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: DDR mystery stamp
Posted By: philip townshend (ndjiapanda@hotmail.com)
Posted On: 29/09/2003 at 14:18:46
Message: If one may answer (partly, at least) one's own query for the sake of anyone else interested: By chance I found the attached item illustrated in a dealer's on-line catalog the other day. The quality of my scan is poor, but you can just make out a vertical se-tenant pair of '20' vignettes [the word used by the dealer] similar to mine wrongly used for postage. This time the PO rejected the item and returned it to sender with a mauve/white sticker demanding postage due. The sender then re-mailed with 2 x 20Pf stamps. The selling price had been about 20 Euros, and it was marked 'sold'. What this does not explain is what purpose the 'vignettes' were supposed to serve in the first place. [Sorry, the program is refusing to accept my scan]
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