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2 THE HARBOUR POST OFFICE

2.2 THE TRANSIT OF MAIL FROM OTHER COUNTRIES

Next to the transit of parcels to and from Poland, the Harbour Post Office Gdańsk No 3 was  also involved in the transit of parcels from third countries via the Danzig harbour. Parcels from Latvia and from Estonia and the USSR were sent through Latvia, Poland and Danzig to the USA. The reason for sending the parcels through the Danzig harbour was propably the regular connection of shipping companies between the Danzig harbour and the USA. Also the better accessibility of the Danzig harbour in winter time might have been a reason.

The Postal Administrations of Poland and the USSR signed a treaty on 15 July 1925, which, amongst other things, provided for the exchange of parcels. The transit of parcels through Poland was, however, not mentioned in the treaty and the Polish post did not officially accept this. Consequently the USSR had to send its parcels through Latvia to Poland where they were regarded and handled as Latvian parcels. Parcels from Estonia were handled in
the same way.

11 June 1926. Parcel card for a 1,080 kg parcel sent from Nikolayev to Los Angeles with in the lower right corner a written annotation that the parcel had to be sent through Latvia, Poland and Danzig. The weight was given as being 1kg 80 gr which was changed into 1,080 kg. Probably this was done in Nikolayev already. The value of the parcel was cancelled; manuscript Not to take into account with a signature. On the left a manuscript Taken by Nikolayev Customs. НИКОЛАЕВ п.т.к. МИКОЛАІБ укр cds from Nikolayev in the Russian and Ukrainian language, МОСК. ПОЧТАМ. ОТД ПРИ ТАМОЖНИ No 5 and No 7 (Moscow Post Office at the Customs Office) transit cds 15 June 1926 on the reverse. The directional markings were crossed out, probably the parcel was returned to sender.