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: Postmark query
Posted By: Bill Ellis (billellis@ellislist.com)
Posted On: 11/04/2013 at 13:16:07
Message: I checked the German language Wikipedia for this town at http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwekatowo. It lies in what was West Prussia, on the rail line between the former Bromberg and Gdynia. It is listed in the Deutsche Postorte that Ben Beede cited, as having a post office (Post Expedition II) opened in 1864. The non-German-sounding name is likely of West Slavic language origin, but the -ow suffix, corresponding to the German -au (referring to a water body), is more common. (See the English language Wikipedia under "German toponymy".) I am also a new G&CPS member.
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Postmark query Allan finlayson 17/01/2013 16:04:47
    Postmark query Benjamin R. Beede 18/01/2013 02:18:01
    Postmark query Allan Finlayson 18/01/2013 14:20:07
    Postmark query Bill Ellis 11/04/2013 13:16:07
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