postal history
Dotnava (later Dotnuva) 1920-1921
Dotnava, after ca.1926 renamed Dotnuva, is a township with an agricultural academy on the strategic Šiauliai – (Kaunas) – Vilnius railway line, ca. 12 km north of Kėdainiai. In World War One, during the second battle of Šiauliai, Dotnava was in the zone covered by 3. Kavallerie-Division and in late July 1915 housed the division’s
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This website is organized exclusively for educational purposes; more specifically, to promote and encourage the study, understanding, preservation and appreciation of the philately and postal history of Lithuania. Our philatelic links directory is especially useful for its hand-picked links to Lithuania philatelic organizations, philatelic experts, philatelic auctions, stamp catalogs, rare stamps, and private collections online. Our aim is to make it the most comprehensive specialized Lithuanian philatelic directory on the Internet.
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stamp collecting
Rare stamps and covers
Every week we compile list of rare stamps and covers on the market. These are some of the most interesting philatelic items that we felt are interesting enough for collectors to browse. Rare Stamps and Covers | Jan 2010 | Feb 2010 | Mar 2010 | Apr 2010 | May 2010 | June 2010 |
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Forgeries and Fakes Exposed
Every week we compile list of stamp and cover forgeries found on eBay and other online auctions. Please help us to maintain this page by sending your thoughts, ideas, suggestions and also posting links to websites and online auctions that sell such stamps and covers. Fake stamps are sometimes knowingly purchased so that experienced collectors
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Collectors
This page isn’t just for collectors of Lithuania stamps. Anyone with an interest in Baltic stamp collecting or interested in trading/selling stamps from the Baltic area is welcome here. Please fell free to send us your details and want-lists to be uploaded. We will make an effort to obscure your email address to prevent spam
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Stamp Collecting Supplies
Below are given information and prices of basic stamp collecting supply items (albums, catalogs, watermark detectors, tongs, etc.) that a collector must possess in order to enjoy the hobby. Watermark Detectors Signoscope T1 Signoscope T1 is a professional model. This is an optical watermark detector which refracts light from a 7.5 volt bulb through a
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local issues
Telšiai Local Issue of 1920 The 1920 Telšiai Postmaster’s provisional issue, hectographed on both plain and ruled paper with a blank space for eventual inscription of value. The stamps were hectographed on January 13, 1920 using the post office seal of Telšiai. Altogether 20-22 sheets of ordinary paper and 2-3 sheets of lined paper were divided into 18 sections –three
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provisional postmarks
Vilnius: the one-liner “Wilna” In World War One, Vilnius was taken by the German Tenth Army, led by Gen. Hermann von Eichhorn, on August 18, 1915. A civilian post
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Celebrating the 100 article milestone Celebrating the 100 postal-history article milestone for LithuanianPhilately.com! My distinguished colleagues, please join me in thanking Dr. Vytautas Doniela for his hard work, unwavering commitment and willingness to share his vast knowledge with us. We spent many enjoyable hours reading his articles and discovering the riches of postal history and provisional postmark collecting.