Danzig

'''Danzig is a port city on the Baltic Sea. Today, it is in Poland, now known as Gdańsk.
 * Once part of Prussia, after World War I, Danzig and the area around it was declared a free state by the League of Nations. Its first stamps were German stamps overprinted Danzig in Gothic letters.
 * This continued until 1921 when it issued its own stamps inscribed FREIE STADT DANZIG.
 * In 1923, hyperinflation struck as it did in Germany, with stamps overprinted in huge denominations.
 * With the beginning of World War II in 1939, Germany invaded and claimed Danzig.
 * In March 1945, Soviet troops invaded. Danzig became part of Poland as it is today.

 File:Danzig gothic.jpg|20 pfennig value from the 1920 first issue. File:Danzig script ovpt.jpg|20pf script overprint of 1920. There are forgeries of this type. File:Danzig Zoppot cancel.jpg|sScript overprints, Zoppot cancels. File:Danzig 1 mark airmail.jpg|1920 1 mark airmail. File:Danzig 80m.jpg|80 mark value from the beginning of the inflationary period. File:Danzig 400Taus.jpg|1923 inflation issue; 400,000 marks. File:Danzig 25 shield.jpg|1924 25pf arms. File:Danzig due B.jpg|60pf postage due. File:Danzig 50 official.jpg|C.1921 official stamp; DM = "dienstmarke". 