In WWI, when the German push into Žemaitija and Courland started on April 27, 1915, the township of Luokė (Lukniki) was passed through by reco troops of 12th res. brig. (6. Reserve-Division) on April 29. In czarist times Luokė received a post office (Lukniki) ca. 1900, but no such facility was established during the German [...]
In WWI, when the German push into Žemaitija and Courland started soon after midnight into April 27, 1915, Gargždai (Garždai, Gorsdy, Gorzhdy) being right on the border was in no-man’s land and was passed through by reco units. A little further south, units of 12th cav. brig. (6.Kavallerie-Division) were on their way to Andrejavas and [...]
In WWI, when a German drive into Žemaitija and Courland started on April 27, 1915, Telšiai was soon, at 6 a.m. April 29, passed through by 33rd cav. brig. (6.Kavallerie-Division) and advance troops of 11th res. brig. (6. Reseve-Infantery-Division). During the German occupation a civilian post office within the Postgebiet Ob.-Ost system, named Telsze, was [...]
Panemunis (Ponemun) in northern Aukštaitija north-west of Rokiškis, is not to be confused with Panemunėlis (Ponemunok) south-west of Rokiškis. During WWI the area was on the outskirts of a battle zone when the German advance towards Daugavpils (Dünaburg, Dvinsk) was for a while stalled by strong Russian resistance and the so-called Kupiškis battle (die Schlacht [...]
This page lists our philatelic programs and databases available online. The LT-PostLoc is our second database-backed program for searching partial names of various Lithuania towns and localities with more than 800 entries. It allows you to quickly and easily find names of any locality found on postal markings that existed in the Lithuanian territory between [...]
During the German occupation in WWI, Marijampolė (sometimes spelt Mariampolė without “j”), had a civilian post office within the Postgebiet Ob.-Ost system, named Mariampol. It was opened on April 20, 1916 and closed on December 29, 1918. Mariampolė was among the earliest post offices to be taken over from the German system. The first postmaster [...]
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 | Mar 2010 | Apr 2010 | May 2010 | June 2010 | July 2010 Lithuania [...]