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3 THE POLISH HUGHES TELEGRAPH STATION

3.1 THE SENDING OF OFFICIAL TELEGRAMS

Counterfoils for telegrams, which were retained by the telegraph station as a record of the
main details of the transmission, were cancelled with an official seal of the Polish
diplomatic representative. Furthermore from September 1927 a POLSKI URZĄD P.-T. No
1 GDAŃSK h datestamp was used. In February 1929 this datestamp was replaced by a
smaller type POLSKI URZĄD POCZT.-TELEGR. GDAŃSK 1 g. Although both
datestamps had the inscription GDAŃSK 1, indicating the main Post Office at the
Heveliusplatz, they were actually used in the building of the Polish diplomatic
representative.

Left: 26 February 1929. Counterfoil for an official telegram sent from Danzig to Lwów. Official seal of the Polish diplomatic representative. 50 groszy
basic fee for the telegram and 22 words of 15 groszy each which gives a total of 3,80 złoty.
Middle: 21 December 1927.Counterfoil for an official telegram with 16 words and paid reply (RP) sent by the Passport Department of the Polish
Diplomatic Representative in Danzig to Chojnice with a POLSKI URZĄD P.-T. No 1 GDAŃSK h cds. 2 złoty and 90 groszy had to be paid for the
telegram: 50 groszy basic fee and 2 złoty and 40 groszy for the text (16 words of 15 groszy). To this were added the costs of a reply (RP) telegram of
15 words, being 2 złoty and 75 groszy (50 groszy basic fee and 2 złoty and 25 groszy for the text) bringing the total to 5 złoty and 65 groszy.
Right: 9 February 1929. Counterfoil for an official telegram sent from Danzig to Warszawa. POLSKI URZĄD POCZT.-TELEGR. GDAŃSK 1g cds. 50
groszy basic fee for the telegram and 26 words of 15 groszy each which gives a total of 4,40 złoty.