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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * FELS GERALD   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol COMMERCE GROUP INC /MA [CGI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Exec. Vice Pres. & CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) 271 THOMPSON RD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/17/2006 (Street) WEBSTER, MA 01570 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common stock 07/17/2006   G V 1,500 D $ 0 621,522 (1) D   Common stock               425,232 (2) I See (3) (11) Common stock               31,080 (4) I See (5) (11) Common stock               43,064 (6) I See (7) (11) Common stock               3,000 (8) I See (9) (11) Common stock               3,740 I See (10)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
FELS GERALD 271 THOMPSON RD WEBSTER, MA 01570	X		Exec. Vice Pres. & CFO

Signatures

/s/ Gerald Fels		07/26/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	On June 9, 2006, the common stock of The Commerce Group, Inc. split 2-for-1, resulting in the reporting person's ownership of 311,511 additional shares of common stock.
(2)	On June 9, 2006, the common stock of The Commerce Group, Inc. split 2-for-1, resulting in the reporting person's ownership of 212,616 additional shares of common stock.
(3)	425,232 shares are owned by the undersigned's wife
(4)	On June 9, 2006, the common stock of The Commerce Group, Inc. split 2-for-1, resulting in the reporting person's ownership of 15,540 additional shares of common stock
(5)	31,080 shares are owned by the undersigned's wife and daughter as joint tenants
(6)	On June 9, 2006, the common stock of The Commerce Group, Inc. split 2-for-1, resulting in the reporting person's ownership of 21,532 additional shares of common stock
(7)	43,064 shares are owned by the undersigned's wife and son as joint tenants
(8)	On June 9, 2006, the common stock of The Commerce Group, Inc. split 2-for-1, resulting in the reporting person's ownership of 1,500 additional shares of common stock.
(9)	3,000 shares are owned by the undersigned as custodian for his grandson.
(10)	The reporting person indirectly beneficially owns 3,740 shares that are held by the Employee Stock Ownership Plan of The Commerce Group, Inc., which number of shares is calculated based on the units that have been credited to the reporting person as a participant in the ESOP and is subject to adjustment from time to time due, in part, to the unit value and the price per share of the Common Stock. In addition, the common stock of The Commerce Group, Inc. split 2-for-1 on June 9, 2006, resulting in an increase in the number of shares indirectly owned by the reporting person that are held by the ESOP.
(11)	The filing of this statement by the undersigned is not to be construed as and shall not be deemed to be an admission that the undersigned is, for the purposes of Section 16 the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, a beneficial owner of these shares.

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