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Danzig Report Nr. 10

DANZIG REPORT  -  -  STUDY and RESEARCH GROUP

Editor: John H. Bloecher Jr., 1743 Little Creek Drive, Baltimore, Md. 21207

GPS 1976 CONVENTION AT COMPEX NEXT WEEK

Where?          The Palmer House
When?            Friday, August 27 thru Sunday August 29

Some of the highlights:
FRIDAY -         7 PM:     GPS Banquet
Saturday -     11 AM:   Berlin Study Group
Noon:    Harry Meier presentation
1 PM:      Postal Stationery Study Group
2 PM:      GPS General Meeting
3 PM:      Auction of Ben Wosniak Collection
4:30:       DANZIG STUDY GROUP
6:30:       COMPEX Banquet

The Danzig Study Group will meet in the GPS Hospitality Suite immediately after the Auction. Please try to attend this meeting so that we can exchange ideas, and don’t forget to bring material for sale to fellow Danzig buffs.

Del Meinung has answered our SOS for inflation rates for Danzig Air Mail. This Infla-Berlin list is the first that we have seen on Danzig air rates, but it’s limited to the following dates: 1.4.1921, 15.6.1923, 1.8.1923, 31.8.1923. Obviously, we could use information to fill in the new air issues of 3.5.1921, 15.5.1922, 3.1.1923, 10.1.1923, Feb/Mar 1923 and 18.10.1923. If you have a more complete of air rates, please send a copy to the Ed. or bring it t the meeting. This area has much potential for deeper study.

We are planning an Infla-Danzig issue and ask your help. . . .   Send interesting Infla info, either charts or articles (in English) for this compilation. Perhaps we can develop a definitive chart in spite of the daily (and even hourly) inflation rate changes that occurred in October of 1923. The Inflation Study group, under Del Meinung’s direction, has invited us to their meeting on Friday at 4 PM.

Still no answers to the two riddles in our last issue. Danzig OPD. Take another look and tell us WAS IST?

Our feature article in another of John Whiteside’s fine studies on early Danzig postmarks. This work covers the 1850-1867 era, and we are again grateful to John for his effort in behalf of the Study Group. lncidentally , the initials (q.v.) mean “quod vide”. literally “which see”, and show that the alternate name is listed above or below

 

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