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 office WILNA, within the system of Postgebiet Ob.-Ost was opened on January 16, 1916 and was closed down on December 26, 1918. During the German retreat from the East, the [...]

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. Please help us to expand this page by sending scans of manuscript cancels [...]

Postal provisional box and line postmarks used in the Lithuanian territory between 1918 and 1922. These provisional cancellations and temporary markings were used until the introduction of the Lithuanian standard postmarks. Disclaimer – the illustrations used here solely for educational purposes. Please help us to expand this page by sending scans of provisional box and [...]

Postal provisional circular postmarks used in the Lithuanian territory between 1919 and 1926. These provisional cancellations were used until the introduction of the Lithuanian standard postmarks. Disclaimer – the illustrations used here solely for educational purposes. Please help us to expand this page by sending scans of provisional box and line cancels found on stamps [...]