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2 THE HARBOUR POST OFFICE

2.1 THE EXCHANGE OF MAIL WITH OVERSEAS COUNTRIES

Based on the UPU Convention signed in Rome on the 26
May 1906 already on 1 December 1921 the unilateral
transport of mail from Great Britain to Poland through the
port of Danzig was opened. On 1 November 1922 both
Postal Administrations introduced the mutual exchange of
parcels between Poland and Great Britain and Ireland. From
Exchange Post Office Gdańsk No 1 mail was sent to the
Exchange Post Office in Hull and later also to London.

September 1932. Parcel card for an insured parcel sent from the UK to Kołomyja in Poland. POLSKI URZĄD POCZTOWY GDAŃSK 3b transit cds 13
September 1932 and a WOLNE OD CŁA (free of duties), an official seal and a STANISŁAWÓW 2 cds of the Customs Post Office. KOŁOMYJA h
arrival cds 16 September 1932 and a single-line AWIZOWANO indicating that the addressee was informed of the arrival of the parcel. KOŁOMYJA d
cds 19 September 1932 on three postage due stamps from the day the parcel was collected. 50 groszy for delivery of the parcel and 70 groszy for two
days storage.
Mailbag tag used in the English exchange post office in Hull
for sending mailbags with insured express parcels to the Polish
Harbour Post Office in Danzig.