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: New to cancellations
Posted By: Alex Sutherland (alth_sutherland@hotmail.co.uk)
Posted On: 13/04/2011 at 17:04:23
Message: Bill, the slogan 'STADT DER AUSLANDSDEUTSCHEN' was a National Socialist political slogan meaning, basically, 'City of Foreign Germans', that is those Germans living outside of the Reich, mostly Sudeten Germans. It implied that Stuttgart had the administrative responsibility for Germans living in Czechloslovakia and Poland. Several towns and cities had similar slogans, most famous being Munich, the 'STADT DER BEWEGUNG', or City of the Movement (Nazi party). This was carried on into the post war years, especially in the BIZONE area, for example Frankfurt am Main was the City of Finance, which it remains to this day.
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New to cancellations Bill Sells 12/04/2011 16:42:50
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