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: Military abbreviations
Posted By: Benjamin R. Beede (brbeede@scarletmail.rutgers.edu)
Posted On: 10/03/2016 at 20:36:15
Message: In a dictionary published by the United States War Department in 1944. "Gen." is shown as meaning "convalescent; reconditioning adj, rehabilitation adj" Thus, I believe the recipient of the mail was assigned to an army company where he was given only light duty, pending full recovery from wounds or illness. Ben Beede
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