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The Germania Burelage Issue; Free City Danzig.

22. December, 1920.
Package card insured for 500 Marks from Danzig to Rheydt Germany.
Card is franked with a block of four of the 2 Mark value from the burelage issue (greenish-grey burelage, points UP) on the front and a 1 Mark (lilac-grey burelage, points DOWN) value and a 20(Pf) and 30 (Pf) value from the first issue on the back. Postal rates from May 6, 1920 are as follows.
Postage: - - - - - - - 8.0 Marks for 13 Kg.
Registration: - - - - 0.5 Marks
Insurance: - - - - - - 1.0 Mark
The Mark value is cancelled with the Cork cancel from Danzig 1 and card has a DANZIG 1o cancel dated 22.12.20 3-4N. and the pfennig values on the back are also cancelled with the date canceller. The card is backstamped Rheydt. Card also has a black circular censur stamp on the front and a circular black censur stamp on the back from Rheydt.