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 Borek Private post catalogue includes a copy of a fee schedule for the short lived company Berliner Verkehrs Anstalt (not Hansa 1 or 2-but the third company with this name set up later in 1895). The schedule states fees for letters and postcards as 1pf up to 100grams and 2pg for 100-250grams. But most of the listed postal stationary letters and postcards have imprinted stamps of 1½pf. The company also issued a 1½pf stamp which bears no relation to any of the fees in the copy of the fee schedule.
Can any one shed any light on why this might be or steer me to other references?
Thanks Brian
