The Stamps Of Lithuania.

Thank you WYTUKAS for the pictures ,I now understand what you have . There are three different groups . The first are the full sheets of Angel and Map set of 16 . The full catalog value is $40.00 ,you could sell them about $10.00 maybe $15.00.
Second group are the Russian stamps overprinted LIETUVA ,these are privately done and the whole group very little value to a collector maybe $10.00 to a Cinderella collector .

The third group is covers{ the envelopes } ,looks like FDC covers worth about 25 cents each .

This is just random things. I have full collections of United nations, DDR, Mongolia, Cuba, USSR, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia etc. Loads of old German, Baltic stamps, some are valued at 500 or more euros each. Full sets of first day covers etc.

Perhaps you could show some of the pre-war/wartime material from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia

Bumped Post ! Dormant 3 Years

Letter arrives 51 years late.

Thanks for bumping the thread Rod. I just learned a lot about a country I had no knowledge of collecting wise. Love the story you shared about the slightly delayed letter.

WYTUKAS ------ Here is the type of material I can help you with ,these are from my collection .

The modern material you have shown is the type of material I find in bulk lots and not sure what your trying to do with it , I gave you some prices which I think now was a little too high .

Here are three 'Ostland'/Baltic States WWII German occupation stamps with Lithuania cancels. The first two are 'Deutsche Dienstpost Ostland'/official service cancels. This was a separate postal system used by German officials and business people in the Baltic States. First stamp is Kauen/Kaunas and the second is Mariampole/Marijampole. This mailing system and its cancels was used only for some of the largest towns in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

The third cancel is a 'Bahnpost'/RPO type. It appears to be Kaunas to Sangruda or Sangailai, Lithuanian cancel. Both of these 'San...' towns are very small, and I can find no current rail line going through either one.

Maybe Kaunas-Sanciai
(Sanciai is a borough of Kaunas)

My father celebrating his 6th birthday, in Uhersky Brod under the Nazis, the day that was canceled.

Here is a packet card with mixed franking,from Kaunas-Senamiestis
("Senamiestis" means "Old Town")

Vayolene, I feel sure that you are correct. I didn't consider a district/neighborhood with the hyphen.

Thanks!

Obtained this 27mm x 23mm, photogravure-printed label 10-15 years ago. It appears to be Cardinal Audrys Backis, Archbishop Emeritus of Vilnius. Can anyone confirm this? Thanks in advance.

Time for some RESURRECTION! Dormant just over a year...
While at PIPEX last weekend I found a specialized catalog of Lithuania in the bargain bin from the Northwest Philatelic Library table. While waiting for my next 'Grandma's Attic' client I started reading it, and of course that led me to spend way too much money on a Balkins collection and a bunch of individual stamps and sets...
Here's what I have so far on http://billsey.seymourfamily.com/L/...uania01.htm:





It looks like I can use the perf gauge to differentiate the first Berlin from the second on the White Knight issues, no need to bother with the watermark detector. The catalog doesn't give values, so I have very little idea how rare the various perforation varieties are in relation to each other, but looking at what is there for the second Berlin issues, one is likely much tougher to find than the other.

Good thread. Lithuania has been tough to find; especially the early issues, amongst others. Would love to see more!