The independence of Lithuania was declared on 16th February 1918
Currency | |||
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1918 | 100 Skatiku | = | 1 Auksinas |
1922 | 100 Centu | = | 1 Litas |
Watermarks | ||
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Scales | - | Horizontal fish scales |
Vertical scales | - | Vertical fish scales |
VWL | - | Vertical thick wavy lines |
VHC | - | Vertical honeycomb pattern |
HHC | - | Horizontal honeycomb pattern |
JE | - | Jagged edged vertical rectangle just smaller than stamp |
RT | - | Horizontal and diagonal lines linked in apparently random pattern like railway tracks |
SW | - | Overlapping vertical sine waves |
ZT | - | The letter Z and a trident type device in horizontal rows |
IL | - | Intersecting horizontal and vertical lenses |
BSD No | Value | Colour | Description | Perforation | Watermark | Paper | Date of Issue | Number Issued | Comment | |
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AIR - Inauguration of Kaunus-Konigsberg Air Service | ||||||||||
102 | 20s | Ultramarine | Flying posthorn | 11.5 | HHC | 05/10/21 | ||||
102a | 20s | Ultramarine | Flying posthorn | 11.5 | VHC | 05/10/21 | ||||
103 | 40s | Dull orange | Flying posthorn | 11.5 | HHC | 05/10/21 | ||||
104 | 60s | Green | Flying posthorn | 11.5 | HHC | 05/10/21 | ||||
105 | 80s | Rose | Flying posthorn | 11.5 | HHC | 05/10/21 | ||||
106 | 1a | Blue-green and scarlet | Junkers F-13 over River Nieman | 11.5 | HHC | 26/06/21 | ||||
106a | 1a | Blue-green and scarlet | Junkers F-13 over River Nieman | 11.5 | HHC | 26/06/21 | ||||
107 | 2a | Brown and pale blue | Junkers F-13 planes | 11.5 | HHC | 26/06/21 | ||||
108 | 5a | Olive-slate and yellow | Gediminas Castle | 11.5 | VHC | 26/06/21 | ||||
AIR - Inauguration of Air Mail Service | ||||||||||
109 | 20s | Lilac and orange | Allegory of Flight | 11.5 | HHC | 06/11/21 | ||||
110 | 40s | Lake and blue | Allegory of Flight | 11.5 | HHC | 06/11/21 | ||||
111 | 60s | Olive-green and ultramarine | Allegory of Flight | 11.5 | HHC | 06/11/21 | ||||
112 | 80s | Green and yellow | Allegory of Flight | 11.5 | HHC | 06/11/21 | ||||
112a | 80s | Green and yellow | Allegory of Flight | 11.5 | HHC | 06/11/21 | ||||
113 | 1a | Blue and green | Allegory of Flight | 11.5 | HHC | 06/11/21 | ||||
114 | 2a | Red and drab | Allegory of Flight | 11.5 | HHC | 06/11/21 | ||||
115 | 5a | Blue-green and dull purple | Allegory of Flight | 11.5 | HHC | 06/11/21 | ||||
Surcharges | ||||||||||
116 | 4a on 75s | Red and bistre | #57 surcharged with 4 AUKSINAI in two rows without bars | 12*11.5 | VWL | 12/05/22 | ||||
116a | 4a on 75s | Red and bistre | #57 surcharged with 4 AUKSINAI in two rows without bars inverted | 12*11.5 | VWL | 12/05/22 | ||||
117 | 4a on 75s | Red and bistre | #57 surcharged with 4 AUKSINAI in two rows with bars | 12*11.5 | VWL | 12/05/22 | ||||
117a | 4a on 75s | Red and bistre | #57 surcharged with 4 AUKSINAI in two rows with bars surcharge double | 12*11.5 | VWL | 12/05/22 | ||||
AIR - originally prepared to celebrate founding of air post but not issued. Date and founding are overprinted | ||||||||||
118A | 1a | Red and brown | Triangular with aircraft ornament at top with solid semicircle | 11 or 11.5 | VHC | 16/07/22 | ||||
118B | 1a | Red and brown | Triangular with aircraft ornament at top with arc of semicircle | 11 or 11.5 | VHC | 16/07/22 | ||||
118a | 1a | Red and brown | Triangular with aircraft ornament at top with solid semicircle | Imperf | VHC | 16/07/22 | ||||
119A | 3a | Green and violet | Triangular with aircraft ornament at top with solid semicircle | 11 or 11.5 | VHC | 16/07/22 | ||||
119B | 3a | Green and violet | Triangular with aircraft ornament at top with arc of semicircle | 11 or 11.5 | VHC | 16/07/22 | ||||
120A | 5a | Yellow and blue | Triangular with aircraft ornament at top with solid semicircle | 11 or 11.5 | VHC | 16/07/22 | ||||
120B | 5a | Yellow and blue | Triangular with aircraft ornament at top with arc of semicircle | 11 or 11.5 | VHC | 16/07/22 | ||||
120aA | 5a | Yellow and blue | Triangular with aircraft ornament at top with solid semicircle - curves below AUKS yellow instead of white | 11 or 11.5 | VHC | 16/07/22 | ||||
120ab | 5a | Yellow and blue | Triangular with aircraft ornament at top with arc of semicircle - curves below AUKS yellow instead of white | 11 or 11.5 | VHC | 16/07/22 | ||||
AIR - | ||||||||||
121 | 2a | Rose and blue | Gedaminas Castle | 11 | HHC | 22/07/22 | ||||
122 | 4a | Rose and brown | Gedaminas Castle | 11 | HHC | 22/07/22 | ||||
123 | 10a | Blue and black | Gedaminas Castle | 11 | HHC | 22/07/22 | ||||
New value definitives | ||||||||||
124 | 4a | Blue and yellow | Sower | 11 | VHC | 15/08/22 | ||||
125 | 8a | Black and green | Sower | 11 | VHC | 05/08/22 | ||||
125a | 8a | Black and green | Sower | Imperf | VHC | 05/08/22 | ||||
125b | 8a | Black and green | Sower | Imperf between and margin | VHC | 05/08/22 | ||||
De jure recognition of Lithuania by League of Nations | ||||||||||
126 | 20s | Carmine and Black | Pte. Luksis | 11 | No wmk. | 27/09/22 | ||||
127 | 40s | Violet and emerald | Lieut. Juozapavicius | 11 | No wmk. | 27/09/22 | ||||
128 | 60s | Light blue and purple | Dr. Basanavicius | 11 | No wmk. | 27/09/22 | ||||
129 | 80s | Orange and violet | Mrs. Petkevicaite | 11 | No wmk. | 27/09/22 | ||||
130 | 1a | Blue and carmine | Prof. Voldemaras | 11 | No wmk. | 27/09/22 | ||||
131 | 2a | Yellow-brown and light blue | Dovidatias | 11 | No wmk. | 27/09/22 | ||||
132 | 3a | Ultramarine and lake-brown | Dr. Slezevicius | 11 | No wmk. | 27/09/22 | ||||
133 | 4a | Bright purple and green | Dr. Galvanauskas | 11 | No wmk. | 27/09/22 | ||||
134 | 5a | Carmine and deep brown | Dr. Grinius | 11 | No wmk. | 27/09/22 | ||||
135 | 6a | Light blue and deep blue | Dr. Stulginkis | 11 | No wmk. | 27/09/22 | ||||
135a | 6a | Light blue and deep blue | Dr. Stulginkis - error frame of #136 | 11 | No wmk. | 27/09/22 | ||||
136 | 8a | Ochre and ultramarine | Pte. Luksis | 11 | No wmk. | 27/09/22 | ||||
137 | 10a | Emerald and violet | Staugaitas Smetona and Silingas | 11 | No wmk. | 27/09/22 | ||||
New currency 100 Centu = 1 Litas | ||||||||||
Postage - Various types surcharged. All surcharges are value on first line and CENT or CENTU on second line | ||||||||||
138 | 1c on 10s | Orange-red | #50 surcharged 1 CENT. | 14 | VWL | 01/10/22 | ||||
139 | 1c on 15s | Mauve | #51a surcharged 1 CENT. | 11*12 | VWL | 01/10/22 | ||||
139a | 1c on 20s | Blue | #42 surcharged 1 CENT. in red | 14 | VWL | 01/10/22 | ||||
140 | 1c on 20s | Deep blue | #62A surcharged 1 CENT. in red | 11 | No wmk. | 01/10/22 | ||||
141 | 1c on 20s | Deep blue | #63A surcharged 1 CENT. in red | 11 or 11.5 | HHC | 01/10/22 | ||||
142 | 1c on 20s | Deep blue | #63aA surcharged 1 CENT. in red | 11 or 11.5 | VHC | 01/10/22 | ||||
143 | 1c on 20s | Prussian blue | #52 surcharged 1 CENT. | 14 | VWL | 01/10/22 | ||||
143a | 1c on 20s | Prussian blue | #52 surcharged 1 CENT. | 11.5*12 | VWL | 01/10/22 | ||||
144 | 1c on 30s | Orange | #43 surcharged 1 CENT. | 12.5 | VWL | 01/10/22 | ||||
145 | 1c on 30s | Bistre | #53a surcharged 1 CENT. | 11.5*12 | VWL | 01/10/22 | ||||
146 | 1c on 40s | Sepia | #54 surcharged 1 CENT. | 14 | VWL | 01/10/22 | ||||
147 | 1c on 40s | Brown | #64A surcharged 1 CENT. in red | 11 or 11.5 | VWL | 01/10/22 | ||||
148 | 1c on 50s | Olive-green | #92 surcharged 1 CENT. in red | 11.5 | VHC | 01/10/22 | ||||
148a | 1c on 50s | Olive-green | #92 surcharged 1 CENT. in red | Imperf pair | VHC | 01/10/22 | ||||
149 | 2c on 50s | Yellow-green | #55 surcharged 2 CENT. | 14 | VWL | 01/10/22 | ||||
150 | 2c on 60s | Red and violet | #56 surcharged 2 CENT. | 14 | VWL | 01/10/22 | ||||
151 | 2c on 75s | Red and bistre | #57 surcharged 2 CENT. | 12*11.5 | VWL | 01/10/22 | ||||
152 | 3c on 10s | Rose | #87 surcharged 3 CENT. | 11.5 | VHC | 01/10/22 | ||||
153 | 3c on 15s | Mauve | #88 surcharged 3 CENT. | 11.5 | VHC | 01/10/22 | ||||
154 | 3c on 20s | Bright blue | #89 surcharged 3 CENT. | 11.5 | VHC | 01/10/22 | ||||
155 | 3c on 30s | Brown | #90 surcharged 3 CENT. | 11.5 | VHC | 01/10/22 | ||||
156 | 3c on 40s | Red | #91 surcharged 3 CENT. | 11.5 | VHC | 01/10/22 | ||||
157 | 3c on 1a | Carmine and grey | #37 surcharged 3 CENT. | 11.5*12 | Scales | 01/10/22 | ||||
158 | 3c on 1a | Red and grey | #58 surcharged 3 CENT. | 14 | VWL | 01/10/22 | ||||
159 | 3c on 3a | Carmine and brown | #38 surcharged 3 CENT. | 11.5*12 | Scales | 01/10/22 | ||||
160 | 3c on 3a | Red and brown | #59 surcharged 3 CENT. | 14 | VWL | 01/10/22 | ||||
161 | 3c on 5a | Carmine and blue-green | #39 surcharged 3 CENT. | 11.5*12 | Scales | 01/10/22 | ||||
162 | 3c on 5a | Red and blue-green | #60 surcharged 3 CENT. | 14 | VWL | 01/10/22 | ||||
163 | 5c on 50s | Olive | #92 surcharged 5 CENT. | 11.5 | VHC | 01/10/22 | ||||
164 | 5c on 60s | Mauve and green | #93 surcharged 5 CENT. | 11.5 | VHC | 01/10/22 | ||||
165 | 5c on 80s | Carmine and orange | #94 surcharged 5 CENT. | 11.5 | VHC | |||||
165a | 5c on 80s | Carmine and orange | #94 surcharged 5 CENT. | 11.5 | Imperf pair | 01/10/22 | ||||
166 | 5c on 4a | Red and bistre | #116 surcharged 5 CENT. in green | 12*11.5 | VWL | 01/10/22 | ||||
167 | 5c on 4a | Red and bistre | #116 surcharged 5 CENT. in green | 12*11.5 | VWL | 01/10/22 | ||||
168 | 10c on 1a | Green and brown | #95 surcharged 10 CENTU | 11.5 | VHC | 01/10/22 | ||||
169 | 10c on 2a | Red and blue | #96 surcharged 10 CENTU | 11.5 | VHC | 01/10/22 | ||||
169a | 10c on 2a | Red and blue | #96 surcharged 10 CENTU | 11.5 | VHC | 01/10/22 | ||||
169b | 10c on 2a | Red and blue | #96 surcharged 10 CENTU | 11.5 | HHC | Thick | 01/10/22 | |||
170 | 15c on 4a | Blue and yellow | #124 surcharged 15 CENTU | 11 | VHC | 01/10/22 | ||||
171 | 25c on 3a | Blue and yellow-brown | #97 surcharged 25 CENT | 11.5 | VHC | 01/10/22 | ||||
172 | 25c on 5a | Rose and grey | #98 surcharged 25 CENT | 11.5 | VHC | 01/10/22 | ||||
173 | 25c on 10a | Mauve and red | #99 surcharged 25 CENT | 11.5 | VHC | 01/10/22 | ||||
173a | 25c on 10a | Mauve and red | #99 surcharged 25 CENT | Imperf pair | VHC | 01/10/22 | ||||
174 | 30c on 8a | Black and green | #125 surcharged 30 CENT in red | 11 | VHC | 01/10/22 | ||||
175 | 50c on 25a | Green and bistre-brown | #100 surcharged 50 CENT | 11.5 | VHC | 01/10/22 | ||||
176 | 1l on 100a | Grey and red | #101 surcharged 1LITAS | 11.5 | VHC | 01/10/22 | ||||
AIR - various types surcharged in new currency | ||||||||||
177 | 10c on 20s | Ultramarine | #102 surcharged 10 CENTU | 11.5 | HHC | 10/10/22 | ||||
177a | 10c on 20s | Ultramarine | #102 surcharged 10 CENTU | 11.5 | VHC | 10/10/22 | ||||
178 | 10c on 40s | Dull orange | #103 surcharged 10 CENTU | 11.5 | HHC | 10/10/22 | ||||
179 | 10c on 60s | Green | #104 surcharged 10 CENTU | 11.5 | HHC | 10/10/22 | ||||
179a | 10c on 60s | Green | #104 surcharged 10 CENTU | 11.5 | VHC | 10/10/22 | ||||
180 | 10c on 80s | Rose | #105 surcharged 10 CENTU | 11.5 | HHC | 10/10/22 | ||||
181 | 20c on 1a | Blue-green and scarlet | #106 surcharged 20 CENTU | 11.5 | HHC | 10/10/22 | ||||
182 | 20c on 2a | Brown and pale blue | #107 surcharged 20 CENT | 11.5 | HHC | 10/10/22 | ||||
182a | 20c on 2a | Brown and pale blue | #107 surcharged 20 (CENT omitted) | 11.5 | HHC | 10/10/22 | ||||
183 | 25c on 2a | Rose and blue | #121 surcharged 25 CENTU | 11.5 | HHC | 10/10/22 | ||||
183a | 25c on 2a | Rose and blue | #121 surcharged 25 CENTU inverted | 11.5 | HHC | 10/10/22 | ||||
184 | 30c on 4a | Rose and brown | #122 surcharged 25 CENTU in red | 11.5 | HHC | 10/10/22 | ||||
185 | 50c on 5a | Olive-slate and yellow | #108 surcharged 50 CENT | 11.5 | HHC | 10/10/22 | ||||
185a | 50c on 5a | Olive-slate and yellow | #108 surcharged 50 CENT | 11.5 | VHC | 10/10/22 | ||||
186 | 50c on 10a | Blue and black | #123 surcharged 50 CENT | 11.5 | HHC | 10/10/22 | ||||
186a | 50c on 10a | Blue and black | #123 surcharged 50 CENT inverted | 11.5 | HHC | 10/10/22 | ||||
187 | 1l on 5a | Yellow and blue | #120A surcharged 1 LISTAS | 11 or 11.5 | HHC | 10/10/22 | ||||
187a | 1l on 5a | Yellow and blue | #120B surcharged 1 LISTAS | 11 or 11.5 | HHC | 10/10/22 | ||||
187b | 1l on 5a | Yellow and blue | #120Aa surcharged 1 LISTAS | 11 or 11.5 | HHC | 10/10/22 | ||||
187ba | 1l on 5a | Yellow and blue | #120Ba surcharged 1 LISTAS | 11 or 11.5 | HHC | 10/10/22 | ||||
New designs in new currency | ||||||||||
188 | 10c | Violet | Wayside cross | 11 | VHC | 24/02/23 | ||||
189 | 15c | Scarlet | Wayside cross | 11 | VHC | 24/02/23 | ||||
189a | 15c | Scarlet | Wayside cross | 11 | VHC | 24/02/23 | ||||
190 | 20c | Olive | Wayside cross | 11 | VHC | 24/02/23 | ||||
191 | 25c | Blue | Wayside cross | 11 | VHC | 24/02/23 | ||||
192 | 50c | Yellow-green | Ruins of Kaunus Castle | 11 | VHC | 24/02/23 | ||||
193 | 60c | Scarlet | Ruins of Kaunus Castle | 11 | VHC | 24/02/23 | ||||
194 | 1l | Orange and green | Seminary Church | 11 | VHC | 24/02/23 | ||||
195 | 3l | Red and blue-grey | Seminary Church | 11 | VHC | 30/10/23 | ||||
196 | 5l | Chocolate and pale blue | Seminary Church | 11 | VHC | 24/02/23 | ||||
No watermark - issued late 1923 - early 1924 | ||||||||||
197 | 5c | Yellow-green | Wayside cross | 11 | No wmk. | 01/11/23 | ||||
197a | 5c | Yellow-green | Wayside cross | 11 | No wmk. | 01/11/23 | ||||
198 | 10c | Violet | Wayside cross | 11 | No wmk. | 01/11/23 | ||||
199 | 15c | Scarlet | Wayside cross | 11 | No wmk. | 01/11/23 | ||||
200 | 25c | Blue | Wayside cross | 11 | No wmk. | 01/11/23 |