohlfahrt for distribution through their area committees, but am I correct?
And where would the post office have sent the funds during Weimar republic from the 1919 war damage assistance to 1933?
Similarly charity stamps were issued during this period in Danzig, General Government and Bohmen and Mahren. Would the post office have sent funds back to the NSV in Berlin or was there a more local approach?
Thanks
Brian