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2 THE HARBOUR POST OFFICE

2.1 THE EXCHANGE OF MAIL WITH OVERSEAS COUNTRIES

On 11 January 1922 the
name of the Harbour Post
Office was changed to
POLSKI URZĄD POCZTOWY No 1 W GDAŃSKU
(Polish Post Office No 1 in
Danzig). It took until June
1922 for the new
datestamps POLSKI
URZĄD POCZTOWY No 1
GDAŃSK to be brought
into use. Also new labels z
Ameryki przez Polski
Urząd Pocztowy No 1 w
Gdańsku were introduced.
Three different series of
labels were used: Without a
code letter (rare), with code
letter b (one copy recorded)
and with code letter c.
Special parcel cards were
printed for the Polish Post
in Danzig.

11 January 1923. Card for a 5 kg parcel sent to Nowy
Sącz with the new label without code letter and a
POLSKI URZĄD POCZTOWY No 1 GDAŃSK a cds. In
Danzig 1200 marks for postage, transport from the ship
and customs handling was raised. Single-line WOLNE
OD CŁA and TARNÓW 2 2a cds 23 January 1923 of the
Customs Post Office. NOWY SĄCZ 1 2c arrival cds 23
January 1923, the day the card arrived, NOWY SĄCZ 1
2b 24 January cds, the day the card was sent to the
recipient and NOWY SĄCZ 1 4a cds 25 January 1923
cancelling 24 postage due stamps of 50 marks on the day
the parcel was collected.

27 June 1922. Parcel card for a 5½ kg parcel from the
USA sent to Wolanka. The only recorded copy of a z
Ameryki przez Polski Urząd Pocztowy No 1 w Gdańsku b
label and a POLSKI URZĄD POCZTOWY No 1 GDAŃSK
a cds. In Danzig, 400 marks for postage, 100 marks for
transport from the ship and 25 marks customs handling
was raised. TUSTANOWICE arrival cds 3 August 1922
on the reverse. Eleven Polish postage stamps with a
local DOPŁATA TUSTANOWICE handstamp on the
reverse.