Lithuania Stamps
Issues of 1918-1919
The first Lithuania stamps were produced in December 1918. The postal service of the Post-World-War I republic urgently required new definitive postage stamps, so perforated type-set stamps were quickly produced in Vilnius and Kaunas.
These first definitive stamps were printed in sheets of twenty, and they were perforated 11 1/2.
The outside borders of the sheets were not perforated, so there are
only six stamps in each of the sheets that are perforated all the way
around. These stamps are valued at double the prices of the same stamps
that have straight-edges. A sheet of the 10 S. denomination of the First Vilnius Printing is shown above.
Some of the Kaunas printings were also
produced in sheets of 160 stamps, composed of blocks of twenty of
variable denominations. Pairs or blocks of these printings exist, with
different denominations being se-tenant with each other, however they
are very scarce.
The two First Vilnius Printing Lithuania stamps shown above were issued on December 27, 1918. The First Vilnius Printing is characterized by thin figures-of-value.
The Scott catalog attributes are as follows.
- 10 S. (1918 - Sc. #1) - Black.
- 15 S. (1918 - Sc. #2) - Black.
The six Second Vilnius Printing Lithuania definitive stamps shown above were issued on December 31, 1918. The Second Vilnius Printing is characterized by thick figures-of-value.
The Scott catalog attributes are as follows.
- 10 S. (1918 - Sc. #3) - Black.
- 15 S. (1918 - Sc. #4) - Black.
- 20 S. (1918 - Sc. #5) - Black.
- 30 S. (1918 - Sc. #6) - Black.
- 40 S. (1918 - Sc. #7) - Black.
- 50 S. (1918 - Sc. #8) - Black.
The four First Kaunas Printing Lithuania stamps shown above were issued on January 29, 1919. The First Kaunas Printing characteristics, involving the sequence of the inscriptions, are self-evident in the images.
The Scott catalog attributes are as follows.
- 10 S. (1919 - Sc. #9) - Black.
- 15 S. (1919 - Sc. #10) - Black.
- 20 S. (1919 - Sc. #11) - Black.
- 30 S. (1919 - Sc. #12) - Black.
The seven Second Kaunas Printing Lithuania definitive stamps shown above were issued on February 18, 1919. The Second Kaunas Printing characteristics, involving the sequence of the inscriptions, are self-evident in the images.
The Scott catalog attributes are as follows.
- 10 S. (1919 - Sc. #13) - Black.
- 15 S. (1919 - Sc. #14) - Black.
- 20 S. (1919 - Sc. #15) - Black.
- 30 S. (1919 - Sc. #16) - Black.
- 40 S. (1919 - Sc. #17) - Black.
- 50 S. (1919 - Sc. #18) - Black.
- 60 S. (1919 - Sc. #19) - Black.
The seven Third Kaunas Printing Lithuania stamps shown above were issued on March 1, 1919. The Third Kaunas Printing characteristics, involving the inscriptions around the numeral, are self-evident in the images.
The Scott catalog attributes are as follows.
- 10 S. (1919 - Sc. #20) - Black.
- 15 S. (1919 - Sc. #21) - Black.
- 20 S. (1919 - Sc. #22) - Black.
- 30 S. (1919 - Sc. #23) - Black.
- 40 S. (1919 - Sc. #24) - Black.
- 50 S. (1919 - Sc. #25) - Black.
- 60 S. (1919 - Sc. #26) - Black.
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