For description and analysis of the Raseiniai 15 k Local Issue, including the two printings and use of different postmarks, see article by Audrius Brazdeikis on this website under Local Issues - "Raseiniai 1919 Local Issue Printings". For an article … [Read more...] about Raseiniai 1919 – Local Issue 15 k on mail
Užpaliai (also Ušpaliai) 1920-1922
Užpaliai is a township in Aukštaitija, 16 km north of Utena. In World War One, it was passed through by Bayersche Kavallerie-Division on September 12, 1915 during the northern flanking of Vilnius. After German withdrawal from Russia, units of the Red … [Read more...] about Užpaliai (also Ušpaliai) 1920-1922
Raseiniai 1919
Raseiniai is a major town north-west of Kaunas. In World War One, when German forces advanced into Žemaitija on April 27, 1915 Raseiniai was taken the same evening by fast moving Bayersche Kavallerie-Division. After a Russian counter-offensive … [Read more...] about Raseiniai 1919
Gardinas (Grodno) 1919
[A more detailed study of the Lithuanian post office in Gardinas / Grodno in 1919 will appear as a separate publication. The following is a brief summary of the basic facts, including the two types of provisional cancellations and registration … [Read more...] about Gardinas (Grodno) 1919
Lunno (Lith. Lunia) 1919
Lunno (Lith. Lunia) is a town 45 km south-east of Gardinas (Grodno), presently in Belorus. In WWI, it was entered by German infantry on September 6, 1915 engaged in the battle for Vilnius. During the German withdrawal from the East, Lunno area was … [Read more...] about Lunno (Lith. Lunia) 1919