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.
Does anyone know why 5 of the Heuss stamps were redesigned in 1959, even though the 1954 version of the same denominations were still valid. Both the 1954 and 1959 versions became invalid from 1965. The 10pf and 20pf were issued to coincide with Heuss’s 75th birthday but they were not commemoratives. There was an Amtsblatt nr 37, page 231 but I have not located it.
