The most comprehensive resource of stamp expertizing organizations, current and past philatelic experts, expert marks, and certificates of Lithuania (1918 and 1940), Memel / Klaipeda territory, Central Lithuania and WWII Occupation local issues.
Stamp expertizing (organizations)
Bund Philatelistischer Prüfer (BPP) – Areas of specialization include Memel and 1941 German occupation.
International Association of Philatelic Experts (AIEP) – Areas of specialization include Central Lithuania (Litwa Srodkowa), Lithuanian 1930s Airmails, 1941 German Occupation, etc. Certificates are issued with a financial guarantee.
American Philatelic Expertizing Service (APEX) – offers opinions on the genuineness of philatelic material at moderate cost. APEX utilizes the services of more than 140 specialists and high-tech equipment.
Lithuania Philatelic Society Expertizing Service (LPS) – Areas of specialization include Lithuania 1918 – 1941, Local (Raseiniai, Grodno/Gardinas, Telsiai) and provisional issues, Memel / Klaipeda, Central Lithuania, Warwiszki, WWII German occupation of Lithuania, Modern Lithuania stamps 1991-present. More information about the LPS expertizing service can be found here.
Stamps expertizing (individuals)
Chris (Krzysztof) Ceremuga (AIEP)
PO Box A2313
Sydney South, NSW 1235
Australia
Email: ceremuga@hotmail.com
Area: overprint issues of Central Lithuania, Warwiszki, Grodno, Lithuanian 1930s airmails, 1941 German Occupation, etc.
Tobias Huylmans (BPP)
Spiegelbergstrasse 33
55283 Nierstein
Germany
Email: tobias@huylmans.de
Website: www.huylmans.de
Area: Memel, WWII Occupation Lithuania, Local issues (Grodno, Raseiniai, Telšiai)
Past Experts
Gerhard Krischke
Area: 1941 German Occupation
Prof. Dr. U. E. Klein (BPP, VPP)
Area: 1941 German occupation, Local issues (Grodno, Raseiniai, Telšiai, Warwiszki)
Rainer Bender (BPP)
Area: 1941 German occupation
Expert Marks (Experts and Stamp Dealers)
Excellent resource of philatelic experts is www.filatelia.fi. However, the list of Lithuania philatelic experts is incomplete, many experts marks are missing. Our aim is to make this page the most comprehensive resource of expert marks and certificates of Lithuania stamps issued between 1918 and 1940. Please help us to expand this page by sending scans of expert marks found on Lithuanian philately items (stamps, covers, etc.). Use a scanning setting of 1200 dpi “color photo” mode.
Ing. Becker (Ing. Ernst Becker)
Areas of expertise – German States (Prussia), Germany (Berlin, Bizone 1948), Germany East (OPD Meckl.-Vorp.), German occ.s Poland (GG) and Kurland, Lithuania, Central Lithuania, Memel. |
Borek (Richard Borek)
1874-1947, dealer f. 1893, in Braunschweig. Areas of expertise – Worldwide. |
Göldner (? Göldner)
Pre-WWII, collector or dealer. Area of expertise: Lithuania |
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Hahne (Gerhard Hahne)
Uetze (Germany), 1927–2006, BPP 1987-99, AIEP 2001-06. Area of expertise – Central Lithuania (stamps and postal history). |
Keiler (Dr. Eberhard Keiler)
Munich 1950, Trier, BPP 1961. Areas of expertise – German occ. WW2 Baltics, Russia and Ukraine; Germany (Marienwerder), Russia, Soviet Union. |
Klein (Prof. Dr. U. E. Klein)
Wilnsdorf, BPP 1996-2006. Area of expertise – Lithuania. |
Kohl (Paul Kohl)
Chemnitz, 1852-1925, dealer. Areas of expertise – Europe. |
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Landré (Dr. George Landré) Dr. George Landré Goslar 1950, Bremen, b. 1899, BPP 1961, AIEP 1954–c.1966. Areas of expertise – Germany (Allenstein, Marienwerder, Upper Silesia [also on forged]), German occ. (Ober Ost, 10th Army), Poland incl. towns, Polish PO Port Gdansk, German occ.s Poland, Central Lithuania, Rumania occ. |
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Laszkiewicz (Prof. Antoni Laszkiewicz)
Warsaw 1950, 1904-80, AIEP 1970-1980. Areas of expertise – Poland, Central Lithuania. |
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Lindberg (George B Lindberg)
Slite (Sweden), later Stockholm, 1907-96, BPP 1961. Areas of expertise – Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Central Lithuania. |
Liubinskas (Juozas Liubinskas, Sr)
Chicago 1950. Areas of expertise – Lithuania. |
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Plamsch (Adolf Plamsch)
Grodno 1935, b. 1866, Areas of expertise – Central Lithuania, Russia (Wenden). |
Richter (Georg Richter)
Berlin, 17.11.1874-22.3.1960, expert c. 1930-60, frequently also on forged. Areas of expertise – Worldwide. |
Stolow (J.H. Stolow)
New York (Julius & Henry S., 1930s to 1970s), Berlin, Munich (Henry Stolow); also on forged. Areas of expertise – Worldwide. |
Gerbr. Senf Leipzig (Gebrüder Senf)
Leipzig, stamps dealers f. 1881, Areas of expertise – Worldwide |
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Zumstein & Cie (Zumstein & Cie)
Bern, dealers f. 1905. Areas of expertise – Worldwide |