[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Ger-Poland-Volhynia Digest, Vol 144, Issue 12
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My Experience Sending Bank Wire to Przemysl Archives
Posted: 11 May 2015 11:32 AM PDT
Author: mcdonald0517
Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 1:32 pm
Hi All,
I just wanted to summarize my experience using a low cost means of
sending a bank wire to the Przemysl Archives to obtain a birth record
for my grandfather. Please note, this is just for researchers living in
the US who need to send a bank wire to Poland and want an inexpensive
way to do so. Also note, this is based on my experience using a bank
wire service one time. This is NOT an endorsement. Just a summary of my
experience. Use such services at your own risk.
The archives in Poland wanted me to transfer via bank wire 5,00 PLN to
their bank account in Poland. They provided me with instructions that
included both a SWIFT/BIC number and an IBAN number to complete the wire
transfer.
My bank and credit union wanted to charge me $45-$60 just to send 5,00
PLN (which is about $1.37) - outrageous! So I began looking for a less
expensive means to send the wire.
I began searching online wire transfer services, but I did not want to
put my credit card or bank account information online. Then I discovered
that Western Union has in-person service locations that allow you to
pay cash for the transfer. As it turned out, my local supermarket was a
Western Union agent. I went in person and inquired about the cost of
sending 5,00 PLN to Poland. The total transaction would cost me $6.37
and I could pay it in cash. If it was unsuccessful for some reason, then
I would only lose $6.37. This seemed like a low risk option, so I
decided to give it a try.
My next challenge was that Western Union did not have a means to include
the SWIFT/BIC number for the transfer. According to their system, they
only needed the IBAN number for Poland. However, the IBAN number given
to me by the Archives was incomplete - it was missing an alphabetic
country code indicator at the beginning of the number. So, I looked
online and found a reference table for IBAN numbers with a list of
country codes. The code for Poland was: PL
So, I took the risk. I went back to the Western Union agent at the
supermarket in person and placed the bank wire using the country code PL
in front of the IBAN number provided by the archives. It was
successfully sent, and I paid for the transaction in cash. I was then
given a receipt with a tracking number (MTCN #).
I went home and sent the Przemysl archives an email telling them the
wire was sent, and attached a digital copy of my receipt with the MTCN
#. I waited 3 days, and then called Western Union to verify that the
bank wire was received in Poland. It was.
I continued to wait several more weeks (as it takes time for the
archives to cycle back around to any communication because they are so
busy). Finally, I received the scan of my grandfather's birth record
from the archive.
So, my experiment using the local Western Union agent in person and
paying cash seemed to work when transferring SMALL amounts of money to
Poland. I recently made another research request from the Przemysl
Archive, and when the time comes to make another bank wire, I may use
Western Union again IF the fee charged by the archive is small. If I owe
the archive a larger fee, I may consider going the bank route just to
be safer in transferring larger sums of money.
I just wanted to share my experience with this forum. Again, I am NOT
endorsing Western Union. As always, you must decide for yourself and use
these kind of independent bank wire services at your own risk.
Best of luck to my fellow researchers,
Cynthia> From: ger-poland-volhynia-request at sggee.org
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> For those who can or are planning to read the German book Verschleppt, by
> the author L. Goertz that I recently submitted, the full name of the
> author is *Leon Viktor Frommhold Goertz*, a teacher from Latvia.
> Unfortunately, it does not appear that his memoirs have been translated. He
> was a history teacher and did write an academic text for students and,
> curiously, this book is not even mentioned in his bibliography. His bio is
> outlined in the link below:
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> http://www.bbl-digital.de/eintrag/Goertz-Leon-Viktor-Frommhold-1856-1937/
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