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 – Feb 2010
Rare Stamps and Covers – Jan 2010
Lithuania 1920 National Assemly Special Issue of 1920
This special issue of [...]
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 perspex block to [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Lithuania 1919 Postcard to Silute Heykrug
A nice and rare 1919 postcard from Rusne to Silute (Heydekrug).
eBay Listing – Ending: Mar 01, 2010. Current price: $4
Lithuania 1933 Airmail Registered Cover to Belgium
A nice and rare 1933 airmail cover to Belgium. Very similar cover recently sold for $45.
eBay Listing – Ending: Mar 06, 2010. Current price: $4
Lithuania [...]
Lithuania 1919 Radviliskis to Tilsit Postcard Provisional MS
1919 postcard sent from Radviliskis (Radwilischken) to Tilsit with provisional manuscript cancel on Mi 52. Military censorship mark “M.P.k” (Militärische Postkontrolle Königsberg).
eBay Listing – Ending: Jan 23, 2010. Sold: $182
Lithuania 1919 Grodno Local Issue Stamps on Cover
1919 Grodno local issue stamps 50sk in black or red, complete perforated [...]
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The first Lithuanian postage stamps were issued in December 1918. The first set of 10 and 15 skatikas stamps of “Lietuvos pašta” within a rectangle. The first edition was limited to 5000 sets (Mi 1-2).
A larger second edition of six stamps (Mi 3-8) was printed December 31, 1918.
A total of 768 stamps of different designs [...]
Jan 3, 2010 – New provisional manuscript cancels (1919-1922) page added.
Jan 2, 2010 – New program LT-PostLoc added for searching partial names of various towns and localities found on postal markings. Database includes list of 800+ localities active in the Lithuanian territory between 1918 and 1940.
Jan 1, 2010 – Happy New Year!
Dec 28, 2009 – [...]
These early manuscript markings are very rare. Postmasters used pen cancellations because they did not have standard hand stamps. These manuscript cancels were used until the introduction of the Lithuanian standard postmarks.
Disclaimer – the illustrations used here solely for educational purposes.
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