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2 THE HARBOUR POST OFFICE

2.2 THE TRANSIT OF MAIL FROM OTHER COUNTRIES 

The Polish post also signed an agreement with the postal administration of Latvia to transport mail through the Danzig harbour to the USA. Probably this was done because of the regular connection between Danzig and the USA through different shipping companies. A handwritten Ł was obligatory to indicate that the parcel came from Latvia but was not always applied.

9 March 1929. Parcel card for a 18,4 pounds parcel sent registered from Riga in Latvia through Poland and the Danzig harbour to the USA. RIGA LATWIJA cds on the front and a manuscript annotation Gdansk 3 in blue. WILNO 2c of the Polish exchange post office with Latvia 9 March 1929 and a POLSKI URZĄD POCZTOWY No 3 GDAŃSK b 12 March 1929 on the reverse.

25 January 1928. Parcel card for a 6,7 kg parcel sent from Saldus in Latvia through Poland and the Danzig harbour to the USA. SALDUS LATWIJA cds on Latvian stamps on the front and the reverse, manuscript Ł, indicating the parcel came from Latvia, WILNO 2 (exchange post office with Latvia) and TCZEW 2 (customs and exchange post office for the Free City) transit cds and a POLSKI URZĄD POCZTOWY No 3 GDAŃSK b 2 February 1928 cds.