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 | 2010-Current | Archives … [Read more...] about Rare Stamps and Covers (May 2010)
Archives for May 2010
Tauragė 1919-1920
Tauragė (Taurogen, Tauroggen) is situated close to the old border with Memelland and so with East Prussia and Germany. In World War One, Tauragė was conclusively occupied by German forces on March 29, 1915. When the German army withdrew … [Read more...] about Tauragė 1919-1920
Lūšė (Lūša) 1919-1921
Lūšė is a railway station ca. 20 km north-west of Mažeikiai, on a major rail route Liepaja – Šiauliai – Vilnius. Provisional postal markings show that a Lithuanian postal facility was at work at the Lūšė railway station in 1920, … [Read more...] about Lūšė (Lūša) 1919-1921
Gudžiūnai 1919-1920
Surviving provisional postal markings demonstrate that in 1919 there was a Lithuanian postal facility at Gudžiūnai, which is a railway station on the Šiauliai - Kaišiadorys route, ca. 15 km south of Baisogala. However, there is no record of its … [Read more...] about Gudžiūnai 1919-1920
Mikelmontas (Michelmond) 1919
Mikelmontas as a very short-lived Lithuanian place-name was known in czarist times as Michelmond. It is a railway station on the Šiauliai - Kaišiadorys (Koschedary) – Vilnius route, ca. 15 km south of Baisogala (Bejsagola). Because of its proximity … [Read more...] about Mikelmontas (Michelmond) 1919