Germany & Colonies Philatelic Society
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.

Title: Adolf on the edge?
Posted By: Alex (alth_sutherland@hotmail.co.uk)
Posted On: 08/07/2013 at 10:33:40
Message: Allan, the stamps were designed by a W. Kreb from a photograph of an official portrait. Hitler took a lot of care with his image with regards to official photos and paintings, so would have approved of the original source. I doubt he would have seen the early stamp designs, but the portrait used, by a Willy Eisner(?), would have had state approval as a design. The portrait shows Hitler in an heroic pose, appropiate for the time the stamps came out I suppose. Me? I like the design.
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Adolf on the edge? Allan Finlayson 02/07/2013 14:14:52
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