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Part III -- Perfins Free City Danzig, 1920 to 1939

The following perfins tabulated on the next page have been found on perf’inned Free City Danzig stamps with a Danzig cancellation, used between June 14, 1920 and September 1, 1939. The perfins will be assigned both their ArGe Lochungen number and the Perfin Club number, if assigned.

The key to the columns describing the perfins of Free City Danzig stamps from 1920 to 1939 are:
#1 a number to differentiate different lines of informaUon
#2 the Perfmn Club (PC#) and ArGe Locliungen number
#3 the height(s) of the perfin(s)
# 4 the number of holes in each perfin and a period after the number if the perfln is followed by a period
#5 earliest date of use within the time period. b year
#6 The latest date of use within the time period, by year. A “4-” follows if the perfin continued to be used in the Free City
# 7 Rccognizcd by (L) ArGc Lochungcn (D) ArGc Danzig. (P) Pcrfins Club USA. (S) Sekowski’s catalogue
# 8 Positions reported. x = not reported. o = horizontal or vertical, positions 1 to 8
# 9 Remarks, name of the firm if known and diagonal status.

The following perfins have been recognized in an ArGe Danzig bulletin, the Sekowski catalogue or W. Smetsers for ArGe Lochungen, new information. More information is sought so it can be added to the Lochungen Katalog and Perfins Club worksheet. A preliminary ArGe Lochungen designation has been assigned and is followed by the number of holes, year date and any remarks.

 

Danzig Report Vol. 1 - Nr. 102 - January - February - March - 1999, Page 30.