Gallery

Two exploded booklets owned by Mr. Clos

I.  29.10.1925: Booklet with price of 1.80 Gulden, with 3 pages of 6 stamps each; Mi. No. 193 x, 194 x and 214 x. The inner pages on silk paper are printed with advertising by Danzig firms. Inside the blue-green cover and inside the back cover are likewise printed advertising. The HAN number 1 is printed in the lower right hand corner of the front cover.

II.  1929: Booklet with price of 3 Gulden with 3 pages of 10 stamps each; Michel No. 193 x, 194 x and 214 x. The brown covers are printed with advertising.

III.  January 1933: Booklet with price of 3 Gulden, stamps as in No. II above. The green covers are printed with both Postal and Telegraph rates. HAN control number 133.

IV.  January 1934: Booklet with price of 3 Gulden, stamps as in No. II above. The rose covers are printed with advertising and Postal and Telegraph rates. HAN number 134.

V.  January 1935: Booklet with price of 3 Gulden, stamps as in No. II above, rose covers, HAN number 135:
a). Without advertising, with Postal rates. Only one page of stamps is inverted.
b) With advertising and Radio, Money order and Postal rates. On the 3rd cover page are obsolete Telegraph rates.

VI.  January 1936: Booklet with price of 3 Gulden, with 3 pages of 10 stamps each; Mi. No. 193 y, 194 y and 214y . The rose covers are partially printed with advertising and Postal rates. Some stamp pages are inverted. HAN number 136.

VII.  May 1937: Booklet with price of 3 Gulden with 3 pages of 10 stamps each; Mi. No. l93 y, l94 y and 272. Covers are partially with arid partially without advertising and Postal rates. Some stamp pages are inverted. HAN number 537.

VIII.  September/October 1938: Booklet with price of 3 Gulden with 3 pages of 10 stamps each; Mi. No. 290, 292 x and 293. The rose covers are printed with Postal rate information. Some stamp pages are inverted. HAN number 938. (HAN - Hausauftragsnummer - was 136 in January 1936.)

On the following pages we have shown the two exploded booklets owned by Mr. Clos: Michel Nos. MH-4 and MH-6b. For comparison with each other, the pages are shown one above the other; i.e., Pg. 3 of MH-4 is directly above Pg. 3 of MH-6b, etc.

We are indeed grateful to Mr. Clos for this valuable study and invite everyone to add their corrections or comments.

 

Danzig Report  Nr. 11 – September - October - 1976, Page 2.