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Value of Danzig Perfins (1920 to 1939)

The value of Danzig perfins has been studied and assigned by Karl Kniep, in his ArGe
Danzig bulletin No. 922, dated January 4, 1989. The valuation was based upon a survey of Danzig perfin owners and totaled 592 responses. The assigned values were plotted against the number of perfins reported. The assigned value has been corrected 4% per year for inflation to obtain a 1996 value. An additional assumption was made that if the same perfin existed both before and after the creation of the Free City, that an equal number of perfins existed in both periods.

New Information Supplied by the Author

The new information supplied by the author will appear in bold letters in Appendix B. The additions are tabulated below:
1.A&S,3                            position 5
1 .BAL, 1                           position 8 and earlier date of October 11, 1924
1.B&E,2                             position 4
1 .SAT,1                             position 2
1 .VD,3 (Polish)             positions 4 and 8
4.Coffee pot,                  position 5

Appendix A - Key to the columns on next page:

#1 a number to differentiate different lines of information.
#2 the ArGe Lochungen number.
#3 the height(s) of the per fin(s)
#4 the number of holes in each per fin and a period after number, if it is followed by a period.
#5 the earliest date of use within the time period, by year.
#6 the latest date of use within the time period, by year.
# 7 recognized by (L) ArGe Lochungen; (D) ArGe Danzig; (P) Perfins Club (USA).
#8 positions reported: x = not reported; o = horizontal or vertical; 1= diagonal in position 1 to 8.
#9 remarks -- generally the name of the firm.

 

Danzig Report Vol. 1 - Nr. 92 - July - August - September - 1996, Page 25.