
The G&CPS celebrated its inaugural year in 1964 with the first Germania Posta philatelic exhibition held in Stockton.
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Title: | Faßt Kohlenklau | ||||||||||||||||||||
Posted By: | Giles du Boulay (giles.duboulay@btinternet.com) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Posted On: | 04/11/2012 at 08:35:19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Message: | Hello Bill - the slogan simply means 'catch the coal thief'. This was part of a concerted wartime campaign to get people to cut down on gas, electricity and coal use and snitch on those who didn't. The symbolic 'coal thief' figure was widely reproduced in the press, on posters etc. Cheers Giles | ||||||||||||||||||||
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