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Republic of Central LithuaniaStatus: 1920-1922, self-proclaimed republic Stamps Issued: 1920-1922 Currency: 100 fennigi = 100 markka Current Status: Part of Lithuania and Belarus Location: Europe on the Baltic Sea Population: 600,000 (approx) Capital: Vilnius Historical Dates:
- 1918: At the end of World War I, Lithuania declares Independence (16 February 1918) from Russia and Germany.
- 1920: The Russian Red Army occupies Vilnius and the central area of Lithuania. Polish Army defeats the Russians at Warsaw and the Russians withdraw from Vilnius, handing it back to Lithuania.
- 1920: A Polish-Lithuanian war erupts on August 26. Local Polish inhabitants and a rogue Polish military division force the Lithuanian military out of Vilnius, secretly supported by the Polish government.
- 1920: The Republic of Central Lithuania proclaimed on October 12. Poland denies involvement but recognizes the state.
- 1922: Elections in January led to a Polish ethnic government, which then requested union with Poland.
- 1922: Central Lithuania becomes part of Poland.
- 1939: Soviet Union invades eastern Poland, and hands Central Lithuania back to Lithuania, and parts to Byelorussia.
   Overprints on Lithuanian stamps:  Shades of the 25r arms issue, Scott #1:  Crude designs of commemorative issue: 
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| Edited by BeeSee - 09/15/2011 4:51 pm |
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Great post, BeeSee! I remember the first time I got those stamps. I had guessed Poland, but couldn't find it in the catalog. I had to look it up and was introduced to Central Lithuania for the first time. Before then, I had never heard of the country.  k |
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Good stuff.
The history behind the stamps makes these issues facinating.
Even though crude, love the 25 fennigi commemorative design "Lithuanian Girl" |
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Super maps. Thanks, Bee!
Identifying the stamps is second nature, but I could not have identified the shaded amoeba on a map without the benefit of the labels. |
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.... and Lithuania celebrated the annexation of Vilnius in October 1939 with this mini sheet and this overprinted set.  Thank you BeeSee for the interesting historical information. Just an amendment. The three stamps at the top are overpirnts over LITHUANIAN not Polish stamps. They are still in my "missing" list... Stefano |
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I see another error, on the third map. Memel is now part of Lithuania, not Russia. I will have to fix that tomorrow.  |
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Lovely work BeeSee. The Maps are excellent. Entry into Vilna perf and imperf.   |
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Nice Central Lithuania stamps, everyone  . Here is the 1921 semi-postal set, overprinted to raise money to support the Polish campaign during the Upper Silesia plebiscite.   |
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Wilno-Vilna-Vilnius How do we properly address it? General Zeligowsky from "Zeligowsky's Mutiny"   |
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Another crude but beautiful Central Lithuania stamp Rod . General Zeligowsky, the "founder" of Central Lithuania. |
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I find you information on Central Lithuania quite interesting. I recently purchased a mixed worldwide bag of stamps and found a stamp that has been tentatively identified as a Central Lithuanian stamp. What can you tell me about it. Shelly Ann Desertfox1a  |
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You have the low value of a set of six postage dues from 1921. The stamp depicts Vilnius University. |
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| Edited by Cjd - 10/07/2012 10:26 pm |
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1921 Perf and Imperforate. 2013 My early days when I was hinging, without mounts.  Postage Dues 1920-1921  |
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| Edited by rod222 - 10/12/2016 6:21 pm |
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